Glaxnimate file format
Glaxnimate files are stored as JSON.
The top-level object represents the document, it has the following fields:
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
format | Format Metadata | yes | Describes the format used |
metadata | object | no | Can contain anything |
defs | Defs | no | Defines assets |
animation | MainComposition | yes | Animation object |
Basic Types
Format Metadata
Object describing the file format.
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
generator | string | no | Program used to create the file |
generator_version | string | no | Version of the program used to create the file |
format_version | int | yes | Version of the format specs, currently 2 |
Point
Represents a point in 2D space
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
x | float | yes | X coordinate |
y | float | yes | Y coordinate |
Size
Represents a size
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
width | float | yes | |
height | float | yes |
Bezier
A polybezier.
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
closed | bool | no | Whether the bezier is closed |
points | array of Bezier Points | yes |
Bezier Point
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
pos | Point | yes | Vertex Position |
tan_in | Point | yes | Incoming tangent (absolute) |
tan_out | Point | yes | Outgoing tangent (absolute) |
type | int | yes | See below for possible values |
Point Types:
| value | name | description |
|---|---|---|
0 | Corner | The two tangents are independent |
1 | Smooth | The two tangents are on the same line but their length can be different |
2 | Symmetrical | The two tangents are on the same line and have the same length |
Gradient Stop
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
offset | float | yes | Value in [0, 1] determining the offset of this stop |
color | Color | yes | Color of the stop |
Color
A string representing color values, it starts with # and is followed by
2 hexadecimal digits per color component (Red, Green, Blue).
With an optional 2 extra hexadecimal digits to represent transparency.
UUID
String representing a unique identifier, in the form
{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
Object Types
Most objects fall in this category, their type is represented by the __type__ attribute.
Each type inherits properties from its parent type.
If a specific property requires a given __type__, you can use one of its sub-types.