# How to Create a Spinning 3D Icon (https://academy.spline.design/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline/how-to-create-a-spinning-3d-icon)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 15 min 12 s
- Published: 2024-09-24
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek
- Part of: [Animation & Interactions in Spline](https://academy.spline.design/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline.md)

## About this tutorial

Hey there! In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a spinning 3D icon from start to finish! You’ll learn to design and animate it, add smooth delays, and set up interactive triggers. We’ll also explore colors, materials, and button-triggered animations.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=0s) Creating the 3D Icon
- [2:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=133s) Color and Material Application
- [6:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=389s) Animating the 3D Icon
- [10:35](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=635s) Adding Interactive Triggers

## Related documentation

- [Extruding 2D objects in 3D](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/extruding-2d-objects-in-3-d)
- [Materials & Shading](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%8C%88-materials-&-shading)
- [Transition Action](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/actions/transition-action)
- [Cloner Motion](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/cloner-motion)