What are “Scenes” in animation projects?

Scenes are a great way to keep your animation project organized. They let you break your animation into smaller, manageable sections so you can focus on specific parts without worrying about affecting everything else.

Inserting from the Lottie Library or Uploading a File

When you insert a Lottie animation from the library, it gets added as a nested scene under the “Main Scene” tab. This means it becomes part of your main animation, alongside other scenes you’ve added. If your imported animation already has scenes inside it, those will show up as separate tabs too. Uploading a file to an existing scene will also add it as a nested scene.

Editing a Scene

To edit a scene, just double-click on it either from the nested scene layer (marked with the xxx icon) or directly on the canvas. You’ll then be able to update assets, layers, and properties right inside that scene. All your changes are saved automatically to the Lottie file.

Why use scenes?

• • They help keep your project organized and easier to manage

  • They can improve performance by limiting how many assets load at once

  • They let you tweak parts of your animation without changing everything else

Updated July 17, 2025 13:47