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Magnus Haukeland
38 PointsHow to animate a windmill?
Hey guys
I'm working on a drawing with canvas. Its a javascript and in this drawing i have a windmill, which I want to add an animation to. I want the blades on the windmill to spin. Have any of you some tips about how i can do this?
3 Answers
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 PointsMDN has a page on Basic animations for Canvas. Their examples include a few circular things with rotations, so probably a good place to start!
Magnus Haukeland
38 PointsI have seen this page before and have had a look at the code used in the clock-example. But I struggle to understand what the different codes does. Can anyone try to help me understand the different lines of codes?
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 PointsThat's a fairly large request to go line by line and explain what each does.
I'd suggest getting a copy of the code either on your own computer or in Workspaces, then keep removing or changing the code on each line to see what is different.
Also, compare the various examples and note down what is the same or similar and what is different.
There are also a number of tutorials floating around on the web about HTML5 Canvas animation: