# Guard Door Animation? (Vision)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guard-door-animation-vision/69890>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guard-door-animation-vision/69890 "2023-02-15T14:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![William\_R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/william_r/32/32710_2.png) [@William\_R](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/William_R)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guard-door-animation-vision/69890/1 "2023-02-15T14:14:58Z")

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Hello Everyone,

I am wondering what everyone uses to animate guard doors being open, closed, faulted, etc. Did you make your own template? Do you use images? This is specific to Vision.

TIA  
-William

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**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/guard-door-animation-vision/69890/2 "2023-02-15T16:06:43Z")

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If you use images, I usually create PNGs, upload them with the image management tool. Then use a separate image for each state with an expression binding to determine the image path.

If you have a lot of doors, then yes create a template with your door "animation" and the expression binding based on a template parameter. Then when you place the template in a project, bind to that template parameter with the data source of the current door state.