fbx-animation-controls

The easiest way to control FBX animations with Three.js (almost 😇).

Provides time management, animation control, mesh attachment, and HTML-based controls for FBX animations in Three.js applications.

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🚀 Installation

npm install fbx-animation-controls --save

📖 Basic Usage

JavaScript

import { FBXAnimationControls } from 'fbx-animation-controls';

const controls = new FBXAnimationControls(document.getElementById('viewer'));

// Attach an FBX mesh with animations
controls.attach(mesh, { play: true, atTime: 0.123 });

// In your render loop:
function animate() {
    controls.update();
    // ... your other render code
    requestAnimationFrame(animate);
}

TypeScript

import { FBXAnimationControls, IAttachOptions, IControlsConfiguration, OutputTimeFormats } from 'fbx-animation-controls';

const config: IControlsConfiguration = {
    outputFormat: OutputTimeFormats.MM_SS_MS,
    initHTMLControls: true
};

const controls = new FBXAnimationControls(document.getElementById('viewer')!, config);

const attachOptions: IAttachOptions = {
    play: true,
    atTime: 2.5
};

controls.attach(mesh, attachOptions);

📋 API Reference

Properties

• attachedMesh: Mesh | null - Currently attached Three.js mesh
• isPlaying: boolean - Whether animation is currently playing
• isPaused: boolean - Whether animation is paused
• isStopped: boolean - Whether animation is stopped
• isHTMLControlsAvailable: boolean - Whether HTML controls are initialized

Methods

attach(mesh: Mesh, attachOptions?: IAttachOptions): void

Attach a Three.js mesh with FBX animations.

Parameters:

• mesh - Three.js Mesh object with animations
• attachOptions - Optional configuration object
  • play?: boolean - Auto-play animation after attachment
  • atTime?: string | number - Start time for the animation

detach(): void

Detach the current mesh and reset controls.

play(): void

Start playing the animation.

pause(): void

Pause the animation at current time.

stop(): void

Stop the animation and reset to beginning.

setTime(time: string | number): void

Set the current animation time.

setPercentage(percentage: number): void

Set animation progress as percentage (0-100).

getCurrentAnimationTimeDisplayString(): string

Get formatted string of current animation time.

update(): void

Update the animation mixer. Call this in your render loop!

on(eventName: string, callback: (data?: any) => void): void

Subscribe to animation events.

Configuration

interface IControlsConfiguration {
    outputFormat?: OutputTimeFormats;  // Time display format
    initHTMLControls?: boolean;        // Whether to create HTML controls
}

enum OutputTimeFormats {
    MM_SS_MS = 'MM_SS_MS',  // 01:23:45 format
    SS_MS = 'SS_MS'         // 23:45 format
}

🎯 Event System

Subscribe to events to get notified of animation state changes:

controls.on('PLAY', () => console.log('Animation started'));
controls.on('PAUSE', () => console.log('Animation paused'));
controls.on('STOP', () => console.log('Animation stopped'));
controls.on('MESH_ATTACHED', () => console.log('Mesh attached'));
controls.on('MESH_DETACHED', () => console.log('Mesh detached'));
controls.on('CHANGE_PERCENTAGE', (percentage) => console.log('Progress:', percentage));
controls.on('CHANGE_TIME', (time) => console.log('Time:', time));

Available Events:

• PLAY - Animation started
• PAUSE - Animation paused
• STOP - Animation stopped
• MESH_ATTACHED - Mesh attached to controls
• MESH_DETACHED - Mesh detached from controls
• CHANGE_PERCENTAGE - Animation progress changed
• CHANGE_TIME - Animation time changed

🎨 Styling

Option 1: Use Default Styles

Add to your HTML file:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="./node_modules/fbx-animation-controls/src/themes/default.css" />

Option 2: Custom Styles

Style these CSS selectors according to your design:

General Elements:

• .animationSlider - Range input slider
• .playButton - Play/pause button
• .currentAnimationTime - Time display text

Slider Track (cross-browser):

• .animationSlider::-webkit-slider-runnable-track (WebKit)
• .animationSlider::-moz-range-track (Firefox)
• .animationSlider::-ms-track (IE/Edge)

Slider Thumb (cross-browser):

• .animationSlider::-webkit-slider-thumb (WebKit)
• .animationSlider::-moz-range-thumb (Firefox)
• .animationSlider::-ms-thumb (IE/Edge)

🔧 Development

# Lint code
npm run lint

# Format code  
npm run format

# Check everything
npm run check

📄 License

MIT

🤝 Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome!