# How to Create a Spinning 3D Icon - Spline Academy (https://spline.design/academy/tutorials/how-to-create-a-spinning-3d-icon)

> Hey there! In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a spinning 3D icon from start to finish! You’ll learn to design and animate it, add smooth delays,…

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# How to Create a Spinning 3D Icon

Spline 3DBeginner15 min

Hey there! In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to create a spinning 3D icon from start to finish! You’ll learn to design and animate it, add smooth delays, and set up interactive triggers. We’ll also explore colors, materials, and button-triggered animations.

## What you’ll learn

1. [0:00Creating the 3D Icon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=0s)
2. [2:13Color and Material Application](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=133s)
3. [6:29Animating the 3D Icon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=389s)
4. [10:35Adding Interactive Triggers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbL6eNEfek&t=635s)

## Related resources

- [Spinning 3d iconTemplate](https://app.spline.design/academy/tutorials/how-to-create-a-spinning-3d-icon?redirect-duplicate-template-uuid=785469cd-21c1-46d9-957c-7afc5a97f782&is-2d-file=false)
- [Extruding 2D objects in 3DDocument](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/extruding-2d-objects-in-3-d)
- [Materials & ShadingDocument](https://docs.spline.design/#%F0%9F%8C%88-materials-&-shading)
- [Transition ActionDocument](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/actions/transition-action)
- [Cloner MotionDocument](https://docs.spline.design/designing-in-3-d/cloner-motion)

## Overview

- Spline 3D
- 15 min
- Beginner

## Part of

- [Animation & Interactions in Spline](https://spline.design/academy/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline/how-to-create-a-spinning-3d-icon)

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