The Animation toolbar

The Animation toolbar has all the tools you'll need to work with animations in ArcMap, ArcScene, and ArcGlobe. Using the tools on the Animation toolbar, you can create keyframes for animation tracks, save and export animation tracks to video files, and manage and preview your animations.

The following table describes all the options available on the Animation toolbar:

Options available on the Animation toolbar

Animation toolbar options	Description
Animation drop-down menu	Displays a menu of all other animation tools.
Capture View	Creates an animation by capturing views.
Open Animation Controls	Opens the Animation Controls toolbar.
Clear Animation	Removes all animation tracks from the document.
Create Keyframe	Creates a keyframe for a new or existing track.
Create Group Animation	Creates a track that animates the properties of grouped layers (visibility/transparency).
Create Time Animation	Creates a track that animates temporal maps.
Create Flyby From Path	Creates a track by defining a path along which the camera or the view will travel.
Load Animation File	Loads an existing animation file into your document.
Save Animation File	Saves an animation file so it can be loaded at a later date.
Export Animation	Exports animation files as videos or sequential images.
Animation Manager	Edits and fine-tunes animations, modifies properties of keyframes and tracks, and edits the timing of keyframes and tracks while previewing the changes.

Before animating data, you must add the Animation toolbar. The toolbar can be added to ArcMap, ArcScene, and ArcGlobe by clicking Customize on the Main menu, then point to Toolbars and click Animation.