Overview

Beyond the core summon, remove, animation, and variant functions, Animated Java generates a set of utility functions for targeting specific entities within a rig. These let you run custom commands as or at bones, locators, interactions, and cameras without needing to know their UUIDs.

All utility functions use Minecraft’s macro syntax and accept a command argument that is executed in the resolved context.

Node Functions

as_node

Executes a command as the bone/display entity with the given name.

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_node {name: "head", command: "say I am the head bone!"}

as_root

Executes a command as the root entity of the rig. Can be run from any entity that has the rig’s ID score set.

#ARGS: {command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.entity] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_root {command: "say I am the root!"}

move

Teleports the entire rig to the execution position and rotation, updating all floating entity positions (cameras, locators, interactions).

# Move the rig to a specific location
execute positioned 10 64 20 rotated 0 0 as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/move

Interaction Functions

These functions are only generated if the blueprint contains at least one Interaction node.

as_interaction

Executes a command as the interaction entity with the given name.

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_interaction {name: "hitbox", command: "say I was interacted with!"}

as_at_interaction

Executes a command as and at the interaction entity with the given name.

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_at_interaction {name: "hitbox", command: "particle minecraft:heart ~ ~ ~"}

at_interaction

Executes a command at the transform position of the interaction entity with the given name (without switching execution entity).

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/at_interaction {name: "hitbox", command: "particle minecraft:crit ~ ~ ~"}

as_all_interactions / as_at_all_interactions / at_all_interactions

Same as above, but targets every interaction entity in the rig simultaneously. No name argument needed.

#ARGS: {command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_all_interactions {command: "say Hello from all interactions!"}

Locator Functions

These functions are only generated if the blueprint contains Locator nodes.

at_locator

Executes a command at the world position of the locator with the given name.

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/at_locator {name: "hand", command: "particle minecraft:flame ~ ~ ~"}

at_all_locators

Executes a command at every locator in the rig.

#ARGS: {command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/at_all_locators {command: "particle minecraft:end_rod ~ ~ ~"}

as_locator / as_at_locator / as_all_locators / as_at_all_locators

Available only for locators that have Use Entity enabled. Same semantics as the interaction variants above.

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_locator {name: "mount_point", command: "say I am the mount point entity!"}

Camera Functions

These functions are only generated if the blueprint contains Camera nodes.

as_camera

Executes a command as the camera entity with the given name.

#ARGS: {name: string, command: string}
execute as @e[tag=my_pack.my_rig.root] run function my_pack:my_rig/as_camera {name: "eye", command: "tp @p ~ ~ ~"}

Scoreboard Tags Reference

You can use these tags to select rig entities directly without utility functions:

See Core Concepts: Tags for more details on how entity tags are used in Animated Java.