You can view and set up character behavior from the Animator ControllerControls animation through Animation Layers with Animation State Machines and Animation Blend Trees, controlled by Animation Parameters. The same Animator Controller can be referenced by multiple models with Animator components. More info
See in Glossary view (Menu: Window > Animation > Animator).
To create an Animator Controller, do one of the following:
This creates a .controller asset. In the Project Browser window.
After the state machineThe set of states in an Animator Controller that a character or animated GameObject can be in, along with a set of transitions between those states and a variable to remember the current state. The states available will depend on the type of gameplay, but typical states include things like idling, walking, running and jumping. More info
See in Glossary setup has been made, you can drop the controller onto the Animator componentA component on a model that animates that model using the Animation system. The component has a reference to an Animator Controller asset that controls the animation. More info
See in Glossary of any character with an AvatarAn interface for retargeting animation from one rig to another. More info
See in Glossary in the Hierarchy View.