Animation and video

Use this when: you want a turntable or fly-around video of a model, moving objects, or a recording of your work in the editor.

Don't use this for: still images and camera setup. Read Lights and camera.

Womp makes video in three ways: a camera animation from a preset, objects animated with keyframes on the Timeline, or a screen recording of what you do in the editor.

Camera animation

1. Open the Camera tab in the right panel.
2. Turn on Camera animation. You cannot use it while Frame is on.
3. Choose a Preset:
   • Turn: has no settings other than the duration.
   • Fly: set Turns, Pitch Offset, Distance Offset and Smooth.
   • Path (ALPHA): move the camera, then click + to add each control point. The trash button clears them. Turn on Link last and first point for a loop. Smooth rounds the path.
   • Twist (Pro projects): set Turns, Radius, From and To.
   • Sine (Pro projects): set Horizontal Radius and Vertical Radius.
4. Set Duration (sec). The shortest is 0.5 seconds.
5. Click Export video.

Camera animation on, with the Turn preset and a 5 second duration.

Changes to the project during recording do not appear in the result.

You can also start from the Share menu: Download camera animation ("Render from camera presets").

Timeline (keyframes)

The Timeline animates objects and lights over time. It is in Pro projects on the current (v2) engine only and is marked experimental. Open Functions in the left toolbar and choose Timeline.

1. If the project has no timeline yet, click Create Timeline.
2. Select the objects to animate.
3. Optional: use Property filter to choose which properties to record.
4. Move the playhead to a time, set the pose, then click Set Keyframes (the red record button).
5. Repeat at other times. Womp moves the object between the keyframes.

Other controls:

• Jump to start, Previous frame, Next frame and Jump to end, and play or pause.
• Copy selected keyframes, Paste keyframes and Remove selected keyframes.
• Set curve for selected keyframes: Linear, Step, Ease In, Ease Out or Ease In Out.
• Timeline settings: Playback FPS and Duration (seconds).
• Click the sec or fps label to switch how time is shown.

What you cannot animate directly:

• Groups: "a Group object, which cannot be animated and will be ignored." Use a union instead.
• Curves: a curve is a set of points. Animate its points, or put the curve in a union and animate the union.

If an object turns around a strange point, open Precise Union Pivot in Functions (Pro) and turn on Enable Precise Pivot. Set the pivot before you record. Changing it later can change how existing keyframes look.

Export a Timeline animation

Click Export animation on the Timeline. The guide tells you to turn on Camera animation, pick Sine and set both radii to zero so the camera does not move. Auto Setup does this for you. Then click Export Video. The clip is as long as the timeline.

Screen recording

Click the record button in the top bar, or choose Download screen recording in the Share menu. Womp records what you do in the editor, for up to 30 seconds. Stop the recording, then export it.

If you close the export without rendering, Womp keeps the recording for up to 24 hours so you can download it later.

Export settings

• PNG Sequence is Pro and in alpha.
• 4K and 60fps are included in Pro. On the free plan they cost Womples. See Womples.

Use instead

• Wrong move: turning on Frame and Camera animation together. Why: only one can be on at a time. Right move: turn off Frame, then animate.
• Wrong move: animating a group on the Timeline. Why: groups cannot be animated and are skipped. Right move: make a union and animate the union.
• Wrong move: exporting MP4 for a transparent background. Why: MP4 does not support transparency. Right move: choose WebM or Animated PNG and turn off Background.

Last checked: 2026-11-10. Womp version: Womp web app, November 2026.