Animation actions

8 actions in the Animation category. Each block mirrors how the action appears in the editor's sidebar.

Animation Travel

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Animation Travel Animation

Tree not set | State 'idle'

Tells an AnimationTree state machine to move to a state, walking the transitions in between. Bind Tree to the AnimationTree node.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Tree	Node	-	The AnimationTree whose state machine travels.
State	StringName	'idle'	The state to travel to.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd

Is Animation Playing

Every Frame

Is Animation Playing Animation

not set | → True | → False

Answers whether an AnimationPlayer is still running, which is how a state waits for an animation to finish. It can branch on the answer or hand it to a field that takes a yes or no.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Player	Node	-	The AnimationPlayer to check.

Output	Type	Description
Yes	bool	Where to store whether the animation is still running.

Branch	Goes to
True	Where to go while the animation is still playing.
False	Where to go once the animation has stopped.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysics

Play Animation

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Play Animation Animation

Player not set | Animation 'idle'

Plays a named animation on an AnimationPlayer.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Player	Node	-	The AnimationPlayer to play.
Animation	StringName	'idle'	Name of the animation to play, such as idle or run.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd

Queue Animation

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Queue Animation Animation

Player not set | Animation 'idle'

Lines up an animation to play after the current one finishes on an AnimationPlayer. Play Animation cuts in right away instead.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Player	Node	-	The AnimationPlayer to queue on.
Animation	StringName	'idle'	Name of the animation to play next.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd

Set Animation Speed

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Set Animation Speed Animation

Player not set | Speed 1.0

Changes how fast an AnimationPlayer plays. 1 is normal speed, 2 is twice as fast and a negative value plays it backwards.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Player	Node	-	The AnimationPlayer to adjust.
Speed	float	1.0	Playback speed, where 1 is normal and 2 is twice as fast.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd

Sprite Play

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Sprite Play Animation

Sprite not set | Animation 'default'

Plays an animation on an AnimatedSprite2D, the sprite sheet kind of sprite.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Sprite	Node	-	The AnimatedSprite2D to play.
Animation	StringName	'default'	Name of the animation to play, such as walk or jump.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd

Sprite Set Frame

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Sprite Set Frame Animation

Sprite not set | Frame 0

Jumps an AnimatedSprite2D to a specific frame of its current animation.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Sprite	Node	-	The AnimatedSprite2D to change.
Frame	int	0	Index of the frame to show, starting at 0.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd

Stop Animation

Start

Stop Animation Animation

not set

Stops an AnimationPlayer where it is.

Input	Type	Default	Description
Player	Node	-	The AnimationPlayer to stop.

Phases StartEvery FramePhysicsEnd