# AnimationClipCreator

A utility class with factory methods for creating basic animation clips.

## Import

AnimationClipCreator is an addon, and must be imported explicitly, see Installation#Addons.

    import { AnimationClipCreator } from 'three/addons/animation/AnimationClipCreator.js';

## Static Methods

### .CreateMaterialColorAnimation ( duration : number, colors : Array.<Color> ) : AnimationClip

Creates an animation clip that animates the `color` property of a 3D object's material.

duration | The duration of the animation.
colors | An array of colors that should be sequentially animated.

Returns: The created animation clip.

### .CreatePulsationAnimation ( duration : number, pulseScale : number ) : AnimationClip

Creates an animation clip that scales a 3D object in a pulse pattern in the given period.

duration | The duration of the animation.
pulseScale | The scale of the pulse.

Returns: The created animation clip.

### .CreateRotationAnimation ( period : number, axis : 'x' | 'y' | 'z' ) : AnimationClip

Creates an animation clip that rotates a 3D object 360 degrees in the given period of time around the given axis.

period | The duration of the animation.
axis | The axis of rotation. Default is `'x'`.

Returns: The created animation clip.

### .CreateScaleAxisAnimation ( period : number, axis : 'x' | 'y' | 'z' ) : AnimationClip

Creates an animation clip that scales a 3D object from `0` to `1` in the given period of time along the given axis.

period | The duration of the animation.
axis | The axis to scale the 3D object along. Default is `'x'`.

Returns: The created animation clip.

### .CreateShakeAnimation ( duration : number, shakeScale : Vector3 ) : AnimationClip

Creates an animation clip that translates a 3D object in a shake pattern in the given period.

duration | The duration of the animation.
shakeScale | The scale of the shake.

Returns: The created animation clip.

### .CreateVisibilityAnimation ( duration : number ) : AnimationClip

Creates an animation clip that toggles the visibility of a 3D object.

duration | The duration of the animation.

Returns: The created animation clip.

## Source

examples/jsm/animation/AnimationClipCreator.js