Animation Clip Instancer with Time Offcet HDA

Animation Clip Instancer with Time Offset HDA
with Example scene (*.hip)

Description

The Animation Clip Instancer with Time Offset is a Houdini Digital Asset (HDA) designed to duplicate animated objects with precise timing control. This tool takes a source object with looping animation and creates copies at specified point positions, while allowing you to offset the animation timing for each duplicate.

Key Features

• Duplicates looping animations to multiple points in your scene
• Applies customizable time offsets to each copy, creating variation in animation playback
• Preserves the original animation's integrity while allowing for diverse timing across duplicates
• Simple and efficient solution for creating multiple instances of the same animated object
• Perfect for scenarios where you need the same animation played at different times

Common Use Cases

• Creating multiple animated objects with varied timing (flags, mechanical parts, etc.)
• Distributing animated elements across a scene with phase shifts
• Generating repeating patterns with time-shifted animations
• Building motion graphics with staggered timing effects

This HDA provides a straightforward solution for creating variations from a single animated source, without the complexity of a full crowd system. It's focused specifically on the time-offset duplication of animated objects.