# How do you start animating in Three.js/editor/

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** javascript, animation, threejs\
**Created:** [September 16, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753 "2024-09-16T01:32:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![NinjaCatChris](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/ninjacatchris/32/51778_2.png) [@NinjaCatChris](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/NinjaCatChris)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753/1 "2024-09-16T01:32:42Z")

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How do you start animating in Three.js/editor/, I can’t figure it out, and I need help from some one that uses Three.js’ official in web browser editor please.

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**Author:** ![Arthur](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/arthur/32/22954_2.png) [@Arthur](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Arthur)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753/2 "2024-09-16T16:59:52Z")

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![Screenshot 2024-09-16 at 17.59.14](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/8/8/8892e922a6feb7bbc3c88ecb00837338d9783b0f.jpeg)  
You need to create a script on an object (right of the screen) and write an update function for it.

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**Author:** ![NinjaCatChris](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/ninjacatchris/32/51778_2.png) [@NinjaCatChris](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/NinjaCatChris)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753/3 "2024-09-16T18:30:22Z")

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is this only for particles?

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/b/5/b51c76451984de695e79364620f0cacc4f419e94.jpeg)i  
I am animating the model in the bottom right.

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**Author:** ![Arthur](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/arthur/32/22954_2.png) [@Arthur](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Arthur)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753/4 "2024-09-16T18:47:54Z")

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It works for any kind of object, I just happened to screenshot the particle example. Look at the other examples in the editor for a starting point.

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**Author:** ![NinjaCatChris](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/ninjacatchris/32/51778_2.png) [@NinjaCatChris](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/NinjaCatChris)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/how-do-you-start-animating-in-three-js-editor/70753/5 "2024-09-16T18:53:59Z")

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ok, cuz I’m trying to move my model to do a animation for a cutscene, but and a very new beginner to JS coding, but not coding in general.