Late start animations? Sorta?

i don't know exactly how to word this to make the most sense so I will try my best in explaining what i am looking for.

I have an animation in mind that I can easily create. However I am not sure exactly how the lead in will work with this animation. Essentially what i want to happen is when the event starts, my AV in a standing position (can be any standing position from the AO point of view) and will slowly rise into the air in about 3-5 seconds. This floating position will be a loop for a arranged amount of time and then will be stopped by a script to return to the original position or another chained animation.

So my question.. Do I create the floating animation and set the lead in time to that 3-5 seconds so that it will merge into the animation that I created? Or do I create an animation of the av rising and taking form that the other floating animation will continue with?

I am good enough to make the loop animation of my final position that I am looking for but the transition from point A to B is what is giving me trouble.

I think that I might have found what I am looking for with the animation. In reference to the Animation Start percentage... I will give this a try.

But any other helpful tips would be welcome.

Well, wouldn't the simplest be to set the upload ease in and out of your position to three to five seconds?

That way it would smoothly transition from whatever pose the avatar is in to your float, take less loading time, and all without having to animate more.

Took a little bit of intensive mouse clicking (boy is my finger tired) but i got the animation i wanted.