Animation Nodes

Animation nodes 🟩 are the core visual effects of Animatix Pro — they perform actual transformations, movements, and visual changes on GameObjects.

Color Coding: Blue/Green (🟩) — easily identifiable as visual effects

Overview

• Purpose: Create visual animations — transform objects, change properties, create effects
• Execution: Time-based — animations execute over a specified duration
• Outputs: One or more output ports for chaining animations
• Activation: Receives execution from triggers, other animations, or conditions

Common Characteristics:

• Duration-Based: Execute over a specified time period
• Interpolated: Smooth transitions between start and end values
• Configurable: Start/end values, easing, delays all customizable
• Chainable: Can connect multiple animations sequentially or in parallel

Animation Categories

Animatix Pro organizes animations into functional categories based on what they animate:

Category	Purpose	Target
UI Animations	Interface elements	Canvas, UI components
Text Animations	Text effects	TextMeshPro, UI Text
3D Object Animations	3D transforms	GameObjects, Transforms
Camera Animations	Camera control	Camera component
Audio Animations	Sound control	AudioSource, audio clips
Material Animations	Material properties	Renderer materials, shaders
Particle System Control	Particle effects	ParticleSystem component

Common Animation Properties

All animation nodes share common configuration properties:

Property	Type	Default	Description
Duration	float	1.0s	How long the animation takes to complete
Delay Before	float	0.0s	Wait time before animation starts
Delay After	float	0.0s	Wait time after animation completes
Easing	enum	Ease In Out	Animation curve type
Start Value	varies	Depends on type	Starting value for interpolation
End Value	varies	Depends on type	Ending value for interpolation
Loop Type	enum	None	Whether animation loops
Update Method	enum	LateUpdate	Unity update method

Complete Animation List

Animatix Pro includes 100+ animation types organized by category:

UI Animations (20+)

• Transform: Fade, Slide, Scale, Rotate, Color Tint, Flip
• Visual: Jelly, Blur In Out, Glow Pulse, Image Fill Amount, Outline Shadow Color, Wiggle, Wobble, Wind Drift, Pendulum Swing, Breathing Scale, Skew
• Impact: Punch, Bounce, Shake, Elastic Scale

Text Animations (25+)

• Reveal: Typewriter, Scramble Text, Word Fade In, Line Drop, Fade Up, Grow and Fade
• Character: Character Scale Pop, Character Fade, Character Slide In, Character Bounce, Character Shake, Character Jitter, Character Wave, Character Flip Reveal, Character Rotate Reveal, Character Zoom In
• Text Effect: Rainbow Text Color, Text Flicker, Blinking
• Special: Explosion Reveal, Gravity Drop, Curtain Reveal, Crumble Reveal

3D Object Animations (30+)

• Transform: Move 3D, Move Local 3D, Rotate 3D, Rotate Local 3D, Scale Local 3D
• Advanced: Move Path, Rotate To, Look At Target, Jump, Teleport, Orbit Around, Pivot Shift
• Physics: Bounce 3D, Hover Oscillate, Spin Loop, Wiggle Transform, Drift
• Spring: Spring Follow, Overshoot Move, Elastic Scale 3D, Spring Position
• Simulation: Pendulum, Magnetic Attraction, Buoyancy, Vortex, Gravity Well, Companion Follow, Damped Rotate, Gravity Drop 3D, Float Rise, Spin Bounce, Velocity Move, Inertia Translate
• Procedural: Loop Bounce, Loop Pulse Scale, Loop Orbit, Loop Sway, Loop Wobble, Loop Look At Target, Loop Wiggle

Camera Animations (10+)

• Movement: Camera Move To, Camera Pan To, Camera Zoom To, Camera Cut To
• Look: Camera Look At, Camera Follow Target
• Orbital: Camera Orbit Around, Camera Spin Loop
• Effect: Camera Shake, Camera Punch Position, Camera Breath Zoom, Camera Flash Shake
• Advanced: Camera Dolly Move, Camera Bob Motion, Camera Drift Motion

Audio Animations (5+)

• Playback: Sound, Play Sound
• Property: Pitch Tween, Volume Tween, Audio Cue Group, Spatial Audio Tween

Material Animations (5+)

• Color: Color Tween
• Property: Float Property Tween
• Texture: Texture Swap
• Fade: Material Fade

Particle System Control (5+)

• Playback: Play Particles, Stop Particles, Loop Particles
• Property: Emission Rate Tween
• Simulation: Simulate Particles

Chaining Animations

Animation nodes can chain together to create complex sequences:

Sequential Chaining:

Fade In → Scale Up → Rotate → Fade Out

Parallel Chaining (using RunWithPrevious):

On Start → Fade In → Scale Up (RunWithPrevious: true)

Mixed Chaining:

Fade In
  ├─→ Scale Up (RunWithPrevious: true)
  └─→ Rotate (RunWithPrevious: true)
     ↓
  Wait 1s
     ↓
Color Tint

Creating an Animation

1. Add Animation Node: Right-click in GraphFlow Editor → Add Node → Animation → [Choose type]
2. Connect Input: Link from Trigger or previous Animation node
3. Configure Properties: Set Duration, Start/End values, Easing in Inspector
4. Connect Output: Link to next Animation or Action node
5. Test: Use Preview or Play Mode to verify

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Key Takeaways:

• Animation nodes = visual effects — They perform actual transformations
• Categories organize by purpose — UI, Text, 3D, Camera, Audio, Material, Particles
• Common properties — Duration, delays, easing, loops apply to all
• Chain for complexity — Connect multiple animations for sequences
• 100+ animation types — Complete list available, detailed docs in Animation Modules section

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