# \[Solved\] Animate button not shown when exporting from Inkscape \[Canvas duration\]

**URL:** <https://forums.synfig.org/t/solved-animate-button-not-shown-when-exporting-from-inkscape-canvas-duration/4400>\
**Category:** Synfig related help\
**Tags:** import, svg, duration, canvas\
**Created:** [April 2, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/solved-animate-button-not-shown-when-exporting-from-inkscape-canvas-duration/4400 "2018-04-02T07:05:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Exekias87](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/exekias87/32/4585_2.png) [@Exekias87](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Exekias87)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/solved-animate-button-not-shown-when-exporting-from-inkscape-canvas-duration/4400/1 "2018-04-02T07:05:44Z")

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Hi all,  
when I export from Inkscape (with the Inkscape addon svg2synfig) and then I open the .sif file with Synfig, the Animate button is not shown.

 ![Schermata.png](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ca723fa705f884db91b780e7cf8609fc05c2e58a.png)

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**Author:** ![Fadhilkwan](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/fadhilkwan/32/4216_2.png) [@Fadhilkwan](https://forums.synfig.org/u/Fadhilkwan)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/solved-animate-button-not-shown-when-exporting-from-inkscape-canvas-duration/4400/2 "2018-04-02T08:10:28Z")

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when exporting files from inkscape, you don’t get the time properties setup for you automatically  
so then you’ll get a file with start and end time at frame 0

check the canvas properties (Canvas-\>Properties), then check the time tab and fiddle with it a bit

![snip_20180402150141.jpg](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/62168571af0eee6d41f533bf39b7f8059ab44940.jpg)

and this what happens when i set the start and end time at frame 0  
notice that the time bar and animation buttons at the bottom are gone

 ![snip_20180402150246.jpg](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/c/cf1ca670cce9389d96b65f58bb4393dd6fa7b157.jpg)