# How to Create 3D Paths in Spline (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/how-to-create-3d-paths-in-spline)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 36 min 33 s
- Published: 2023-02-25
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E
- Part of: [Spline 101 | Build Your First Interactive Scene](https://academy.spline.design/collections/spline-101-build-your-first-interactive-scene.md)

## About this tutorial

Hello! In this tutorial, you will learn how to use 3D paths in Spline to achieve many visual outcomes. You will also learn how to animate objects along a path and combine the cloner and physics with paths.

Example scenes: https://app.spline.design/library?category=3D%20paths
Physics scene: https://app.spline.design/file/6ed98e23-602d-40b1-b390-30222b3808cf
Follow Spline: https://instagram.com/splinetool/

Learn more about 3D paths from the docs: https://docs.spline.design/2a23d8021f594f87958ee43b6f19ab14

Note: At min 34, it seems there is a fast cut, but that was basically the end of the sentence.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=0s) Introduction
- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=0s) Creating paths
- [1:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=105s) Adding round corners
- [2:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=140s) Path extrusion
- [3:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=195s) Depth and offset
- [4:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=250s) Angle and twist
- [5:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=347s) Using custom vector shapes
- [8:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=513s) Using text shapes
- [10:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=625s) Using a gradient layer with paths
- [11:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=710s) Animate path parameters
- [14:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=844s) Animate infinite loops
- [15:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=930s) Adding clones to paths
- [17:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1028s) Mixing techniques
- [18:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1110s) Exploring 3D handwritten styles
- [20:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1250s) Exploring tube styles
- [21:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1315s) Animating objects along a path
- [28:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1738s) Physics and path animation
- [30:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1820s) Converting 2d vectors to 3d paths
- [31:24](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1884s) Exploring glass and matcaps in paths
- [32:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=1943s) Exploring neon lights effects
- [33:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=2009s) Complex custom shapes and styles
- [34:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=2045s) Using multiple offsets for different objects
- [34:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pU7tGajw2E&t=2083s) Exploring candy letters with star shapes

## Related documentation

- [3D Paths](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/3d-paths)