1.1 Welcome to the course

1.2 Core concepts: animation data

1.3 Core concepts: animation blending

Review the core concepts underlying Unity's 3D animation systems, and explore practical examples provided in the course Unity project.

Course overview and core concepts

2.1 The Animation window: features and settings

2.2 Editing Animation Clips

2.3 Model-specific animation import settings

2.4 Cutting imported Animation Clips

2.5 Setting the Root Motion of imported Animation Clips

2.6 Finishing an Animation Clip: additional settings

2.7 Creating and configuring Animation Events

2.8 Configuring Generic Rigs

2.9 Configuring Humanoid Rigs

3.1 Introduction to the Animator component

3.2 Introduction to animation blending

3.3 Creating and configuring Animator States

3.4 Creating and configuring Blend Trees

3.5 Creating and configuring Transitions

3.6 Creating a State Machine

3.7 Creating and configuring Animator Layers

4.1 Introduction to general animation scripting

4.2 Introduction to Humanoid-specific animation scripting

Introduction to 3D Animation Systems Assets

In this learning project, you'll explore how to work with Assets as you create animations using the Unity Animation systems.

Working with Assets

In this learning project, you'll get to know the Animator as you explore animation blending, State Machines and Animation Layers. 

By the end of the project, you'll have completed a comprehensive overview of Unity's 3D Animation Systems

The Animator

In this final learning project, you'll review the basics of general and Humanoid-specific animation scripting.

Introduction to animation scripting

In this course, you'll explore the fundamentals of Unity’s 3D animation systems. You will:

Review the core concepts for the animation systems in Unity

Connect those core concepts to the functionality of the Unity Editor

Apply your learning through creating and modifying simple animations

Review key principles of scripting for animation


By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

Confidently use Unity's 3D animation systems to create basic in-game (or in-app) animations for your own projects

Begin to create custom animation scripts, if you have relevant C# scripting experience for Unity.


This course is for intermediate and confident beginner users of Unity. It will help you develop your understanding of the animation systems in Unity, but will be of limited use to learners who want to create cinematic animations for media experiences or game cutscenes. 

To get the most out of the course, you’ll need basic coding experience in Unity. This will help inform your understanding of the complexity of different animations scripting scenarios.

Introduction to 3D Animation Systems

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Overview

Who is this course for?

The structure of the course

How to complete this course

Download the course Unity project

Summary

 In this tutorial, you’ll review the structure for this course. You'll also download create a new Unity project and download the course assets.

Unity for Artists Curricular Framework Resources

Welcome to Introduction to Unity's 3D Animation Systems! In this comprehensive course, you'll explore the fundamentals of Unity's animation systems, which you can use to create animations to enhance your game or other real-time experience. You'll complete practical exercises to help consolidate your understanding of how you can use the systems to achieve your personal goals.

Note: This course is not a guide to creating cinematic animation in Unity. If your goal is to create these experiences, our Real-time Animation Storytelling course will guide you through the process, from pre-visualization to post-processing effects. 

This course is for learners who are new to the animation systems in Unity, but have some experience with the engine. It may also be useful if you're an emerging intermediate learner who wants to deepen your understanding or develop your skills with a particular element of the animation systems.

If you have no previous experience with Unity, you will benefit from completing a beginner course such as Create with Code, to provide the foundational understanding you need to get the most from this course.

You'll need some C# scripting experience to get the most out of the final learning project in the course, Introduction to animation scripting.

There are four learning projects in this course.

1. Introduction to Unity's 3D animation systems

You'll begin by reviewing the core concepts underlying Unity's 3D animation systems, consolidating your understanding with practical examples provided in the course Unity project.

In this second section, you'll explore how you can work with assets to create , including:

Next, you'll get to know the Animator as you explore animation blending, State Machines and Animation Layers. By the end of this learning project, you'll have completed a comprehensive overview of Unity's 3D Animation Systems.

In this final learning project, you'll be introduced to general and Humanoid-specific animation scripting.

There are two approaches you can take to this course:

Linear
Work through each section sequentially to develop a comprehensive understanding of the Unity 3D animation systems. If you're new to the systems, we recommend this approach.

Modular
Focus on the specific element of the systems that you want to learn more about. 

Exercises and examples to support your learning journey are all provided in the Unity project created for this course. You can download this from the Asset Store.

Note: This Unity project is compatible with Unity 2019.4 LTS.

2.  Select the Projects tab from the menu on the left side of the window. 


3.  Select on the dropdown button next to New and select the Unity Version you would like to create your project in. This course requires 2019.4 LTS. 


5.  Change the Project Name. We recommend calling this project “IntroAnimationSystems”.


8.  In the top menu, select Window > Asset Store. 


9.  In the Asset Store window, select the Search icon. Search for “Introduction to 3D Animation Systems Assets”, and select the correct asset package. 


10.  Select Download and follow the prompts to download the package. 


11. Select Import. You will see the following warning when you begin this process:


You just created a new project for this course, so select Import again to continue.


12.  If you receive a Package Manager dependency warning dialog box, select Install/Upgrade.  


13.  In the top menu, go to File > Save to save your version of the Project. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + S (Windows) or Cmd + S (macOS). 


Note: If you have a problem downloading the project, you can find a link to the course assets in Tutorial Materials.

Warning text: Importing a complete project will overwrite your current project settings. If you’re not sure what this means, you should switch to an empty project before importing this package.

In this tutorial, you have reviewed the structure and overview for Introduction to Unity's 3D Animation Systems.

Next, you'll explore the two core concepts for creating an animation in Unity, beginning with animation data.

1.1 Welcome to the course

1. Overview

2. Who is this course for?

3. The structure of the course

4. How to complete this course

5. Download the course Unity project

6. Summary

Complete this tutorial