Anima Brings Auto-Animate to Sketch!2 min read

Anima allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes inside
Sketch, Adobe XD, and Figma and export HTML & CSS in a single click.

Introducing: Auto-Animate for Sketch

If you are not familiar with Anima, two years ago, we introduced an advanced Animations and Interactions editor directly inside Sketch.
Today, we launched Auto-Animate for Sketch. Anima Auto-Animate enables you to connect two similar artboards and get a fluid animation between them as if you animated it yourself.
Auto-Animate is also available with Anima for Adobe XD and Anima for Figma.

See it live: https://wndr.animaapp.io
Try it out yourself! Download Sketch File

How Does It Work?

Step 1. Create a design and duplicate the artboard.

Step 1: Select the artboard and press Command + D.

Step 2. On the duplicated artboard, resize the Machu Picchu image to fit the entire artboard.

Important: Layers must keep the same names in both artboards in order to auto-animate correctly.

Step 2: Resize Machu Picchu image

Step 3. Move elements to their end position

• Move the text box to the lower-left corner
• Slide down the Social symbol and Slider Ovals. (Make sure they do not slide outside the artboard).
• Slide Facts (hidden) in from the right

Step 3. Move elements to their end position

Step 4. Modify the elements’ properties

• Change the white Rectangle opacity to 0%
• Change the text color to white
• Change the Social symbol and Slider Ovals opacity to 0%
• Change Facts group opacity to 100%

Anima will calculate the position, color, and opacity changes and generate a fluid transition between the two artboards.

Step 4. Modify the elements’ properties

Step 5. Link Artboards

Select the Read More button in the original artboard, then go to Anima Plugin>Prototype> Flow> Links and point the purple arrow towards the destination artboard and click it.

Step 5. Link Artboards

Step 6. Change link type to Auto-Animate

Step 6. Change link type to Auto-Animate

Step 7. Select animation curve and duration

Step 7. Select animation curve and duration

Step 8. Click Preview in Browser

Violà!

Sketch Auto-Animate with Anima

See it live: https://wndr.animaapp.io
Try it out yourself! Download Sketch File

What is Anima?

Anima allows designers to create high-fidelity prototypes right inside Sketch, Adobe XD, and Figma and export HTML & CSS in a single click.

As always, we’re excited to hear your feedback!

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Stay creative!
❤️ Anima team