# Draw a journey across a map, timed to what you say

> In Tella, attach your map and ask the Tella Agent to draw the route with Tella Motion. It draws the line on with a trim path effect and can add dashes, pins and labels. Put it in its own Tella Motion clip, or add it as an overlay or b-roll on a recorded clip to time it to your words.

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

## How do I animate a route drawing across a map in a video?

In Tella, attach your map and ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) to draw the route with [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion). It draws the line on with a trim path effect and can add dashes, pins and labels. Put it in its own Tella Motion clip, or add it as an overlay or b-roll on a recorded clip to time it to your words.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Add a 10-second Tella Motion clip with the map I attached. Draw a 6px orange route from the airport to the hotel over 4 seconds, easing out. Add a pin at each end and fade in "Hotel, 25 min" when the line arrives.
```

## More prompts

### Real estate agent

```text
Where I say "just a short walk to the station", show my attached map as b-roll. Draw a dashed white route from the house to the station, starting on "walk". Label it "8 min walk".
```

### Travel creator

```text
Make a 12-second Tella Motion clip with my country map. Draw a dark teal route through Lisbon, Porto, then Braga, 3 seconds per leg. Pop in a pin and city name as the line reaches each one.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Choose [Add clip → New Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip), or select a recorded clip.
2. Attach your map image in the Tella Agent chat.
3. Describe the stops, line color, dash and gap lengths, and timing per leg.
4. Say which words start each leg, then ask for changes until it looks right.

## 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.
- Tella Motion draws over a map image you provide. It does not pull in live map data.
- A Tella Motion clip has no transcript, layouts or cuts.
- The route is a shape over the image, so it follows roads only as closely as you describe.

## Questions people ask

### Can I animate a map route with Claude or ChatGPT instead of the Tella Agent?

Yes. Connect [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) and ask it to create a Tella Motion clip. It can place your map, add a route shape and keyframe the trim path effect so the line draws on.

### Can I show several stops along one journey?

Yes. List the stops in order and how long each leg takes. Tella Motion draws each leg in turn and can pop in a pin and label as the line reaches each stop.

### Can I use a map image from my Tella library?

Yes. Tella Motion can use an image from your [Media Library](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/use-media) or a chat attachment. Ask the Tella Agent to use it as the map and draw the route over it.

## Related

- [Point viewers to the right button on cue](https://www.tella.com/motion/add-animated-arrows-to-video.md): Arrows that draw on toward the button you name.
- [Animate graphics by describing the motion](https://www.tella.com/motion/keyframe-animation-with-ai.md): Describe the motion. The AI sets keys and easing.
- [Generate b-roll for the parts you talk over](https://www.tella.com/agent/ai-b-roll-generator.md): Clips and images for the parts you talk over
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Add motion graphics over your recording](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-motion-graphics-over-your-recording)
- [Add media (B-roll)](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/use-media)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)