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---
title: "How to: Rotate an Object by Using a Geometric Path (Matrix Animation)"
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
dev_langs:
- "csharp"
- "vb"
helpviewer_keywords:
- "geometric paths [WPF], rotating objects by"
- "rotating objects by geometric paths [WPF]"
- "matrix animation [WPF]"
ms.assetid: 877dc9aa-6bdc-4beb-8772-3efaec32c0f0
---
# How to: Rotate an Object by Using a Geometric Path (Matrix Animation)
This example shows how to use a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.MatrixAnimationUsingPath> and a <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform> to rotate (pivot) an object along a geometric path defined by a <xref:System.Windows.Media.PathGeometry> object.
## Example
The following example uses the <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.MatrixAnimationUsingPath> object to animate the <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform.Matrix%2A> property of a <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform>. The <xref:System.Windows.Media.MatrixTransform> is applied to a button and causes it to move along a curved path. Because the <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.MatrixAnimationUsingPath.DoesRotateWithTangent%2A> property is set to `true`, the rectangle rotates along the tangent of the path.
[!code-xaml[PathAnimationGallery_snippet#MatrixAnimationUsingPathDoesRotateWithTangentWholePage](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PathAnimationGallery_snippet/CS/matrixanimationusingpathdoesrotatewithtangentexample.xaml#matrixanimationusingpathdoesrotatewithtangentwholepage)]
[!code-csharp[PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip#MatrixAnimationUsingPathDoesRotateWithTangentWholePage](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip/CSharp/MatrixAnimationUsingPathDoesRotateWithTangentExample.cs#matrixanimationusingpathdoesrotatewithtangentwholepage)]
[!code-vb[PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip#MatrixAnimationUsingPathDoesRotateWithTangentWholePage](~/samples/snippets/visualbasic/VS_Snippets_Wpf/PathAnimationGallery_procedural_snip/VisualBasic/MatrixAnimationUsingPathDoesRotateWithTangentExample.vb#matrixanimationusingpathdoesrotatewithtangentwholepage)]
For the complete sample, see [Path Animation Sample](https://github.com/Microsoft/WPF-Samples/tree/master/Animation/PathAnimations).
The code version of the preceding sample used a <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.Storyboard> to animate the <xref:System.Windows.Media.EllipseGeometry>, even though only one animation was applied. An easier way to apply a single animation to a property in code is to use the <xref:System.Windows.Media.Animation.Animatable.BeginAnimation%2A> method. For an example, see [Animate a Property Without Using a Storyboard](how-to-animate-a-property-without-using-a-storyboard.md).
## See also
- [Animation Overview](animation-overview.md)
- [Path Animation How-to Topics](path-animation-how-to-topics.md)
- [Path Animation Sample](https://github.com/Microsoft/WPF-Samples/tree/master/Animation/PathAnimations)