Get current frame from animation

[babbleon]

Hello,

I have an animation which I start with a function containing this:

scene.beginAnimation(scene.getMeshByName("Cube"), 0, 60, false, 1.0);

How do I get the current frame number, assuming I stop or pause it at some arbitrary point whilst the animation is running.

Thank you,

[RaananW]

The RuntimeAnimation class has a currentFrame variable. you can get the RuntimeAnimations from the animatable, rturned by beginAnimation. so, a quick (untested) code, assuming there is one animation registered:

let animatable = scene.beginAnimation(scene.getMeshByName("Cube"), 0, 60, false, 1.0);

let currentFrame = animatable.getAnimations()[0].currentFrame

This code can (and SHOULD) be improved - especially the direct access to the array without checking if anything's there, but this would be the way to start

[babbleon]

Many thanks RaananW,

This works with https://preview.babylonjs.com/babylon.js but not with https://cdn.babylonjs.com/babylon.js (I am unsure of versions).

Much appreciated.

[RaananW]

the CDN has 3.1.1 , i should be working (the class is there).

What error do you get?

[babbleon]

I don't get an error in the console, it simply states frame 0 regardless of what frame the animation is at.

Can I find the Babylon version from the console?

[RaananW]

yep, it is always the first line in the console (automatically added). Open the F12 tools before everything loads and you will see the version used.

[babbleon]

Yes, I see it clearly - sorry, I should have looked at my screen!

So, to confirm... 

.currentFrame

• v3.2.0-alpha2 correctly shows current frame
• 3.1.1 shows 0 for current frame

[RaananW]

Might have been a bug that was fixed (and I am happy it was!

3.2.0 is fully compatible with 3.1.1, I would recommend using it instead, if you need the current frame.