UAnimInstance::PostUpdateAnimation

function Engine Since 4.11

#include "Animation/AnimInstance.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtual

Description

Called on the game thread after both the main update and parallel update have completed. Override to run game-thread logic that depends on fully updated animation state, such as reading final curve values or triggering gameplay events.

Caveats & Gotchas

• Called after ParallelUpdateAnimation completes and results are merged back to the game thread. Safe to access UObjects and game state here.
• This runs before evaluation — the final pose has not been computed yet. If you need to react to the evaluated pose, use PostEvaluateAnimation instead.

Signature

virtual void PostUpdateAnimation();

Return Type

void

Example

Read curve value after parallel update C++

void UMyAnimInstance::PostUpdateAnimation()
{
    Super::PostUpdateAnimation();
    float AimYaw = GetCurveValue(FName("AimYaw"));
    // Use the fully updated curve to drive IK targets
    IKTargetYaw = AimYaw;
}

Version History

Introduced in: 4.11

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

Feedback

Was this helpful?