# How to use 'OpenAnimator'

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**Created:** [November 26, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/how-to-use-openanimator/689 "2017-11-26T13:14:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/how-to-use-openanimator/689/1 "2017-11-26T13:14:06Z")

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Can anybody give me any example about OpenAnimator class?

Thanks in advance!

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**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.fusetools.com/t/how-to-use-openanimator/689/2 "2017-11-27T09:14:30Z")

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Hi!

`OpenAnimator` is an abstract base class which a couple other animators inherit from. This means you can’t use OpenAnimator directly. Instead, please take a look at either `Cycle` ([https://www.fusetools.com/docs/fuse/animations/cycle\_1](https://www.fusetools.com/docs/fuse/animations/cycle_1)) or `Spin` ([https://www.fusetools.com/docs/fuse/animations/spin](https://www.fusetools.com/docs/fuse/animations/spin)), which both are types of OpenAnimators.

Especially `Cycle` can be very useful, and applicable in a wide range of use-cases, so i would start there.

Let me know if anything is unclear.