How can I restart an animation?

Question

The first time the player clicks a button, my animation plays properly.

The problem is that when the player presses the button a second time, the animation does not play.

Here is the code I'm using to control my animation:

public Animator anim;

public Animator animsfirst;
public Animator animssecond;
public Animator animsthird;

public Animator reanimsfirst;   
public Animator reanimssecond;   
public Animator reanimsthird;   
public Animator closeinstruct; 

public void instructionpanel()      //(instruction panel open animation)
{
    anim.enabled = true;         //when button click instruction panel open
    animsfirst.enabled = true;
    animssecond.enabled = true;
    animsthird.enabled = true;
}

public void closeinstructionpanel()  //(instruction panel close animation)
{
    Debug.Log("animationrun");   //when button click instruction panel close
    reanimsfirst.Play("freverse");
    reanimssecond.Play("srevese");
    reanimsthird.Play("lreverse");
    closeinstruct.Play("clreverse");
}

Here is the animator controller setup for the animsfirst object:

And for the reanimsfirst object:

How can I resolve this issue?

Answer 1

On your animator controller, create a new(empty) state, and set it as your default layer, now make a transition from your animation clip to the empty clip. The goal is to let the animator return to it's original state after it has played thereby allowing you to play again as many times possible.