# Create a basic Animation

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-basic-animation/248519>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Created:** [November 16, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-basic-animation/248519 "2023-11-16T17:27:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![doug\_mcpeek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@doug\_mcpeek1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/doug_mcpeek1)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-basic-animation/248519/1 "2023-11-16T17:27:55Z")

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I use Pro 2023 because I will have access to all things. While I am not a high end user, I am willing to pay the price.  
I just created a small project, and and would like to understand how I might animate it showing all of the pieces flying into the frame.  
Additionally once everything is in place I would like to continue in a rotation showing all of the features of the project.  
Can anyone give me in simple terms how I might accomplish this feat?

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**Author:** ![TheOnlyAaron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/theonlyaaron/32/9436_2.png) [@TheOnlyAaron](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TheOnlyAaron)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-basic-animation/248519/2 "2023-11-16T17:29:28Z")

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You would have to use an extesnion like Fredo’s Animator.  
SKetchUp is a 3D modeling software, and does not have very powerful tools for animation, natively.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-a-basic-animation/248519/3 "2023-11-16T17:29:46Z")

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You can do an animation natively using copies of the components, tags, and scenes. I do this fairly regularly.

Alternatively you could look at Animator from Fredo6 at Sketchucation.

This one was done natively although there’s no camera orbiting. Click on the picture.  
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/7/27d0b35d2a5cc72f5600eeb312ebaf3fde211113.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2nZEPdw)

It could just have easily been the parts flying in to get assembled.