Using Tweening to Animate

Using Tweening to Animate

Follow these easy steps to create a Tweened line:

Draw a short line that will be the first frame of the animation.

Select Insert>Convert to Symbol.
Select Edit>Clone to make an exact copy of the line.
Clone the Symbol.
Select Modify>Transform>Free Transform.
Place your cursor on the Left center square and pull the square to your right as far as you want your line to reach.
Select both the original line and the resized clone. Use the Select Behind tool to do this.

Choose Modify>Symbols>Tween Instances.
Set the number of steps you want in between the Symbol and the Instance and check Distribute to frames.

If needed, crop the image or use the Export Area tool to select from the beginning of the original line to the end of the final line.
Export the file as a GIF Animation.
Try tweening a small square and a large square to see another effect you can create using the tweening feature built into this program. This possibilities are endless.