Animation not playing

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#1

Hello. I am making an animation that plays when the tool is activated but the animation doesn’t work? It gives me no errors it just doesn’t play

local Pickaxe = script.Parent
local Handle = game.StarterPack.StonePickaxe.Handle
local Animation = Pickaxe.Animation

Pickaxe.Activated:Connect(function()
	local Character = Pickaxe.Parent
	local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid
	
	local AnimationTrack = Humanoid:LoadAnimation(Animation)
	print("Pickaxe was activated")
	AnimationTrack:Play()
	print("Animation was played")
end)
#2

Did you loop the animation and/or change its priority before you saved it?

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#3

Use the Animator found inside of the Humanoid to load the animations as seen below:

local Pickaxe = script.Parent
local Handle = game.StarterPack.StonePickaxe.Handle
local Animation = Pickaxe.Animation

Pickaxe.Activated:Connect(function()
	local Character = Pickaxe.Parent
	local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid
	
	local AnimationTrack = Humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator"):LoadAnimation(Animation)
	print("Pickaxe was activated")
	AnimationTrack:Play()
	print("Animation was played")
end)
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#4

Do what @OwlCodes said.

For a secure way of using the animator, do this:

local Pickaxe = script.Parent
local Handle = game.StarterPack.StonePickaxe.Handle
local Animation = Pickaxe.Animation



local function CheckAnimator(humanoid : Instance)
   if humanoid:FindFirstChildOfClass("Animator") then
       return humanoid.Animator
    else
        local Animator = Instance.new("Animator")
        Animator.Parent = humanoid
        return Animator
    end
end

Pickaxe.Activated:Connect(function()
    local Character = Pickaxe.Parent
    local Humanoid = Character.Humanoid
    local Animator = CheckAnimator(Humanoid)
    
    if Animator.ClassName == "Animator" then
        local AnimationTrack = Animator:LoadAnimation(Animation)
        print("Pickaxe was activated")
        AnimationTrack:Play()
        print("Animation was played")
    end
end)
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#5

It still doesn’t work for some reason

#6

That is very strange… is it even printing?

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#7

Yes it prints I can send you a video if you want

#8

Is it a group game? if so, the animation needs to be made by that group.

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#9

It’s not a group game. I am just practicing my scripting skills so I really don’t know any potential fixes other than what i’ve already tried.

#10

Here is a video of me trying it. Dunno if you can use it for much https://medal.tv/games/roblox-studio/clips/C8aG1zUzmkahR/d13374rHMBCR?invite=cr-MSxncUUsMjUzMjEwMzQs

#11

Did you make the animation for R15 or R6? Maybe that could be the reason?

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#12

I tried to make it for both, none of them work.

#13

Is your animation priority lower than Action, it wont play properly.
Make sure your animation priority is “Action”, “Action2”, “Action3” or “Action4” any of these work!

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#14

Ah it works now thank you. It was my first animation so it helped alot.

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