# Add Look At Animations to 3D Objects - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/add-look-at-animations-to-3d-objects)

> In this tutorial, we will walk through the Look At event, a simple yet impactful way to make designs interactive. Learn how to make objects turn towards the…

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# Add Look At Animations to 3D Objects

Spline 3DBeginner10 min

In this tutorial, we will walk through the Look At event, a simple yet impactful way to make designs interactive. Learn how to make objects turn towards the cursor or other elements, customize properties like the target object, plane, damping, and direction, and apply the effect to characters and other objects.

Let’s get started!

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## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Introduction to Look At Event](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=0s)
2. [0:47Customizing Look At Properties](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=47s)
3. [3:41Applying Look At Event to Characters and Objects](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=221s)
4. [5:21Using Look At Event with Second Object](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=321s)
5. [7:08Animating with States and Materials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=428s)
6. [8:31Exporting Options](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=511s)
7. [9:59Conclusion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fD9X%5Fuhtc&t=599s)

## Related resources

- [Component CharactersTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/add-look-at-animations-to-3d-objects?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=60cea22d-cabd-44b6-a2c6-a054a0215543&is-2d-file=false)
- [Look At EventDocument](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/look-at-event)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 10 min
- Beginner

## Part of

- [Spline 101 | Build Your First Interactive Scene](https://spline.design/academy/collections/spline-101-build-your-first-interactive-scene/add-look-at-animations-to-3d-objects)

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