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title: "Skeletal Animation with Anima2D"
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duration_minutes: 35
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last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:23:32.000Z"
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# Skeletal Animation with Anima2D

Learn to create 2D skeletal animation in the Unity Editor using Anima2D’s bones and inverse kinematics workflow.

Anima2D is a free Asset Store package allowing creators to seamlessly author 2D skeletal animation in the Unity Editor using 2D bones and inverse kinematics. Learn how to use this package with this tutorial.

## Materials

- [Project Assets](http://ole.unity.com/anima2d)

## 1. Overview and Goals

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRMeH_sc8PI)

## 2. Sprite Mesh Setup

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfpq78kDOJs)

## 3. Adding 2D Bones

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQlurx1nT4o)

## 4. 2D Arm Rig

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICOM4YMiFbk)

## 5. 2D Inverse Kinematics

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LeMOxYB3k)

## 6. Animation 2D Bones and IK

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZe4EeFWnkY)