# Use Variables to Create Interactive 3D Content (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/use-variables-to-create-interactive-3d-content)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: advanced
- Duration: 24 min 14 s
- Published: 2023-09-30
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM
- Part of: [Spline Advanced | Feature Deep Dive](https://academy.spline.design/collections/spline-advanced-feature-deep-dive.md)

## About this tutorial

Hello everyone! In this tutorial, you will learn how to use variables in combination with Events and Actions to create custom interactive experiences on Spline!
Check Spline: https://spline.design/

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=0s) Intro
- [0:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=27s) What are variables?
- [1:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=60s) Creating variables
- [1:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=117s) How to use variables
- [3:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=180s) How to move an object with variables and events
- [3:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=232s) String variables and text
- [4:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=278s) Dynamic variables (Time, Counter, Random)
- [6:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=416s) Changing rotation with a counter variable
- [8:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=484s) Reusing variable in multiple properties
- [8:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=505s) Using a conditional action to trigger transitions
- [10:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=650s) Capturing object properties changes
- [13:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=791s) Making controls to move a cube
- [15:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=929s) Bar chart logic with variables
- [18:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=1093s) Progress bar and math functions
- [20:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=1226s) Making a likes counter
- [22:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id_SZVCUVMM&t=1339s) Modifying shape properties with variables

## Related documentation

- [Variables](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/variables)
- [Variable Change Event](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/variable-change-event)
- [Set Variable Action](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/actions/set-variable-action)
- [Variable Control Action](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/actions/variable-control-action)