# Triggering the Play All animtionclip
**URL:** https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188
**Category:** Technical Support
**Tags:** studio
**Created:** [April 24, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188 "2025-04-24T15:29:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Nwankwo\_Micheal](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Nwankwo_Micheal)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188/1 "2025-04-24T15:29:55Z")
Hello Everyone I’m trying to trigger the "Play All "animation clip via code and it doesn’t work, other animation clips work when i type out their animation clip name except “Play All”
```auto
import * as ecs from '@8thwall/ecs'
ecs.registerComponent({
name: 'PlayerAnimations',
data: {
currentAnimation: ecs.string,
},
schema: {
inputManager: ecs.eid,
},
stateMachine: ({world, eid, schemaAttribute, dataAttribute}) => {
const animations = ['Idle', 'Walk', 'Attack', 'Play All']
let currentIndex = 0
const playAnimation = (animationName, playSpeed, canLoop) => {
const animationComponent = ecs.GltfModel.get(world, eid)
if (animationComponent) {
ecs.GltfModel.set(world, eid, {
animationClip: animationName,
timeScale: playSpeed,
loop: canLoop,
})
dataAttribute.cursor(eid).currentAnimation = animationName
console.log(`Swapped to animation: ${animationName}`)
}
}
const handleNext3 = () => {
currentIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % animations.length
const nextAnimation = animations[currentIndex]
playAnimation(nextAnimation, 1, true)
}
ecs.defineState('idle').initial()
.onEnter(() => {
playAnimation('Idle', 1, true)
const inputManagerId = schemaAttribute.cursor(eid).inputManager
if (inputManagerId) {
world.events.addListener(inputManagerId, 'Scene1', handleNext3)
}
})
.onExit(() => {
const inputManagerId = schemaAttribute.cursor(eid).inputManager
if (inputManagerId) {
world.events.removeListener(inputManagerId, 'Scene1', handleNext3)
}
})
},
})
```
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### Author:  [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188/2 "2025-04-24T18:54:14Z")
Use `*` instead of the animation clip name and it will play them all. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Nwankwo\_Micheal](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Nwankwo_Micheal)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188/3 "2025-04-25T13:15:02Z")
it works perfectly, thanks ..
Do you know how to play animation clips in parts? For example, I want to play the first 2 seconds of an animation when the ‘Next’ event is triggered, and then play the next 2 seconds the next time the ‘Next’ event is triggered.
Thanks 😊
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### Author:  [@GeorgeButler](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/GeorgeButler)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188/4 "2025-04-25T21:26:12Z")
I would make a StateMachine that has a state for each animation, and then just make triggers to go to the next animation.
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### Author:  [@Nwankwo\_Micheal](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/Nwankwo_Micheal)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188/5 "2025-04-27T01:20:15Z")
Thanks @GeorgeButler
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/triggering-the-play-all-animtionclip/6188/6 "2025-05-01T01:20:25Z")
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