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What are the advantages for using the new animation engine?
I have been using the legacy animation engine for some time and would like to keep using it for its ease of use but the Unity Docs say it will be phased out in time. Learning the new engine will take some time but what benefits will it have?
Answer by Paulius-Liekis · Dec 10, 2012 at 11:12 AM
You have visual editing.
The "character model" that you built in Mechanim will be more structured
It's easier to "read" character state machines, than reading code
Artist can build characters with little or none intervention from coders (this is very important for big games, since this increases iteration speed a lot)
It has built-in IK
...and more...
Thanks. I'll have to learn this new system in time but hopefully the legacy system stays in place for a while.
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