> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# ▶️Playing Animations

> In this section we will find out how to play custom animations in runtime.

## Animation Asset

The **FPS Animation Framework** uses Animation Assets to play custom animations on your character from code. To create a new asset, right-click and go to **Create/KINEMATION/FPS Animator General/Animation Asset**:

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First, you must specify the **Rig Asset** - it will be used to pick the curve names via a popup widget. Then, make sure to assign the actual Animation Clip.

* **Mask** property is optional, but you can use it if you need to affect a specific part of the body.

* **Override Mask** and **Is Additive** are used for shared animations, like emotes, grenade throws, etc. The **Override Mask** will make the left arm use absolute animation, while the right arm will only use additive motion.

* **Blend Time** controls the transition for your animation. The **Rate Scale** is a playback speed multiplier.

* The **Curves** list defines custom curves, which will be used in this animation. This is an extremely useful feature when you want custom animations to control animation features.

<Tip>
  **Example:** let's say we want to disable left-hand IK when reloading. Add the MaskAttachHand curve to the animation, set its value to 1. Now we can use this curve as a mask parameter in the left-hand IK layer, which will blend it out when the animation is playing.
</Tip>

## Code

To play an Animation Asset from code, you need to call the PlayAnimation method on the **IPlayablesController**:

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In the next section, we will learn how to create custom animation features.