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How to implement Layering in Timeline Animations?
I was hoping to be able to do something similar to the Layering functionality available within the Animator Controller. Via my Timeline cut scene, I wanted to play a "Kneel from Standing" clip, followed by a looping "Working on Something" clip, then a "Stand From Kneeling" clip. Outside of Timeline, in my Animator Controller, I have the "Working on Something" on a layer masked for just the upper body, so he can be "Working on Something" from either a standing or kneeling pose. I cannot see a way to make this happen via Timeline. I don't even think its feasible to switch to having 2 animations ("Kneel and Work on Something" and "Stand and Work on Something"), because the time spent "Working" (which is a looped clip on its own right now) is up for grabs. It's not a set amount of time every time. I can manage that with a variable and transitions in the Animator Controller, but if I wanted to control that loop via Timeline, I don't see a way.
is there a way to make this happen with Timeline and a layered, modular, approach to my animations?
The solution ends up being to use an Animation Override track. I put a Clip in the Animation track to get the character to Kneel. Then I added an Override track that did the "Working" animation. For the masking, I actually just used a Mask on the imported Animation clip itself, rather than doing it down at the Clip or Track level.
Have you tried to apply an avatar mask on the animation track for just the lower body?
