How to Animate Map Borders Around a Country or Region

Show, pulse, or trace a region's border

Outlines a country, region or city and animates that outline into view. Reach for it when the viewer needs to see WHERE something is before you fill it or move on — it draws a line and no fill, so the map underneath stays visible.

How to

1. Add the action and pick the place in the New border window — countries, regions and cities all work.
2. Click Edit border style, open the Animation tab and pick the Enter: Instant, Trace or Pulse.
3. In the Stroke tab of the same panel, set Colour and Width; switch on Glow in the Effects tab for a halo under the outline.
4. Add a Land action on the same place afterwards to fill the area once the outline is on screen.

Tips

• Border never moves the camera. Put a Fly to before it so the place is already in frame.

See also

• Land — Land fills the area instead of outlining it; run Border first and Land after to get an outline over a fill.
• Historical — Historical animates how borders CHANGED over time; Border shows them as they stand today.

Last checked 2026-10-03