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#REDIRECT [[Global Command: startAnimation]]
<span class="bold">Command History</span>
 
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<div class="alt-bg">Available since v3.7</div>
 
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Allows you to play any animation; if the animation is already playing then the existing animation is returned!
 
 
 
 
 
Syntax:
 
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startAnimation(animation, reverse=true/false)
 
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Example 1: basic start animation method (default direction)
 
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--[[
 
!important: you must take care when using this method that there is only instance of the animation you are calling.
 
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-- shortened get animation method; !important: see comment above!
 
startAnimation("Animations[animation_name]")
 
 
 
 
 
-- full get animation method; !recommended
 
startAnimation("Scenes[scene_name].SceneObjects[object_name].ObjectAnimations[animation_name]")
 
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Example 2: basic start animation method (reverse direction)
 
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-- shortened get animation example; !important: see comment in "example 1"!
 
startAnimation("Animations[animation_name", true)
 
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Example 3: start animation via a variable
 
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-- you can of course use variables with animations stored in them instead!
 
local anim = getObject("Animations[animation_name]")
 
startAnimation(anim) -- default direction!
 
startAnimation(anim, true) -- reversed direction!
 
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<span class="bold underline">Arguments</span>
 
 
 
<span class="bold">animation</span>: path <br/>
 
The path to the animation to be started! ("path"."object"."animation")
 
 
 
 
 
<span class="bold underline">Flags</span>
 
 
 
<span class="bold">reverse</span>: boolean (true/false) <br/>
 
True will play the animation in reverse, whereas false will play the animation forwards! (false is default)
 
 
 
 
 
<span class="bold underline">Return</span>
 
 
 
<span class="bold">visionaireObject</span> <br/>
 
The visionaire object representing the active animation!
 
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|<span clasS="bold">Relevant Pages</span>: [[StopAnimation|stopAnimation]]
 
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