# Quick Guide

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HEAT currently only works with the Humanoid System.  Please reach out to us at <support@heat.tech> if you would like to explore the Legacy System functions we have developed.
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## OPENING THE HEAT PLUG-IN

* The Unity Plug-in communicates with the HEAT motion library through the HEAT Bridge.  If you haven't downloaded and installed the HEAT Bridge please [start here](https://docs.heat.tech/heat-bridge).
* In your Unity project with the HEAT plug-in package installed navigate to the top menu bar '**HEAT -> Animation Loader**' to open the HEAT Animation Loader pane.
* Open the HEAT Bridge on your PC.
* Log into the HEAT Bridge with the '**Sign In**' button (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FV9o27y1jyspOKmuyTEqr%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=39c8ae88-42f8-4ce5-bec8-a2c5e5788b66" alt="" data-size="line">) in the upper right hand corner.
* Once the Bridge is connected to your HEAT account you will see the connection indicator in the lower left corner of the bridge turn from disconnected (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FSQMaGPwaPPkzuIq79lfy%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3e0ffc1d-d0c5-4f62-8f24-aeec2ffbcdef" alt="" data-size="line">) to connected (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2Fc9lDDFCak8SMH4hIpRwF%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=719e1429-be6d-4930-be0f-0794ce9f4912" alt="" data-size="line">).
* Ensure that '**Unity**' is selected in the program selection drop-down (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FGPlzHbjJF416c0QMn7AJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=cb1dcb51-7c71-496b-be0d-2dbdeaae8dc5" alt="" data-size="line">) in the lower left hand corner of the bridge.
* With the HEAT Bridge now open and connected the HEAT Animation Loader within Unity should read '**HEAT Bridge connected**'.  You are now ready to import animations!

<figure><img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FbOxhDF8npKTg6EyZ62fx%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9a0e7ab3-7f82-437f-96ad-4c8a7296269f" alt="" width="339"><figcaption><p>HEAT Animation Loader connected to HEAT Bridge</p></figcaption></figure>

## IMPORTING ANIMATIONS TO UNITY

* In the HEAT Bridge locate an animation that you would like to pull into your scene and click it.
* The animation card will expand to show a full size 3D viewport of the animation with it's title, description, and tags.
* Click the '**Import**' button (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2F3yYkW0B8RMYPzPpZh5Qk%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=808ce6d8-6367-49f4-b564-729eafb36ead" alt="" data-size="line">) in the lower right hand corner of the bridge to send the animation from the HEAT Bridge to your Unity project.
* The HEAT animation will download into Unity and you will get pop-up with a confirmation message when complete.

<figure><img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FuDCg5Gvp9Pe71MzpsNRJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=25987be7-af55-4a82-bf8b-f55718e28ebe" alt=""><figcaption><p>Confirmation message of successful HEAT animation download</p></figcaption></figure>

* Click '**OK**' in the confirmation pop-up.
* You will now be able to locate the HEAT animation in the project file explorer under the filepath '**Assets -> HEAT -> Animations**'.
* The imported animations are now ready to be used in your Unity project.

## UTILIZING HEAT ANIMATIONS IN UNITY

* You can now drag and drop your animation onto any humanoid character in your scene.
* To ensure that your character is set to Humanoid mode select it in the '**Project**' window file explorer and check that the '**Animation Type**' option under '**Rig**' in the '**Inspector**' pane is set to '**Humanoid**'.

<figure><img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FjdcJXbQQW1RjNSBFKleb%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c13f2e5e-1b8b-46a4-813d-290c8f4a6ef7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Changing Animation Type to Humanoid within Inspector</p></figcaption></figure>

* You can now drag and drop any heat animation (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FRBsURlCb9Zv7SuoAxNnJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f5c84f21-cb68-4934-b4ab-b0861156c0a8" alt="" data-size="line">) onto your custom character.
* Dropping an animation on your character will also automatically create an Animation Controller (<img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FbDUJFZTa7GnTOEI8Q7W6%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=ba2c6ae5-1e7a-4852-af9b-240ffce869b9" alt="" data-size="line">).

<figure><img src="https://3615087246-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FayEAytwtGUY9ZVsFfLoQ%2Fuploads%2FJgpa6t2jGZkzWKbhaXIt%2FUnityDragAnd%20Drop%20Gif.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=b888a811-c352-4a9b-99a1-b7040b7c38c1" alt=""><figcaption><p>Drag and drop HEAT animation onto custom humanoid character</p></figcaption></figure>

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