Triggering a transition

In this recipe, we will create two animations. The first will shrink and spin the background. The second will expand and spin the background like a scene transition. We added these animations to the AnimationTree node. We add a Transition node to use as a bridge to run the animations when we hook them up to the Transition node and out to the Output node.

Getting ready

For this recipe, click the + button to the right of the Bones scene we just completed to add a new scene. In the Scene tab, click 2D Scene. Click on the word Scene in the main menu next to Project, then select Save Scene As, and name it Transition.

How to do it…

Let’s create our MeshInstance2D background. Then, we’ll create Shrink and Expand animations in AnimationPlayer:

1. Left-click on the Node2D node and then left-click the + button in the Scene tab. In the Create New Node window, type mesh in the search box and then select MeshInstance2D to create the...