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Animation Settings

James
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    You cannot edit or create animations on Sketchfab, but you can edit some animation properties.

    The animation tools are available in 3D Settings.

    1. From your model, click Edit 3D Settings or add "/edit" to the end of any model URL.
    2. Select the Animation panel in the top left.
    Only the model's author can access 3D Settings. Edits you make will not change your original file, they will only affect viewing on Sketchfab.

    Sketchfab 3d model settings material editor

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    sketchfab 3d settings animations

    Cycle mode & Playback Speed

    Here you can set the default cycle mode and playback speed.

    sketchfab 3d settings animation settings cycle mode playback speed

    Cycle Mode

    • Cycle One: Loop the default animation
    • Cycle All: Loop through each animation
    • No Cycle: Play each animation once, then stop

    Playback Speed

    • x0.1: Play at one tenth speed
    • x0.5: Play at half speed
    • x1.0: Play at normal speed
    • x2.0: Play at double speed

    Default animation

    Choose the default animation by clicking it in the list. The "Play" icon indicates the current selection. You can also choose the Static pose as the default.

    The Static pose is the default state for solid animation, or the bind pose for skinning animation. The bind pose is the state of the bones when the artist attaches the mesh to it. So in bind pose, the mesh is not deformed at all, it's exactly the same as the original (non-rigged) mesh.

    Sketchfab model animation changing choosing static pose

    Rename & Delete

    Rename or delete an animation from the drop-down menu.

    Seamless Loop

    Choose Seamless loop if the first and last keyframes should be interpolated:

    Sketchfab animation 3d settings drop-down rename delete seamless loop interpolate

    Re-order

    Re-order animations in the list by dragging and dropping:

    sketchfab 3d settings animation static pose move

    Saving

    Once you've made your adjustments, including position and orientation, be sure to update your model's thumbnail image and default position with Save View and/or save your changes with Save Settings. You can return to your model by clicking either the model's name or Exit.

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    Comments

    12 comments

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    • KGM5

      it doesnt tell us best websites to animate a 3D model

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    • Sure

      there is any thing I can do to change the static pose? because my animation is shown perfect in the viewport but once I select static pose my model broke completely.

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    • James

      Can you post the link to the model? We're experiencing some bugs with the Static Pose right now.

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    • clodbc
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      I have a problem. My model has an animation, but it starts in "static pose". How can I change that the animation is running when I open the model? 
      I tried to save the view when the animation is running & I saved settings while the animation is running... how does it go back to static pose everytime??

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    • Sure

      https://sketchfab.com/models/05059ef3ba124582b11593f5b0ecf671

      this is the model I have a problem with the static pose

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    • FELBRODisplays

      Im also having the issue where my model opens in static pose and doesn't play animation automatically...3d settings doesn't seem to save animation settings when opening model in browser. Never had this issue before

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    • James

      Sorry everyone! It's a known issue and we have a fix coming. ETA is next Tuesday. Then you'll be able to save any animation as the default in 3D Settings.

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    • James

      This issue should be fixed now, so you can choose any animation as the default in 3D Settings.

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    • lumc

      Hello, when I navigate to the animation panel in 3D settings, nothing but Upload animation appears. None of the other options seen in this post appear... is there in fact a DEFAULT animation? As in a simple XY plane turntable? Or.. are those options only available to a paid account? The reason I ask is.. I used the share option to LinkedIn - a Play icon appears over the image and insinuates an animation, but clicking the play button does nothing on LinkedIn. However, when I browse the model here on Sketchfab it does a simple turntable rotation on mouse over... what I am I missing?

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    • vertiv

      How do you have it play the animation once, stop, and not go to the next animation?

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    • James

      @vertiv it's only possible with the Viewer API at the moment, but we plan to add it to the UI, too.

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    • d.gholson0919

      since im new i dont know how to start animating thats the only problem i realy have

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