Animation Editor¶

Use the Animation Editor to create or edit Animation Timelines.

To make sure Animation Editor is well installed, let’s try to create an Animation Timeline file.

Creating an Animation Timeline file¶

Step Action

From Android Studio, choose File > New > Animation Timeline.

Give a name to your Animation Timeline file and click the Create button.

The screen displays Animation Editor with a blank Animation file.

By default the Dopesheet and Curves views are displayed.

The Animation Timeline is stored in a .qianim file.

Note

If the Animation Editor is not displayed, see the Troubleshooting section.

If everything goes well, then let’s discover the animation editor: Getting Started.

To edit an Animation Timeline file:

Step	Action
	Double click the file name.
	Result: the Animation Editor is launched.
	Note You can also right click the file name and choose Edit Animation in the contextual menu.

[Old version]

The Animation viewer displays a preview:

Step	Action
	Install Animation Editor. For further details, see: Installing Animation Editor.

Step

Action

Install Animation Editor.

[No Editor]

The Animation Timeline is displayed inside Android Studio:

Step	Action
	Upgrade to the latest version of the Pepper SDK plugin. For further details, see: Get Pepper SDK Plugin.
	Install Animation Editor. For further details, see: Installing Animation Editor.

Step

Action

Upgrade to the latest version of the Pepper SDK plugin.

For further details, see: Get Pepper SDK Plugin.

Install Animation Editor.

Step	Action
	When prompted, click the link.
	Click the Install and Run button.
	Optionally choose another directory.
	Click the Finish button.