# Thin Instance Sin/Cos Animation with Translation, Scaling, and Rotation Sampler

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/thin-instance-sin-cos-animation-with-translation-scaling-and-rotation-sampler/21643>\
**Category:** Tutorials and tips\
**Tags:** tutorial, material\
**Created:** [June 13, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/thin-instance-sin-cos-animation-with-translation-scaling-and-rotation-sampler/21643 "2021-06-13T15:57:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Butterwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/butterwell/32/9738_2.png) [@Butterwell](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Butterwell)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/thin-instance-sin-cos-animation-with-translation-scaling-and-rotation-sampler/21643/1 "2021-06-13T15:57:38Z")

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A thin instance sampler of sin/cos animations: sway, orbits, and rotations.

[https://playground.babylonjs.com/#UQ4KRP](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#UQ4KRP)

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**Author:** ![Butterwell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/butterwell/32/9738_2.png) [@Butterwell](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Butterwell)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/thin-instance-sin-cos-animation-with-translation-scaling-and-rotation-sampler/21643/2 "2024-12-08T15:01:05Z")

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A prettier version with [equilateral triangle mesh and vertex colors](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#UQ4KRP#7). [https://playground.babylonjs.com/#UQ4KRP#7](https://playground.babylonjs.com/#UQ4KRP#7)

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**Author:** ![Deltakosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/deltakosh/32/26635_2.png) [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/thin-instance-sin-cos-animation-with-translation-scaling-and-rotation-sampler/21643/3 "2024-12-09T16:40:53Z")

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Nice!!!