# Multiple timelines/scenes per symbol, looping symbol timelines

**URL:** <https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/multiple-timelines-scenes-per-symbol-looping-symbol-timelines/5102>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/multiple-timelines-scenes-per-symbol-looping-symbol-timelines/5102 "2021-04-09T16:30:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/multiple-timelines-scenes-per-symbol-looping-symbol-timelines/5102/3 "2021-04-12T02:28:13Z")

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Hi @arachonteur,

It looks like you use a playback animation to start your looped symbol.  
If so, the symbol will stop at the end of the parent timeline.  
To loop a symbol infinite, you should use a Start Symbol action as in mackavi’s sample.  
For more information, please see my answer in this thread:

> [@Why won't this symbol loop](https://talk.atomisystems.com/t/why-wont-this-symbol-loop/4772/9):
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> Hi all, A playback animation added to a timeline will syncs with that timeline (except playback animations of elements show across multiple scenes). It means that if the timeline pauses, changes speed or jumps to another timestamp, the symbol/media with the playback animation will pause, change speed, or jump accordingly. In Locky’s sample, the main timeline of the main document completes and pauses at the end of the playback animation. It makes the symbol pause so the symbol doesn’t loop. If …

> [@arachonteur](#):
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> it seems a little bit unintuitive that you can have more than one scene and timeline per symbol, but don’t have the option to access those scenes or timelines from outside the scope of the symbol.

The current version doesn’t have actions to access the symbol scenes and timelines from outside the symbol. However, you can use JavaScript to do that (use `symbol_element.getSymbolDoc()` to get the symbol document).

Regards

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