---
title: "step"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost121/1253737636/step"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Steps through animation playback by the specified number of frames.

Step is used for customizing playback speed in Shogun Post. Setting the number of frames argument to a greater number will result in faster playback. No arguments will result in stepping by 1 frame.

## Functional area

Playback control

# Command syntax

## Syntax

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

|  |
| --- |
| `step frames [-b]` |

### Arguments

| Name | Type | Required | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `frames` | integer | yes | step size in frames |

### Flags

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

| Name | Flag arguments | Argument type | Exclusive to | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `b` | 0 | — | — | Step in the reverse direction |

## Return value

void

## Examples

```plaintext
step 4; // Play every 4 frames in the 3D views.
```

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [animRange](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737864)
- [fastForward](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736984)
- [getAnimEnd](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253738102)
- [getPlayEnd](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253738077)
- [getPlayStart](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737434)
- [getTime](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736823)
- [play](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737029)
- [playOptions](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736691)
- [playRange](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737114)
- [setRangesFollowActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253736779)
- [setTime](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737046)
- [stepKey](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737885)
- [stop](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost121/pages/1253737596)