# Designing a 3D toggle button micro-interaction with Spline - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/designing-a-3d-toggle-button-micro-interaction-with-spline)

> In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the events and states system to create micro-interactions and build a toggle button in 3D.

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# Designing a 3D toggle button micro-interaction with Spline

Spline 3DBeginner14 min

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the events and states system to create micro-interactions and build a toggle button in 3D.

☀️ Update: Spline is improving fast, and now there is a new way to achieve the toggle effect without using invisible objects.

Check this tutorial for more: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJIDSiDlhvw&t=10s&ab%5Fchannel=Spline>

☀️Update 2: The new Components can be used to create variations of your 3D UI elements.

Tutorial about components here: <https://youtu.be/VSddFnDjPUA>

## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Introduction](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=0s)
2. [0:20Making the toggle shapes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=20s)
3. [1:40Creating materials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=100s)
4. [5:45Creating the event triggers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=345s)
5. [8:47Creating the states](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=527s)
6. [11:30Adding micro details](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=690s)
7. [12:20Final export options](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkw5GT9nYS8&t=740s)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 14 min
- Beginner

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