Easing

Easing changes how a movement accelerates and slows down while keeping its start and end states.

Choose an easing

1. Select an animation block in the timeline.
2. Find the easing picker at the top of the Animation inspector.
3. Open it. Rotato previews the animation while the choices are open.
4. Choose one and play your animation in context.

Pick a useful starting point

Linear keeps the rate steady. An ease-in starts gently; an ease-out settles gently at the end. Easing at both ends is useful for a move that begins and ends at rest.

Use subtle easing for a screen demonstration. The viewer should have enough time to read the design before the next move.

Join movements

If two moves should flow into one another, avoid slowing to a stop on both sides of their shared boundary. For a deliberate pause, leave a gap between the blocks.

See varying rotation speed for a move that spends more time on the screen side of a phone.