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# Create and Save Animation

This example demonstrates how to create a sphere.

    import imageio

    from vispy import scene
    from vispy.visuals.transforms import STTransform

    output_filename = 'animation.gif'
    n_steps = 18
    step_angle = 10.
    axis = [0, 0.707, 0.707]

    canvas = scene.SceneCanvas(keys='interactive', bgcolor='white',
                               size=(800, 600), show=True)

    view = canvas.central_widget.add_view()
    view.camera = 'arcball'

    sphere1 = scene.visuals.Sphere(radius=1, method='latitude', parent=view.scene,
                                   edge_color='black')

    sphere2 = scene.visuals.Sphere(radius=1, method='ico', parent=view.scene,
                                   edge_color='black')

    sphere3 = scene.visuals.Sphere(radius=1, rows=10, cols=10, depth=10,
                                   method='cube', parent=view.scene,
                                   edge_color='black')

    sphere1.transform = STTransform(translate=[-2.5, 0, 0])
    sphere3.transform = STTransform(translate=[2.5, 0, 0])

    view.camera.set_range(x=[-3, 3])

    writer = imageio.get_writer('animation.gif')
    for i in range(n_steps * 2):
        im = canvas.render(alpha=True)
        writer.append_data(im)
        if i >= n_steps:
            view.camera.transform.rotate(step_angle, axis)
        else:
            view.camera.transform.rotate(-step_angle, axis)
    writer.close()

Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 1.872 seconds)

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