# Animator The Animator tool has two functions: * the radial menu provides transport controls to control playback as an alternative to using the point & click controls on the [WristPad](/firststage/basics/wristpad.md). * use the trigger to grab things and animate them. ## Animation You can animate something by pointing at it and pulling the trigger to grab it. A confirmation timer will show before recording of the animation starts. You can then move the thing with your hand: it will follow as if on a tight spring which helps reduce hand jitter and results in a cleaner motion. Release the trigger to finish the animation. Recording will stop and a new activity will appear on the timeline. Play back and it will now animate along the motion path created. ## Radial Menu * Record / Pause toggle. * Rewind to start of scene. * Advance time by a beat (useful for pose to pose animation). * Jog / shuttle control: hold and twist wrist to play time forwards/backwards at any speed. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.moviestorm.co.uk/firststage/basics/core-tools/animator.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.