Disable Timelines from Code

robin.fischer

Hi,

is there a way to disable Timelines?

Scenario:
We have a Character which can hold multiple items. (Sword, Stick, etc.).
If a Character interacts with an Object an Animation is played. It is the same Animation for every Item. The Items are also animated during the interaction Animation. (Stick bends, Sword vibrates). Every Item has a different Slot, and different Attachments get set in the Dopesheet while the Animation is running.

So I want to disable all Item Timelines (especially the Attachment Timelines) for all Items the Character is not holding at the moment.

Of course I could modify the Runtime myself and add a bool to the Timeline Interface, which is then checked when updating the Animation. But I'm not a fan of modifying the Runtime due to update problems when a new Runtime is out.

Thank you 🙂

Nate

You could remove the timeline from the list of timelines on the animation, apply the animation, then put the timeline back. The order of the timelines is not important, so no need to keep the same order. If you are applying the same animation in multiple threads this won't work.

Why not have an animation per item instead of one animation with many timelines?

robin.fischer

Thank you for the quick answer 🙂 This is how I am doing it at the moment. Caching the Timelines and adding the according item Timeline to the Animation when needed.

I just think it would stack up very fast with Animation Names.
(WalkPistol,WalkStick,WalkBall,Walk.....)
(IdlePisto,IdleStick,IdleBall,Idle...)
(....)

Nate

Maybe, but it might be more manageable. I would name them PistolXXX, StickXXX, etc to group items together.