I am trying to animate an arrow from left to right.The code of my arrow's path is given below:
<svg id="svg_circle" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox = '0 0 450 400'>
<g transform = "translate(0,0)">
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="#fff" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,-8.74944z" id="svg_1">
<animate id="project_anim1" attributeName="fill" from="#fff" to="#4DAF4C" begin="1s" dur="1s" fill="freeze" repeatCount="1"></animate>
</path>
</g>
</svg>
The above is the svg path content of my arrow.
Kindly anyone help me how to fill the path from left to right. Waiting for quick response
You can do this by just animating the <stop>
s in a <linear gradient>
.
<svg id="svg_circle" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox = '0 0 450 400'>
<defs>
<linearGradient id="left-to-right">
<stop offset="0" stop-color="#4DAF4C">
<animate dur="2s" attributeName="offset" fill="freeze" from="0" to="1" />
</stop>
<stop offset="0" stop-color="#fff">
<animate dur="2s" attributeName="offset" fill="freeze" from="0" to="1" />
</stop>
</linearGradient>
</defs>
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="url(#left-to-right)" stroke-width="1" opacity="1" d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,-8.74944z" id="svg_1" />
</svg>
How this works is that we have a linear gradient representing an abrupt change from green to white. The <animation>
elements move the position, of that abrupt change, from the left of the arrow (offset=0) to the right (offset="1").
Note that SVG <animate>
elements will not work in IE. If you need to support IE, you will need to use the FakeSmile library or use a different method (such as a JS animation library).
I don't think this is possible with the fill
attribute. But instead, you can invert your SVG path to a rectangle with a triangle like hole. Now you just need a second element behind that path, where you can simply animate the scale in x-direction, to fill the hole from left to right.
Here is an image showing the technique:
An here is a working example:
<svg width="100%" height="100%" viewBox='0 0 450 400'>
<rect x="0" y="0" width="1" height="22" style="fill: black;" >
<animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="scale" from="1 1" to="50 1" begin="0s" dur="2s" repeatCount="indefinite" />
</rect>
<path fill="#ffffff" d="M0,0v29.8h86V0H0z M6.5,25V5.5L48.8,25H6.5z"/>
</svg>
Note: The answer was updated from triangle to arrow, I won't update my answer as the technique is the same for every shape.
Building upon andreas' answer. You can cover your arrow with a shape that is animated to uncover it.
<svg id="svg_circle" width="450" height="400" viewBox='0 0 450 400'>
<path class="path" stroke="#F0F0F0" fill="#fff"
stroke-width="1" opacity="1" id="svg_1"
d="m34.97813,21.70979l-33.55223,0.47088l-0.0394,
-13.57138l34.2665,-0.47295l-0.0208,-7.14282
l14.50618,14.42226l-14.95643,15.04345l-0.20382,
-8.74944z">
<animate id="project_anim1" attributeName="fill"
from="#fff" to="#4DAF4C" begin="0s" dur="3s"
fill="freeze" repeatCount="indefinite" />
</path>
<rect x="0" y="0" width="53" height="34" fill="#fff">
<animate attributeType="XML" attributeName="x"
from="0" to="53" begin="0s" dur="3s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
<animate attributeType="XML" attributeName="width"
from="53" to="0" begin="0s" dur="3s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
</rect>
</svg>