# Use of variables in the MOVE/ROTATE Tool

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-of-variables-in-the-move-rotate-tool/40232>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [February 2, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-of-variables-in-the-move-rotate-tool/40232 "2026-02-02T16:05:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-of-variables-in-the-move-rotate-tool/40232/9 "2026-02-08T06:14:56Z")

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like this?

also there is lot of fun ways to animate with constraints.

> [@Animation in Sharp 3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/animation-in-sharp-3d/19708/22):
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> I believe this was just a screen recording which you can do right now. They used constraints.

> [@Animation in Sharp 3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/animation-in-sharp-3d/19708/24):
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> Not sure if you saw my video example but you are talking about cylinders animating. They used constraints to animate.

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