# Animation component controlling the starting frame

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/animation-component-controlling-the-starting-frame/744717>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [August 16, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/animation-component-controlling-the-starting-frame/744717 "2020-08-16T01:53:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![exploriverse.com](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/exploriverse.com/32/77609_2.png) [@exploriverse.com](https://community.thunkable.com/u/exploriverse.com)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/animation-component-controlling-the-starting-frame/744717/1 "2020-08-16T01:53:40Z")

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How can I tell this animation component to start on frame 1?

Or how can I tell this animation component to clear its contents? So when tell it to load an animation it will start on frame 1.

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**Author:** ![athornock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b4bc9f/32.png) [@athornock](https://community.thunkable.com/u/athornock)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/animation-component-controlling-the-starting-frame/744717/2 "2020-08-20T16:41:49Z")

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There are problems with lottie animations and gif animations right now.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/animation-component-controlling-the-starting-frame/744717/3 "2024-11-08T12:24:41Z")

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