# Explainer diagrams that build as you explain

> In Tella, ask the Tella Agent to illustrate the technical parts of your video. It reads the transcript, picks the moments that need a visual, and builds each diagram with Tella Motion. Boxes, arrows and labels draw in as you explain them, and the diagrams play as b-roll or overlays.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-explainer-diagrams · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How do I add animated explainer diagrams to a video with AI?

In Tella, ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) to illustrate the technical parts of your video. It reads the transcript, picks the moments that need a visual, and builds each diagram with [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion). Boxes, arrows and labels draw in as you explain them, and the diagrams play as b-roll or overlays.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Find the three most technical parts of this video and add a diagram for each as b-roll. Boxes and arrows draw in as I describe each stage, labelled with my words. White background, one accent color, thin lines.
```

## More prompts

### Developer tutorial

```text
When I explain how a request goes from the browser to the API to the database and back, show an animated flow diagram. Each box appears as I name it, and a dot travels along the arrows in order.
```

### Onboarding or training

```text
Turn the approval process I walk through into a flowchart that builds step by step, with decision points as diamonds. Show it as b-roll while I talk, then cut back to me.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video and find the Tella Agent chat on the right (Shift + S).
2. Name the parts to illustrate, or ask it to find the technical moments.
3. Attach a reference image with the + button to match a style.
4. Review each diagram and ask for changes to labels, layout or timing.

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- Diagrams use Tella Motion shapes, paths and text. Tella doesn't import diagram files from other tools.
- As b-roll, a diagram replaces your camera for that stretch while your voice keeps playing.
- Diagrams stay as editable layers, so you can rename a box or recolor an arrow by asking.

## Questions people ask

### Can AI make an animated flowchart from my explanation?

Yes. In Tella, the Tella Agent reads what you say in the video and builds the flowchart with Tella Motion, adding each step as you describe it. You can also paste the steps into the chat.

### How many diagrams can I ask for at once?

As many as the video needs. In Tella, ask the Tella Agent for one diagram per section, or let it choose where they go.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT build these graphics instead?

Yes. An AI app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) gets the same Tella Motion tools as the Tella Agent. Ask it to work on your Tella video and the graphics appear in the editor as it builds them.

## Related

- [Show the numbers you mention as animated charts](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-charts.md): Charts and numbers that build as you talk.
- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Kinetic typography, timed to the words you say](https://www.tella.com/motion/kinetic-typography.md): Animated text timed to the words you say.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Tella Motion vs Claude Motion and After Effects](https://www.tella.com/alternatives/tella-motion-vs-claude-motion-after-effects)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)