Welcome to Day 5 of my Anime.js journey! Today, I dove into advanced animation techniques like SVG animations, dynamic values, motion paths, and integrating Anime.js with other libraries like GSAP and Three.js.

🎯 What I Learned Today

✅ Topics Covered:

  • SVG Animations with Anime.js
  • Motion Paths and Moving Along Curves
  • Dynamic Values and Random Animations
  • Integration with GSAP and Three.js
  • Animating Custom UI Components like Charts

💡 Concepts with Examples

  1. SVG Path Drawing Effect 
anime({
     targets: 'path',
     strokeDashoffset: [anime.setDashoffset, 0],
     easing: 'easeInOutSine',
     duration: 2000,
     direction: 'alternate',
     loop: true
   });

✨ Creates a draw effect on the SVG path!

  1. Motion Path Animation 
const motionPath = anime.path('#curve');

   anime({
     targets: 'circle',
     translateX: motionPath('x'),
     translateY: motionPath('y'),
     rotate: motionPath('angle'),
     duration: 3000,
     loop: true,
     easing: 'easeInOutQuad'
   });

🚗 Animates elements along a custom path.

  1. Random Bounce with Dynamic Values 
anime({
     targets: '.dot',
     translateY: () => anime.random(-100, 100),
     duration: 1000,
     direction: 'alternate',
     loop: true
   });

🔀 Each element gets a random value for its movement.

  1. Integration with Three.js 
anime({
     targets: cube.rotation,
     y: Math.PI * 2,
     duration: 3000,
     easing: 'easeInOutSine',
     loop: true
   });

🌀 Anime.js is used to animate 3D objects like cubes in Three.js.

  1. Animating Custom UI Components 
anime({
     targets: '.bar',
     height: (el, i) => 50 + i * 30,
     delay: anime.stagger(200),
     duration: 800,
     easing: 'easeOutBounce'
   });

📊 Animating a bar chart for a dynamic UI experience.

🔥 Practice Questions

🟢 Basic

  1. Animate an SVG path to create a "drawn" effect.
  2. Animate a circle along a custom path using anime.path().
  3. Use anime.setDashoffset to animate an SVG path’s stroke.

🟡 Intermediate

  1. Animate an element’s position using dynamic random values.
  2. Create a bouncing effect on multiple elements with random values.
  3. Integrate Anime.js with a basic Three.js scene and animate a 3D object.

🔴 Advanced

  1. Animate multiple paths in an SVG with staggered animations.
  2. Create a timeline animation combining GSAP and Anime.js.
  3. Build an animated graph using SVG, Anime.js, and dynamic values.
  4. Animate a custom UI component like a progress bar or voting chart.

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🌅 Mini Project — 3D Cube Animation

A 3D rotating cube animation using Anime.js combined with basic 3D transforms. It showcases how Anime.js can handle rotation on multiple axes — simple yet mesmerizing!

Check out this Pen I made!

🌌 Major Project — Interactive Card Animation Dashboard

For today’s big build, I created an interactive data dashboard featuring card animations. Each card animates on entry using Anime.js with hover effects and delayed sequencing for a smooth UI experience.

✨ Features:

  • Smooth card entry animations
  • Hover effects using Anime.js
  • Delayed reveal sequencing
  • Clean UI for showcasing content

Check out this Pen I made!

🧠 What I Gained Today

  • Mastered advanced techniques like motion paths and dynamic values
  • Integrated Anime.js with Three.js for 3D scene animations
  • Built a custom animated UI component for an interactive dashboard
  • Learned how to animate complex SVG paths and sequences for smooth interactions

🗣️ Developer Quote of the Day

"Animation is the art of making something stand out by making it move." — Anonymous

👤 Author

Ashish Prajapati

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