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title: "Line Animation Object"
slug: "line-animation-object"
updated: 2024-06-12T08:17:15Z
canonical: "support.dise.com/line-animation-object"
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# Line Animation Object

The **Line** **Animation** **object**![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/image-1693382005654.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A28%3A37Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A28%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jCjUvaFzh2RUf0lodQXqo7S8rFHwbgcnu8CWiUgfu98%3D)can be used draw lines to create animated arrows.

In the Objects tab, double-click on the line animation icon, click it and drag into the edit area. This will take you the the line animation properties window.

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## General

General settings tab: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/GEclMvNTiGsYSrK_D-aDrkgelhC1-yq19A.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A28%3A37Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A28%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jCjUvaFzh2RUf0lodQXqo7S8rFHwbgcnu8CWiUgfu98%3D)🔎︎

Use ctrl+left click to add a line point or right click to edit the animation:

- **Add** - Add a new line.
- **Scale** - Set the width and height of the line edit area.
- **Line width** - Set the drawn width of the line.
- **Arrowhead** - Check to add an arrow to the start of the line.
- **Arrowtail** - Check to add an arrow to the end of the line.
- **Arrowhead** **size** - Increase/decrease the size of the arrow.
- **Render** **lines** - Check to draw lines in the line animation.
- **Scale** **line** **widths** - Specifies whether the line width should scale with the size of the object. If unchecked, the line will have a constant size.
- **Preview** **animation** - Check to animate the line with its properties.

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## Motion

Motion tab:![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/Vo3OnCpqGivr3J9T6rG_sx6ml3A90J6d2Q.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A28%3A37Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A28%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jCjUvaFzh2RUf0lodQXqo7S8rFHwbgcnu8CWiUgfu98%3D)🔎︎

- **Do** **not** **animate****,** **draw** **lines** **instantly** - Skip the animation and display the entire line immediately.
- **Animation** **speed**
  - Fixed speed - The animation should move with a fixed number of pixels per second.
  - Fixed animation time - The movement should take a fixed time to complete.
  - Relative to object time - The speed to complete the movement should take a proportion of the total time of the object.
- **Speed** **calculation** **method** - This relates to how the object should operate when there are several line branches.
  - Shortest branch - Each level gets drawn at the same time. The shortest line on each level will determine the level's speed. Longer lines on the same level will speed up.
  - Average speed - Each level gets drawn at the same time. The medium line length on each level will determine the level's speed. Longer lines will speed up, shorter lines will slow down.
  - Longest branch - Each level gets drawn at the same time. The longest line on each level will determine the level's speed. Shorter lines on the same level will slow down.
  - Fixed speed - Lines are drawn with the same speed. Shorter lines will be finished before longer lines.
  - Adjusted - Lines will adjust their speeds so that all branches in the line animation finish at the same time.

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## Data

Data tab:![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/image-1693385677550.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A28%3A37Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A28%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jCjUvaFzh2RUf0lodQXqo7S8rFHwbgcnu8CWiUgfu98%3D)🔎︎

- **Connect** **Data** - Read the line coordinates from a data connected text file.
- **Connected** **t**o **external** **text** **file** - Toggle data connection.
- **Data** **is**
  - Line source - The text should be interpreted as line source

Example:

```none
NAME Line 1
MOVETO 10,100
LINETO 30,10
LINETO 40,40
LINETO 50,50
LINETO 60,5
```

- **Data** **is**
  - XY coordinates - The text should be interpreted as coordinates of the form X,Y.

Example:

```none
Name Line 1
10,100
30,10
40,40
50,50
60,5
```

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## Advanced

Advanced tab:![](https://cdn.document360.io/b18b81f9-f0ab-453e-8933-1b71091f98f7/Images/Documentation/irXWBlzTNWhBhiKULisoxmcF3r9o2MaaqQ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-12T18%3A28%3A37Z&se=2026-11-12T19%3A28%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=jCjUvaFzh2RUf0lodQXqo7S8rFHwbgcnu8CWiUgfu98%3D)🔎︎

Click the Compile button to check for errors:

- **Line** **source** - Line source is a sequence of text commands that constitute a description on how to draw the line animation.
- **MOVETO** **X,Y** - Move the cursor to the specified coordinate without drawing.
- **LINETO X,Y** - Move the cursor to the specified coordinate while drawing a line.
- **SPLIT** - Start a new line branch from this position.
- **ENDSPLIT** - End the line branch (that was started with the previous split)
- **IF <variable> EXISTS** - Will check if the specified variable is declared and if so, execute the clause until the next ENDIF. This allows you to setup context- or position-based directions.
- **ENDIF** - Ends the if clause.