View model animations don't work

[blorgenskor2]

I’m making a “simple” view model system where each tool has its own view model which are stored in a bank so that they can have their own rigs and animations. It’s just the animations don’t play, even the idle animation that is played right when a tool is equipped.

I added printing functions that print out the IsPlaying property of the idle animation. The idle animation seems to be playing in the output but it isn’t visible.

This is the single local script for managing the view models:

-- MAIN INITIALIZATION PLACE

local me = script.Parent
local viewmodels = game.ReplicatedStorage.viewmodels -- THIS IS THE BANK FOR STORING VIEWMODELS

-- PLAYER RELATED STUFF

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local char = plr.Character
local cam = game.Workspace.CurrentCamera

-- RUNSERVICE GETTING THING

local runser = game:GetService("RunService")

-- MAIN ANIMATION STUFF

local hum = char:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Humanoid")
local animer = hum:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Animator")

-- DETECTS IF A TOOL HAS BEEN EQUIPPED

char.ChildAdded:Connect(function(child)
	if child:IsA("Tool") then
		
		local foundmodel = viewmodels:FindFirstChild(child.Name) -- LOOK FOR A VIEWMODEL FOR THE TOOL
		
		local model = foundmodel:Clone() -- CLONE THE VIEWMODEL INTO WORKSPACE
		model.Parent = game.Workspace
		
		local head = model:FindFirstChild("head")
		
		-- FINDING THE ANIMATIONS IN THE VIEWMODEL'S ANIMATION FOLDER
		
		local anims = model:FindFirstChild("animations")
		local anim1 = anims:FindFirstChild("idle")
		local anim2 = anims:FindFirstChild("use")
		
		-- CREATE ANIMATION TRACKS
		
		local idle = animer:LoadAnimation(anim1)
		local use = animer:LoadAnimation(anim2)
		
		idle:Play() -- PLAY THE IDLE ANIMATION (DOESN'T WORK FOR SOME REASON)
		
		local run = runser.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
			head.CFrame = cam.CFrame -- CASUAL VIEWMODEL STUFF
		end)
		
		child.Activated:Connect(function()
			use:Play() -- PLAY THE USING ANIMATION (ALSO DOESN'T WORK FOR SOME REASON)
		end)
		
		-- DESTROY THE VIEWMODEL AND STOP THE RUNSERVICE STUFF WHEN THE TOOL IS UNEQUIPPED.
		
		char.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(removed)
			if removed:IsA("Tool") then
				run:Disconnect()
				model:Destroy()
			end
		end)
	end
end)

[dthecoolest]

@blorgenskor2

animer:LoadAnimation(anim1)

@blorgenskor2

animer = hum:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Animator")

Shouldnt the animator be the one inside the viewmodel and not the one inside the character?

[blorgenskor2]

Dang it. It’s kinda late at night so I was too woozy to notice it. Thanks. It works now.

It’s kinda late at night.