> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kinemation.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 📜Animator Layer

> In this section you will find out more about the Animator Layers.

## Overview

An **Animator Layer** is a procedural animation feature, which modifies your character pose in realtime.

<Tip>
  **Tip:** usually animator layers reside in the **Animator Profile**. The only exception is the **IK Motion Laye**r - this layer counts as an "animation", so you can dynamically link it using:

  ```text theme={null}
  _fpsAnimator.LinkAnimatorLayer(yourLayerHere)
  ```

  You can find out more in this section:
</Tip>

All layers in the framework has a similar structure, let's take a look at it:

<Frame caption={"AttachHandLayer Example."}>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinemation/IMbHDDWE_rjJU7jO/images/scriptable-animation-system/868a8bb243a1c1ddaca0.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=IMbHDDWE_rjJU7jO&q=85&s=bb3e24bb162e79948f2ca7913fe64c4e" alt="" width={418} data-path="images/scriptable-animation-system/868a8bb243a1c1ddaca0.png" />
</Frame>

The red highlighted area represents general settings for all animator layers. Let's break them down:

* **Alpha**: controls the influence of the layer; if set to 1 - the layer will be fully applied, and if set to 0 - it will be disabled.

* **Link Dynamically** - defines if this layer will need to be cached when a new profile is linked. If set to true, there will be no smooth blending, but instead the settings will be updated.

## Curve Blending

**Curve Blending** is a crucial part of controlling animation features in realtime. You can select a parameter which will control the layer, so far the system supports these parameter types:

* Animator Controller float parameters.

* Playables curves.

* Input Config variables.

You can also specify the **Blend** parameter, which can be either **Mask** or **Direct**:

<Frame caption={"Mode options."}>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinemation/IMbHDDWE_rjJU7jO/images/scriptable-animation-system/f9ea44bd4bf9c6e586d0.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=IMbHDDWE_rjJU7jO&q=85&s=d92ba312bf431f65cce068b3cd37b18d" alt="" width={345} data-path="images/scriptable-animation-system/f9ea44bd4bf9c6e586d0.png" />
</Frame>

* **Mask** means that the value will be applied in reversed mode, computed via: **result = 1f - value.** For example, if the parameter value is 1, the final value will be 0.

* **Direct** mode is going to use the parameter value as is. If the value is 1, the final result will be 1.

It is possible to specify multiple **Curve Blends** in the list, where the top index item will overrides previous ones. **For example**:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinemation/IMbHDDWE_rjJU7jO/images/scriptable-animation-system/e41bb1366d50cc5e7d86.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=IMbHDDWE_rjJU7jO&q=85&s=261cc5d51485b64e57adc27458f39bc0" alt="" width={377} data-path="images/scriptable-animation-system/e41bb1366d50cc5e7d86.png" />

If the *FullBodyWeight* value will be 1, the final weight will be 0. However, if P\_roneWeight\_ is 0, the final result will be 0 as well.