---
title: StartAnimationAction
framework: usd
role: collectionGroup
path: usd/startanimationaction
---

# StartAnimationAction

An action that plays an asset’s animation.

## Overview

Overview If the asset defines an animation, this action runs it on every prim in affectedObjects. Declaration class Preliminary_Action "StartAnimationAction"

## Topics

### Properties

- [info:id](usd/info-id.md)
- [affectedObjects](usd/affectedobjects.md)
- [start](usd/start.md)
- [duration](usd/duration.md)
- [reversed](usd/reversed.md)
- [animationSpeed](usd/animationspeed.md)
- [reverses](usd/reverses.md)

## See Also

### Actions

- [Preliminary_Action](usd/preliminary-action.md)
- [AudioAction](usd/audioaction.md)
- [ChangeSceneAction](usd/changesceneaction.md)
- [EmphasizeAction](usd/emphasizeaction.md)
- [GroupAction](usd/groupaction.md)
- [ImpulseAction](usd/impulseaction.md)
- [LookAtCameraAction](usd/lookatcameraaction.md)
- [OrbitAction](usd/orbitaction.md)
- [SpinAction](usd/spinaction.md)
- [TransformAction](usd/transformaction.md)
- [TransformAnimationAction](usd/transformanimationaction.md)
- [VisibilityAction](usd/visibilityaction.md)
- [WaitAction](usd/waitaction.md)
- [NotificationAction](usd/notificationaction.md)