ModelAnimationCollection

new Cesium.ModelAnimationCollection()
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 20

A collection of active model animations. Access this using Model#activeAnimations.
See:

Members

animateWhilePaused : Boolean
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 58

When true, the animation will play even when the scene time is paused. However, whether animation takes place will depend on the animationTime functions assigned to the model's animations. By default, this is based on scene time, so models using the default will not animate regardless of this setting.
Default Value: false

animationAdded : Event
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 33

The event fired when an animation is added to the collection. This can be used, for example, to keep a UI in sync.
Default Value: new Event()
Example:
model.activeAnimations.animationAdded.addEventListener(function(model, animation) {
  console.log(`Animation added: ${animation.name}`);
});

animationRemoved : Event
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 47

The event fired when an animation is removed from the collection. This can be used, for example, to keep a UI in sync.
Default Value: new Event()
Example:
model.activeAnimations.animationRemoved.addEventListener(function(model, animation) {
  console.log(`Animation removed: ${animation.name}`);
});

readonly length : Number
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 74

The number of animations in the collection.

Methods

add(options) → ModelAnimation
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 152

Creates and adds an animation with the specified initial properties to the collection.

This raises the ModelAnimationCollection#animationAdded event so, for example, a UI can stay in sync.

Name Type Description
options Object Object with the following properties:
Name Type Default Description
name String optional The glTF animation name that identifies the animation. Must be defined if options.index is undefined.
index Number optional The glTF animation index that identifies the animation. Must be defined if options.name is undefined.
startTime JulianDate optional The scene time to start playing the animation. When this is undefined, the animation starts at the next frame.
delay Number 0.0 optional The delay, in seconds, from startTime to start playing.
stopTime JulianDate optional The scene time to stop playing the animation. When this is undefined, the animation is played for its full duration.
removeOnStop Boolean false optional When true, the animation is removed after it stops playing.
multiplier Number 1.0 optional Values greater than 1.0 increase the speed that the animation is played relative to the scene clock speed; values less than 1.0 decrease the speed.
reverse Boolean false optional When true, the animation is played in reverse.
loop ModelAnimationLoop ModelAnimationLoop.NONE optional Determines if and how the animation is looped.
animationTime ModelAnimation.AnimationTimeCallback optional If defined, computes the local animation time for this animation.
Returns:
The animation that was added to the collection.
Throws:
Examples:
// Example 1. Add an animation by name
model.activeAnimations.add({
  name : 'animation name'
});

// Example 2. Add an animation by index
model.activeAnimations.add({
  index : 0
});
// Example 3. Add an animation and provide all properties and events
const startTime = Cesium.JulianDate.now();

const animation = model.activeAnimations.add({
  name : 'another animation name',
  startTime : startTime,
  delay : 0.0,                          // Play at startTime (default)
  stopTime : Cesium.JulianDate.addSeconds(startTime, 4.0, new Cesium.JulianDate()),
  removeOnStop : false,                 // Do not remove when animation stops (default)
  multiplier : 2.0,                        // Play at double speed
  reverse : true,                       // Play in reverse
  loop : Cesium.ModelAnimationLoop.REPEAT      // Loop the animation
});

animation.start.addEventListener(function(model, animation) {
  console.log(`Animation started: ${animation.name}`);
});
animation.update.addEventListener(function(model, animation, time) {
  console.log(`Animation updated:  ${animation.name}. glTF animation time: ${time}`);
});
animation.stop.addEventListener(function(model, animation) {
  console.log(`Animation stopped: ${animation.name}`);
});

addAll(options) → Array.<ModelAnimation>
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 231

Creates and adds an animation with the specified initial properties to the collection for each animation in the model.

This raises the ModelAnimationCollection#animationAdded event for each model so, for example, a UI can stay in sync.

Name Type Description
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Default Description
startTime JulianDate optional The scene time to start playing the animations. When this is undefined, the animations starts at the next frame.
delay Number 0.0 optional The delay, in seconds, from startTime to start playing.
stopTime JulianDate optional The scene time to stop playing the animations. When this is undefined, the animations are played for its full duration.
removeOnStop Boolean false optional When true, the animations are removed after they stop playing.
multiplier Number 1.0 optional Values greater than 1.0 increase the speed that the animations play relative to the scene clock speed; values less than 1.0 decrease the speed.
reverse Boolean false optional When true, the animations are played in reverse.
loop ModelAnimationLoop ModelAnimationLoop.NONE optional Determines if and how the animations are looped.
animationTime ModelAnimation.AnimationTimeCallback optional If defined, computes the local animation time for all of the animations.
Returns:
An array of ModelAnimation objects, one for each animation added to the collection. If there are no glTF animations, the array is empty.
Throws:
Example:
model.activeAnimations.addAll({
  multiplier : 0.5,                        // Play at half-speed
  loop : Cesium.ModelAnimationLoop.REPEAT      // Loop the animations
});

contains(animation) → Boolean
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 314

Determines whether this collection contains a given animation.
Name Type Description
animation ModelAnimation The animation to check for.
Returns:
true if this collection contains the animation, false otherwise.

get(index) → ModelAnimation
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 339

Returns the animation in the collection at the specified index. Indices are zero-based and increase as animations are added. Removing an animation shifts all animations after it to the left, changing their indices. This function is commonly used to iterate over all the animations in the collection.
Name Type Description
index Number The zero-based index of the animation.
Returns:
The animation at the specified index.
Example:
// Output the names of all the animations in the collection.
const animations = model.activeAnimations;
const length = animations.length;
for (let i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
  console.log(animations.get(i).name);
}

remove(animation) → Boolean
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 275

Removes an animation from the collection.

This raises the ModelAnimationCollection#animationRemoved event so, for example, a UI can stay in sync.

An animation can also be implicitly removed from the collection by setting ModelAnimation#removeOnStop to true. The ModelAnimationCollection#animationRemoved event is still fired when the animation is removed.

Name Type Description
animation ModelAnimation The animation to remove.
Returns:
true if the animation was removed; false if the animation was not found in the collection.
Example:
const a = model.activeAnimations.add({
  name : 'animation name'
});
model.activeAnimations.remove(a); // Returns true

removeAll()
Scene/ModelAnimationCollection.js 296

Removes all animations from the collection.

This raises the ModelAnimationCollection#animationRemoved event for each animation so, for example, a UI can stay in sync.

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