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title: "Squash and stretch"
description: "Lesson 3.6 of Creator Terminal's lesson films (Animating): Give a bouncing ball weight: squashed as it lands, stretched as it falls."
canonical: "https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/squash-stretch/"
last_updated: 2026-10-27
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# Squash and stretch

> Lesson 3.6 of Creator Terminal's lesson films (Animating): Give a bouncing ball weight: squashed as it lands, stretched as it falls.

- The film (1:31): https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/media/3.6-squash-stretch/3f49333d5052/3.6-squash-stretch.mp4
- Vertical cut: https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/media/3.6-squash-stretch/535e307bdc05/3.6-squash-stretch-vertical.mp4
- Captions: https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/media/3.6-squash-stretch/8787206e8917/3.6-squash-stretch.vtt
- The page: https://terminal.lottiefiles.com/squash-stretch/

## In this lesson

### A round bounce (0:05)

Let's see what needs weight. Press zero, then space. This ball bounces, but stays round. Press space again to pause.

### Keep it round (0:16)

We'll keep the starting shape round. Press zero, click the ball, then press S to key its scale.

### At the landing (0:24)

We'll squash the landing. Click one second on the ruler, then press S to key its scale here.

### Squash it (0:32)

Let's flatten the ball against the ground. Click the first Scale value. Type one hundred and twenty, then return. Set the second to eighty, then return. Wider and flatter.

### Before it lands (0:45)

A stretch before impact adds speed. Press H four times, to just before landing. Set the first value to eighty-five, return. Then the second to one hundred and fifteen, return. Taller and narrower.

### Round again (1:01)

We'll recover after landing. Press L eight times. Set the first value to one hundred, return. Set the second to one hundred, return. Round again.

### Play it (1:13)

Let's see the weight we've added. Press zero, then space. A stretch down, a squash at the ground, then round again. Press space to pause.