Animation clips

Explore clip workflows, from import and editing to events, masks, and looping.

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Understand how animation clips work in Unity. Import animation clips into the Unity Editor, or create clips through the Animation window.

Topic	Description
Introduction to animation clips	Learn how animation clips work in Unity.
Animation from external sources	Import animation from external sources and copy keyframes into new clips.
Animation window	Preview, create, and modify animation clips in the Editor.
Euler curve resampling	Choose how Unity imports rotation curves from external animation.
Extracting animation clips	Split one imported timeline into multiple clips.
Loop optimization on animation clips	Align animation clip start and end points using loop match indicators.
Use curves to control the timing of animation clips	Add curves to imported clips to drive normalized timing data and Animator Controller parameters.
Add events to animation clips	Attach animation events to imported clips to call script functions at specific times.
Mask animation clips	Limit imported clips to specific bones or transforms.

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