Section Introduction: Animation

• This section covers animation.
• Setting up a state machine.
• Using blend trees.
• Animating a humanoid character.

Animator System » Animator Controller Asset

• Examine the Animator Controller.
• Apply an Animator Controller to a Game Object.
• Create an Animator Controller.
• Overview of the animation system.
• Animation assets and where to find them.

Animator System » States

• Create a new animation state.
• Create transitions.
• How states and transitions interact.
• Understanding root motion properties.

Animator System » Transitions

• Explain transition conditions.
• Define parameter types.
• Foot Inverse Kinematics.
• Controlling animation through properties.

Animator System: Transition Settings

• Differentiate transition properties.
• Adjusting timings for transitions.
• How transitions are blended by Unity.
• Interrupting transitions.

Animator System: Any State

• Implement the Any State.
• Differentiate animation states.
• Define parameter types.
• Evaluate state properties.
• Linking properties to parameters.

Blend Trees in 1D

• When to use a Blend Tree.
• How Blend trees work for 1D.
• Adding animations to a blend tree.
• Controlling a blend tree with properties.

Connecting Input to Animators

• How to set parameters from scripts.
• Adding axes to Unity.
• Using physics with an animated character.

Blend Trees in 2D

• How Blend trees work for 2D.
• Types of 2D blending.
• Direction vs Cartesian blending.
• Freeform vs Simple directional blending.

Multi-animation Sequences

• Editing transition timings.
• Editing animation clip frames.
• Combining animation sequences with Physics.

Sub-State Machines for Jumping

• When to use Sub-state Machines.
• The (Up) Base Layer node.
• The Exit and Entry nodes.
• Animator Layers and when to use them.
• Encapsulating Sub-State Machines.