Roblox Animation Systems

When implementing animations, follow these patterns for smooth, performant character and object animations.

Animation Basics

Loading and Playing Animations

local function setupAnimations(character)
    local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
    local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

    -- Create animation instance
    local walkAnim = Instance.new("Animation")
    walkAnim.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://123456789"

    -- Load animation track
    local walkTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(walkAnim)