LlStartAnimation

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StartAnimation

llStartAnimation

Summary

Function: llStartAnimation( string anim );

129	Function ID
0.0	Forced Delay
10.0	Energy

Start animation anim for agent that granted PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION if the permission has not been revoked.

• string

anim

–

an item in the inventory of the prim this script is in or built-in animation

To run this function the script must request the PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION permission with llRequestPermissions.

Caveats

Permissions

Do not depend upon the auto-grant status of permissions. Always use the run_time_permissions event. If the script lacks the permission PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION, the script will shout an error on DEBUG_CHANNEL and the operation fails (but the script continues to run). Once the PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION permission is granted there may be no way to revoke it except from inside the script (for example, with a new llRequestPermissions call) or if the script is reset. For Viewer 3.6.7 and up: If the object is not attached to the permission granter but is in the same region, then Me>Movement>Stop Animating Me will revoke both PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION and PERMISSION_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONS (other permissions will remain).

• If anim is missing from the prim's inventory then an error is shouted on DEBUG_CHANNEL.
• Only 30 animations can be played at a time. (Prior to 1.25.4 the limit was 15 and prior to 1.25.3 there was no limit at all.)

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Examples

<lsl> default {

   touch_start(integer detected)
   {
       llRequestPermissions(llDetectedKey(0), PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION);
   }
   run_time_permissions(integer perm)
   {
       if (perm & PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION)
       {
           llStartAnimation("sit");
           llOwnerSay("animation will end in 5 seconds");
           llSetTimerEvent(5.0);
       }
   }
   timer()
   {
       llSetTimerEvent(0.0);
       llStopAnimation("sit");
   }

} </lsl> Add an animation or pose inside the same object as this script: <lsl> string animation; // the first animation in inventory will automatically be used

 // the animation name must be stored globally to be able to stop the animation when standing up

default {

   state_entry()
   {
       // set sit target, otherwise this will not work 
       llSitTarget(<0.0, 0.0, 0.1>, ZERO_ROTATION);
   }

   changed(integer change)
   {
       if (change & CHANGED_LINK)
       {
           key av = llAvatarOnSitTarget();
           if (av) //evaluated as true if not NULL_KEY or invalid
               llRequestPermissions(av, PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION);
           else // avatar is standing up
           {
               if (animation)
                   llStopAnimation(animation); // stop the started animation
               llResetScript(); // release the avatar animation permissions
           }
       }
   }
   
   run_time_permissions(integer perm)
   {
       if (perm & PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION)
       {
           animation = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_ANIMATION,0); // get the first animation from inventory
           if (animation)
           {
               llStopAnimation("sit"); // stop the default sit animation
               llStartAnimation(animation);
           }
       }
   }

}

</lsl>

See Also

Events

•

run_time_permissions

–

Permission receiving event

Functions

•	llGetPermissions	–	Get the permissions granted
•	llGetPermissionsKey	–	Get the agent who granted permissions
•	llRequestPermissions	–	Request permissions
•	llStopAnimation

Articles

•	Script permissions
•	Internal_Animations	–	lists internal Animations always available

Deep Notes

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		SVC-4569	A		Allow animations to be specified by key
		SVC-6300	A		llStartAnimationSynced() - start an animation synchronised with a given timestamp
		SVC-6866	A		llPreloadAnimation() - a function for preloading animations ready to be played on-demand without delay

Signature
function void llStartAnimation( string anim );