Animation Control in C++

C++ coding using Panda3D
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Animations in C++ work different than in Python.
To load an animation, you need to load it as separate model and bind it to the model. The auto_bind function gives you an AnimControlCollection, where you can extract your AnimControls from. You can use these to control your animation.
For example, if you want fine-control of the animation in the Hello World example:

#include "auto_bind.h"
#include "animControlCollection.h"

//...

  //load our panda
NodePath pandaActor = window->load_model(framework.get_models(),"panda-model");
pandaActor.set_scale(0.005,0.005,0.005);
pandaActor.reparent_to(window->get_render());
  
  //load the walk animation
window->load_model(pandaActor,"panda-walk4");
AnimControlCollection panda_anims;
auto_bind(pandaActor.node(), panda_anims, 0);
  //now you can do with _panda_anims whatever you want, e.g.:
panda_anims.loop("panda_walk_character",true);
  //where panda_walk_character is the name of the animation.

I’m currently in the process of creating a tutorial that will explain these things some more.

Hope this helps.