Simple move animation

Fireman

Hi, I am new to Unity and have a question about animation. I just want to move a GameObject from point A to point B and would like the viewer to see the movement, what is the best way to do it?

Thank you very much.

Fireman

Jarrod1937

If it's not a skinned mesh (a skeletal animated object like a character), then a simple object.transform.position = new position would work. Though, as you've probably learned this instantly moves the object, thus you'll want to look into lerp, which will interpolate the instant movement into multiple frames so the player can see the movement.

vbandi

Check out Rick Barraza's Creative Coding with Unity - it is the prefect introduction for Unity, and most of what you learn will be immediately applicable to HoloLens development as well.

evanjames

@vbandi Hi
I am getting the below errors as I am trying to give command to one animation.
I am new to coding and I was hoping you can give any input as to what I am doing wrong. Thank you

I am getting the below errors

vbandi

You have made several syntax errors. Here is what the Update method should look like:
void Update()
{
if (Input.GetKeyDown("1"))
anim.Play("idle", 1, 0f);
}

Pay attention to the placement of the semicolons and the {}.

Jarrod1937

I recommend never using the shorthand notation for if statements. Others may not be that strict, but my own code styling I always do this:

void Update() { if (Input.GetKeyDown("1")) { anim.Play("idle", 1, 0f); } }

That way you can easily link up opening and closing brackets (every open bracket must have a closing one), and it's easier to see what is referred to by the if statement. Just a suggestion, if you're new to coding, you'll want to explore different coding styles out there and adopt it for all your coding for consistency.

mark_grossnickle

@Fireman for more complex animations and movements (sequences/easing/etc) you may want to check out Dotween. Its fantastic and free: http://dotween.demigiant.com/