Animation - s&box Documentation
Animation s&box supports skeletal animation for characters and objects. Animate models using imported animations, blend between states, and control playback fro…
s&box EaseType: Animation easing functions
EaseType Enum Documentation EaseType is an enum that defines easing functions for animated hydraulic movement. It is used by HydraulicEntity to control how the …
SkinnedModelRenderer: Bone Merge, Animation Parameters, Sequences, Attachments, and Animation Events
SkinnedModelRenderer: Bone Merge, Animation Parameters, and Attachments extends for models with bones and animations. It integrates with the for threaded animat…
Animation System: Animgraph, Skeletal Animation, IK, and Ragdolls
s&box uses Valve's Animgraph system for character animation, providing a powerful node-based animation state machine. Key Features Animgraph — node-based animat…
SceneAnimationSystem: Threaded Animation, Bone Merge Order, Procedural Bones, and Ragdoll Physics Step
SceneAnimationSystem: Threaded Animation Updates and Bone Merge Order drives all animation updates. It runs at (after , before ). Threading Model Animation upda…
SkinnedModelRenderer: Animation Events (Footstep, Sound, Generic, AnimTag) and Sequence Playback
SkinnedModelRenderer Animation Events and Sequence Playback Animation Events exposes callbacks for animation events defined in the model's animation graph or se…
s&box HydraulicEntity: Hydraulic piston
HydraulicEntity Component API Reference HydraulicEntity is a Component that implements IPlayerControllable for hydraulic pistons. It controls a SliderJoint to e…
SkinnedModelRenderer Animation Parameters: Set, SetIk, SetLookDirection, Pre-Spawn Caching, and ClearParameters
SkinnedModelRenderer Animation Parameters: Set, SetIk, SetLookDirection, and Pre-Spawn Caching stores animation parameters in a dictionary and applies them to t…
s&box SpriteRenderer: Billboard Modes, Animation Control, Broadcast Events, and Rendering Options
s&box SpriteRenderer: Animated Sprites, Billboard Modes, and Broadcast Events renders a asset in the s&box world with support for animation, billboarding, and f…
ModelPhysics — ragdolls and per-bone physics simulation
ModelPhysics — Ragdolls and Per-Bone Physics drives physics simulation per bone on a skinned model. Use it for ragdolls, destructible characters, and physics-dr…
Sandbox: Map entities — Door, Button, FuncMover, TriggerPush, TriggerTeleport
Sandbox Map Entities — Door, Button, FuncMover, TriggerPush, TriggerTeleport These components implement interactive map elements. They live in the namespace and…
BeamEffect: Animated Line Renderer for Tracers, Lasers, and Beams
The BeamEffect in s&box is an animated LineRenderer for creating beams, tracers, and lasers. It supports multiple beams, fade over time, scale over time, and te…
Async tasks in s&box — coroutines, parallel tasks, and frame-by-frame animation
Async Tasks in s&box Components s&box async tasks run on the main thread — they behave like coroutines. Use to yield one frame, to wait, and to run tasks in par…
Working with Models and Rendering
Guide to displaying 3D models in s&box. ModelRenderer Component Loading Models SkinnedMeshRenderer (Animated Models) Dynamic Model Creation LODs (Level of Detai…
Movie Maker - s&box Documentation
Official s&box documentation for the Movie Maker - cinematic recording and editing. Movie Maker provides tools for creating cinematic sequences and gameplay rec…
Citizen Characters - s&box Assets Documentation
Citizen Characters The Citizen is s&box's default human character model. It provides a standardized base for player characters, NPCs, and customization through …
Beams - s&box Rendering Documentation
Beams Beam effects create animated lines between points - useful for lasers, lightning, energy beams, and trails. BeamEffect Component Create beams using the Be…
PlayerController: Physics-Based Character with Events Interface
The component is a physics-based first/third person player controller. Add it to a scene and be running around with no programming required. Core Features Physi…
Throwable enum
Throwable Enum Types of throwable weapons for s&box viewmodel animation selection. Values HEGrenade - High-explosive grenade SmokeGrenade - Smoke grenade StunGr…
Player Controller - s&box Scene Documentation
Player Controller The Player Controller component provides character movement for games. It handles physics-based movement, ground detection, jumping, and camer…