Play Bettermodel Animation

Play an animation on a BetterModel entity

ActionProvided by BetterModel

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
entity	Ref<BetterModelInstance>	—	The BetterModel entity to play the animation on BetterModelInstance (4) Field Type Default Description definition Ref<BetterModelDefinition> — — BetterModelDefinition (11) Field Type Default Description displayName Var<String> — — sound Var<Sound> EMPTY — data List<Ref<EntityData<*>>> empty — modelId Var<String> — The BetterModel model ID to use named Var<Boolean> false Whether the entity should display a nametag defaultAnimationSettings DefaultAnimationSettings — Default animation settings for the entity focusOffset Vector — Offset used as focus point for interaction bounds like look_at headLight Var<Int> 0 Light level of a fake light block above the entity's head (0 disables) hitboxes List<BoneHitbox> empty List of custom hitboxes attached to bones nameOffset Double 2.3 Y offset for the name display above the entity. Use this to adjust the text display height. showDisplayName Boolean true Whether to show the display name above the entity spawnLocation Var<Position> ORIGIN —With rotation data List<Ref<EntityData<*>>> empty — activity Ref<out SharedEntityActivityEntry> — —
animation	Var<String>	idle	The name of the animation to play
animationSettings	AnimationSettings	—	Animation playback settings AnimationSettings (4) Field Type Default Description lerpIn Duration 250 The duration of the lerp in effect lerpOut Duration 250 The duration of the lerp out effect speed Double 1.0 The speed of the animation force Boolean false Force the animation to play, stopping others

Common TypeWriter fields (criteria, modifiers, triggers)

Field	Type	Default	Description
criteria	List<Criteria>	empty	—
modifiers	List<Modifier>	empty	—
triggers	List<Ref<TriggerableEntry>>	empty	—

How to use it

entity must be a BetterModel Instance that is currently displayed. animation is the exact Blockbench animation name. animationSettings sets lerpIn and lerpOut (blend durations, 250 ms by default), speed, and force, which stops other animations to play this one. Nothing happens if the entity is not visible or the animation name is empty.