# \#compress

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## [How to compress or stretch SketchUp object in animation](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-compress-or-stretch-sketchup-object-in-animation/45803)

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**Author:** [@ralden](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ralden)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-compress-or-stretch-sketchup-object-in-animation/45803 "2017-06-01T19:04:07Z")

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Hello guys! i’m having difficulty in animating this kind of animation in sketch-up so basically to apply a certain force in an object and that object will compress in certain strain level. For a better demonstration of t…