How do I script a button to do a animation?

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#1

Hi Developers,

So, I want to make a button do an animation. But How exactly ?

I made plently of animations on the past, but how do I make button execute the animation and make you do it?

I have a Image Button and a Animation, but how do I script image button to do my animation?

Thank you for reading this, and if you know how to do this please let me know.

#2

I was thinking somewhere in the script I would have to require:

local animID = -- (the ID here)

Don’t take scripting advice from me, I could be VERY wrong. i was asuming.

#3

You’ll want to put this script in the button, and make an Animation instance and parent it to the script.

--LocalScript
local Players = game:GetService("Players");

local plr = Players.LocalPlayer;
local char = plr.Character;
local hum = char:WaitForChild("Humanoid");

local anim = script:WaitForChild("Animation"); --Put an animation in this script
local track = hum:LoadAnimation(anim); --Loads the animation

script.Parent.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function()
	if track.IsPlaying() then
		track:Stop(); --Stops the animation if it's already playing
	else
		track:Play(); --Plays the animation if not
	end
end)
#4

Thank you so much! I have a few questions though.

  • Whats an “Animation Instance”?

  • That script you just posted, how do I edit up a bit to make it that, if you click it again it stops doing the animation?

  • The brackets where you said:

track:Play(); --Plays the animation if not

Do I put anything in those brackets?

#5

In roblox, an instance is just an object. An animation instance looks like this
image
And this script already stops the animation if clicked while it’s playing.

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#6

also keep in mind @AxstinPlayz you do not have to do ; hes only doing it because of some other type of language hes most likely used to.

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