hytopia/docs/server.entity.getmodelanimation.md

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## Entity.getModelAnimation() method

Gets or lazily creates a model animation for the entity's model by name.

**Signature:**

```typescript
getModelAnimation(name: string): EntityModelAnimation | undefined;
```

## Parameters

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name


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string


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The name of the animation to get or create.


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**Returns:**

[EntityModelAnimation](./server.entitymodelanimation.md) \| undefined

The model animation instance, or `undefined` for block entities.

\*\*Category:\*\* Entities

## Remarks

Model entities only; returns `undefined` for block entities. If the animation does not yet exist, a new instance with default settings is created and added to `modelAnimations`<!-- -->. Use `availableModelAnimationNames` to discover which animation names exist in the model.