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Creating a Flipbook<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>With your sprite frames ready, right-click in the Content Browser and choose <em>Paper2D &gt; Flipbook<\/em> to create a new flipbook asset.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the flipbook asset to open the Flipbook Editor, then drag and drop your sliced sprite frames into the editor.<\/li>\n<li>Adjust the frame rate and sequence order in the editor to match your desired animation timing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Using the Flipbook in Your Game<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To display the animated flipbook, create a Paper2D <em>Flipbook Component<\/em> in your actor or blueprint.<\/li>\n<li>Assign your flipbook asset to this component, and it will play the animation when the actor is spawned into the level.<\/li>\n<li>For additional control, you can access the <em>OnAnimationEnd<\/em> event within your blueprint script to take actions like transitioning to another animation or handling loop logic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. 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