# How to Animate 3D Motion Using Timelines (https://academy.spline.design/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline/how-to-animate-3d-motion-using-timelines)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 12 min 25 s
- Published: 2025-10-17
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diBHRtoM2J4
- Part of: [Animation & Interactions in Spline](https://academy.spline.design/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline.md)

## About this tutorial

Learn how to use Spline’s new Timeline Animation feature to bring your 3D scenes to life! 🚀

This step-by-step tutorial covers everything you need to know to start animating objects, lights, and cameras directly inside Spline.

🔹 In this video you’ll learn:

- How to open the Timelines UI and navigate through its components
- How to use presets and create animations from scratch
- What properties you can animate
- Adding and editing keyframes
- Use the Timeline Animation Action
- Previewing and exporting your animation

## Related documentation

- [Timeline Animation \[Beta\]](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/timeline-animation-beta)