diff --git a/aitviewer/headless.py b/aitviewer/headless.py
index 2009411..8ae9e2b 100644
--- a/aitviewer/headless.py
+++ b/aitviewer/headless.py
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ def save_video(self, frame_dir=None, video_dir=None, output_fps=60, transparent=
         """
         self._init_scene()
         self.export_video(
-            output_path=video_dir, frame_dir=frame_dir, animation=True, output_fps=output_fps, transparent=transparent,
-            **export_video_kwargs
+            output_path=video_dir,
+            frame_dir=frame_dir,
+            animation=True,
+            output_fps=output_fps,
+            transparent=transparent,
+            **export_video_kwargs,
         )
 
     def save_frame(self, file_path, scale_factor: float = None):
diff --git a/aitviewer/renderables/lines.py b/aitviewer/renderables/lines.py
index 4e50648..21a4ad4 100644
--- a/aitviewer/renderables/lines.py
+++ b/aitviewer/renderables/lines.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import trimesh
 from moderngl_window.opengl.vao import VAO
 
+from aitviewer.renderables.spheres import SpheresTrail
 from aitviewer.scene.material import Material
 from aitviewer.scene.node import Node
 from aitviewer.shaders import (
@@ -588,3 +589,25 @@ def render(self, camera, **kwargs):
     def release(self):
         if self.is_renderable:
             self.vao.release()
+
+
+class LinesTrail(Lines):
+    """A sequence of lines that leave a trail, i.e. the past lines keep being rendered."""
+
+    def __init__(self, lines, with_spheres=True, r_base=0.01, r_tip=None, color=(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0), **kwargs):
+        if "mode" not in kwargs:
+            kwargs["mode"] = "line_strip"
+        super().__init__(lines, r_base, r_tip, color, **kwargs)
+        self.n_frames = lines.shape[0]
+
+        if with_spheres:
+            spheres_trail = SpheresTrail(lines, radius=r_base * 4.0, color=color)
+            self._add_node(spheres_trail, enabled=True, show_in_hierarchy=True)
+
+    def on_frame_update(self):
+        self.n_lines = self.current_frame_id
+        super().on_frame_update()
+
+    def make_renderable(self, ctx):
+        super().make_renderable(ctx)
+        self.on_frame_update()
diff --git a/aitviewer/renderables/spheres.py b/aitviewer/renderables/spheres.py
index b36d9ea..ceb44ac 100644
--- a/aitviewer/renderables/spheres.py
+++ b/aitviewer/renderables/spheres.py
@@ -278,3 +278,19 @@ def add_frames(self, positions):
     def remove_frames(self, frames):
         self.sphere_positions = np.delete(self.sphere_positions, frames, axis=0)
         self.redraw()
+
+
+class SpheresTrail(Spheres):
+    """A sequence of spheres that leaves a trail, i.e. the past spheres keep being rendered."""
+
+    def __init__(self, positions, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(positions, **kwargs)
+        self.n_frames = positions.shape[0]
+
+    def on_frame_update(self):
+        self.n_spheres = self.current_frame_id + 1
+        super().on_frame_update()
+
+    def make_renderable(self, ctx):
+        super().make_renderable(ctx)
+        self.on_frame_update()
diff --git a/aitviewer/scene/camera.py b/aitviewer/scene/camera.py
index a4a784c..38a3cce 100644
--- a/aitviewer/scene/camera.py
+++ b/aitviewer/scene/camera.py
@@ -333,15 +333,10 @@ def show_path(self):
             all_oris[i] = self.rotation @ np.array([[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, -1]])
 
         path_spheres = RigidBodies(all_points, all_oris, radius=0.01, length=0.1, color=(0.92, 0.68, 0.2, 1.0))
+
         # Create lines only if there is more than one frame in the sequence.
         if self.n_frames > 1:
-            path_lines = Lines(
-                all_points,
-                color=(0, 0, 0, 1),
-                r_base=0.003,
-                mode="line_strip",
-                cast_shadow=False,
-            )
+            path_lines = Lines(all_points, color=(0, 0, 0, 1), r_base=0.003, mode="line_strip", cast_shadow=False)
         else:
             path_lines = None
 
@@ -351,7 +346,6 @@ def show_path(self):
         self.parent.add(path_spheres, show_in_hierarchy=False, enabled=self.enabled)
         if path_lines is not None:
             self.parent.add(path_lines, show_in_hierarchy=False, enabled=self.enabled)
-
         self.path = (path_spheres, path_lines)
         self.current_frame_id = frame_id
 
diff --git a/aitviewer/viewer.py b/aitviewer/viewer.py
index 11197ad..817da72 100644
--- a/aitviewer/viewer.py
+++ b/aitviewer/viewer.py
@@ -1479,15 +1479,19 @@ def select_object(self, x: int, y: int):
         return False
 
     def center_view_on_selection(self):
-        if isinstance(self.scene.selected_object, Node):
+        self.center_view_on_node(self.scene.selected_object, with_animation=True)
+
+    def center_view_on_node(self, node, with_animation=False):
+        if isinstance(node, Node):
             self.reset_camera()
             forward = self.scene.camera.forward
-            bounds = self.scene.selected_object.current_bounds
+            bounds = node.current_bounds
             diag = np.linalg.norm(bounds[:, 0] - bounds[:, 1])
             dist = max(0.01, diag * 1.3)
 
             center = bounds.mean(-1)
-            self.scene.camera.move_with_animation(center - forward * dist, center)
+            anim_time = 0.25 if with_animation else 0.0
+            self.scene.camera.move_with_animation(center - forward * dist, center, anim_time)
 
     def resize(self, width: int, height: int):
         self.window_size = (width, height)