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-Anim objects are associated with idle animations. When an actor is directed to Use an anim object, the actor performs the associated idle animation.
+AnimObjects are associated with idle animations. When an actor is directed to use an object by a useItemAt AI package, the actor performs the associated idle animation, which may use an AnimObject. In most cases the AnimObject is a clutter object, for instance hoes, rakes, or mugs.
-When creating an AnimObject, you will need to add the NIF of the object and associate it with an Idle that exists in the Idle Manager. The AnimObject will appear whenever the Idle is played. How the object is attached to the actor will be determined by how it was created and exported. E.g. a mug was created so that it would be linked to an NPC's hand whenever an NPC plays a drinking  idle.
+==Base Object Fields==
+*'''ID:''' The Editor ID for this object. This is a unique name used to identify the AnimObject object within the Construction Set
+*'''NIF File:''' Mesh file for the AnimObject -Will be attached to the skeleton of an actor when the associated animation is played
+*'''Idle Animation Folder:''' Name of the root folder where the idle animation is played from
+*'''Idle Animation:''' Associated IdleAnim item in the Idle Animations tree
+== Usage ==
-[[Category:Miscellaneous]]
+* To use an AnimObject in game, first create the mesh according to the below specifications:
+[[Image:Animobjpic.png]]
+* There is no need to attach BSX flags or havok collision data to the new mesh.
+* Most often the node to attach an object to is the "Weapon" node. You can copy this data from an object in Data\meshes\idleobjects if you want. You may need to rotate your mesh along the axis lines in order for it to look right while being used.
+* You should then create a normal clutter mesh, with havok collision, to be used as the target item for your AI package.
+* Then create an idle animation in the Idle Animations screen with at least one GetIsItemUsed condition pointing to your clutter object.
+* Next create the AnimObject and link it to your new idle animation using the bottom drop down box when editing your AnimObject.
+* Finally, create an AI package that directs your actor to use your clutter item.
+== See Also ==
+*[[Idle Animations]]
+*[[UseItemAt Package]]
+[[Category: Animations]]
+[[Category: Miscellaneous]]