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🧪 Interactive Demo – See Animation Trigger Zones in Action

See Animation Trigger Zones in a real-world Blueprint setup — with entry points, interaction notifies, looping logic, and queue management — all in one hands-on demo.

▶️ Watch the Demo

🎥 Watch on YouTube

In this demo, you'll see:

  • Trigger zones that play animation montages when actors enter them
  • Smart positioning via Entry Points with MoveTo modes
  • Queued access when all entry points are occupied
  • Interaction Points triggered via animation notifies
  • Full debug visualization of entry and interaction markers
  • All logic implemented in Blueprints — no C++ needed

🎮 Play the Demo (Windows)

Try the exact project shown in the video:

🔗 Download Demo Build (.zip)

Includes:

  • Third-person scene with multiple interactive trigger zones:
  • Smooth MoveTo behavior with rotation
  • Playback of randomized animation montages
  • Entry queue handling with wait timers
  • Blueprint UI feedback and debug drawing

📌 Just unzip and run AnimTriggerZonesEx.exe.

🧱 Blueprint Examples – Learn by Inspecting

Download the full project and explore how each component works:

🔗 Download Sample Project

You’ll get:

  • Zones with different shapes: box, sphere, capsule
  • Configurable trigger modes: Auto, Manual
  • EntryPoint and InteractionPoint examples
  • Character interface integration for queue and interaction events
  • Example UI feedback widgets

📌 Note: Due to licensing restrictions, some original animation assets were removed from the sample project. You can easily replace them with your own animation montages or those available from the Marketplace.

🎮 Real-World Usage Examples

Animation Trigger Zones are flexible and ideal for many gameplay scenarios:

🛑 Contextual Interactions

Trigger animations when a player enters an area near a workstation, door, or object.

  • Use EntryPoints for precise positioning and orientation
  • Choose from randomized animation montages
  • Trigger via overlap or manual Blueprint call

🔁 Looping Idle Animations

Keep NPCs animating while they remain inside a zone.

  • Enable LoopWhileInside mode
  • Automatically stop when they leave or move

⏳ Entry Queues for Crowded Zones

Limit the number of actors using a trigger zone at once.

  • Enable queue with delay timers
  • Use events OnQueueEnter and OnQueueExit for custom logic
  • Automatic handling of entry point availability

🎬 Synchronized Cutscenes

Teleport or move actors to exact positions and trigger animations in sequence.

  • Use Teleport or MoveTo entry modes
  • Smooth rotation and movement included
  • Trigger from Blueprints via TriggerZoneInteract()

🔄 AnimNotify-Based Interactions

Fire logic from animations using UAnimNotify_ATZInteraction.

  • Attach ATZInteractionPointComponent for precise locations
  • Match tags in AnimNotify to trigger specific Blueprint events
  • Support branching behavior via InteractionType

✅ Key Features Demonstrated

Feature Covered
Entry points with positioning ✅
Animation montage triggering ✅
Manual and automatic trigger modes ✅
Tag/class/filter-based actor logic ✅
Entry queue with delay handling ✅
AnimNotify-triggered interactions ✅
Full Blueprint support ✅
Debug drawing for all components ✅

🧠 Whether you're building interactive scenes, cutscenes, AI idle zones, or synchronized animation events — Animation Trigger Zones gives you precision and flexibility using only Blueprint logic.