# Animated Tile

__Contribution by:__  MahdiMahzuni

An Animated Tile runs through and displays a list of Sprites in sequence to create a frame-by-frame animation.

![Animated Tile editor window.](images/AnimatedTileEditor.png)<br/>Animated Tile editor window

### Properties

| Property                       | Function                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| __Number of Animated Sprites__ | Number of Animated Sprites in the Animated Tile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| __Sprite list__                | The list displaying the current order of Sprites for this Animated Tile’s animation which plays in sequence. Set a Sprite by selecting the **Select** button at the bottom right of the Sprite preview, then choosing the Sprite from the dialog box. Select and hold the **=** next to each Sprite to reorder their place in the animation sequence. |
| __Minimum Speed__              | The minimum possible speed at which the Animation of the Tile is played. A speed value will be randomly chosen between the minimum and maximum speed.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| __Maximum Speed__              | The maximum possible speed at which the Animation of the Tile is played. A speed value will be randomly chosen between the minimum and maximum speed.                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| __Start Time__                 | The starting time of this Animated Tile. This allows you to start the Animation from a particular time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| __Start Frame__                | The starting frame of this Animated Tile. This allows you to start the Animation from a particular Sprite in the list of Animated Sprites.                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| __Collider Type__              | The [Collider](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Collider2D.html) shape generated by the Tile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| __Flags__                      | The Flags which control the Tile Animation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Loop Once                      | The Tile Animation will loop through once and stop at the last Sprite of the animation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Pause Animation                | The Tile Animation will pause and not run.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Update Physics                 | The Tile Animation will update the Physics Shape in the TilemapCollider2D whenever it switches to the next Sprite in the animation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

### Usage

Create the Animated Tile by selecting and ordering the Sprites that makes up its animation sequence in the Animated Tile
editor, then paint the Animated Tile with
the [Tile Palette tools](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/Tilemap-Painting.html).

![Example: Game view, painted with the Group Brush.](images/AnimatedTile.png)<br/>Game view, painted with the [Group Brush](GroupBrush.md).