[Home](./index.md) > [server](./server.md) > [Entity](./server.entity.md) > [getModelAnimation](./server.entity.getmodelanimation.md) ## Entity.getModelAnimation() method Gets or lazily creates a model animation for the entity's model by name. **Signature:** ```typescript getModelAnimation(name: string): EntityModelAnimation | undefined; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the animation to get or create.

**Returns:** [EntityModelAnimation](./server.entitymodelanimation.md) \| undefined The model animation instance, or `undefined` for block entities. \*\*Category:\*\* Entities ## Remarks Model entities only; returns `undefined` for block entities. If the animation does not yet exist, a new instance with default settings is created and added to `modelAnimations`. Use `availableModelAnimationNames` to discover which animation names exist in the model.