is it possible to make an animation (texture animation) that only triggers once when i want it to?

 

Textures are determined by the block model.

Block models are selected in your blockstates.json based on the block's Property(s) in your BlockState.

Which BlockState is used is decided by you.

e.g. see the how LIT property is used by RedstoneLampBlock

5 hours ago, warjort said:

Textures are determined by the block model.

Block models are selected in your blockstates.json based on the block's Property(s) in your BlockState.

Which BlockState is used is decided by you.

e.g. see the how LIT property is used by RedstoneLampBlock

i actually have exactly that right now, but texture animation is synchronized for all textures and so it looks kinda weird and the timing is wrong.

 @Override
    public void stepOn(@NotNull Level level, @NotNull BlockPos pos, @NotNull BlockState blockState, @NotNull Entity entity) {
        if (!level.isClientSide) {
            if (entity instanceof LivingEntity livingEntity) {
                if (!blockState.getValue(BITING)) {
                    level.setBlock(pos, blockState.setValue(BITING, true), 3);
                    livingEntity.hurt(ModDamageSource.GROUND_ATTACK, 6);
                    level.scheduleTick(pos, this, 20);
                }
            }
        }
        super.stepOn(level, pos, blockState, entity);
    }

    @Override
    public void tick(@NotNull BlockState blockState, @NotNull ServerLevel level, @NotNull BlockPos pos, @NotNull RandomSource source) {
        if (!level.isClientSide) {
            level.setBlock(pos, blockState.setValue(BITING, false), 3);
        }
        super.tick(blockState, level, pos, source);
    }

 

Not really my area of expertise.

But usually if you hit the limits of what json models can do then you change your block to a BlockEntity and write your own BlockEntityRenderer to draw what you want.

e.g. the vanilla banner could be normal block, but then it wouldn't wave in the wind.