diff --git a/doc/source/_static/basic/Valve.gif b/doc/source/_static/basic/Valve.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b39a02..00000000
Binary files a/doc/source/_static/basic/Valve.gif and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index ed7c0b8e..422c2324 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
     "image_scrapers": ("pyvista", "matplotlib"),
     "ignore_pattern": "flycheck*",
     "thumbnail_size": (350, 350),
+    # embed gif in gallery
+    "matplotlib_animations": True,
 }
 
 # Intersphinx mapping
diff --git a/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py b/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py
index cabd54fb..68b6291d 100644
--- a/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py
+++ b/examples/basic/topology_optimization_cantilever_beam.py
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 
 
 def display_image(image_name):
-    path = os.path.join(os.path.join(cwd, image_name))
-    image = mpimg.imread(path)
-    plt.figure(figsize=(15, 15))
-    plt.axis("off")
-    plt.imshow(image)
+    plt.figure(figsize=(16, 9))
+    plt.imshow(mpimg.imread(os.path.join(cwd, image_name)))
+    plt.xticks([])
+    plt.yticks([])
     plt.show()
 
 
@@ -199,6 +198,9 @@ def display_image(image_name):
 print("Final Mass: ", TOPO_DENS.FinalMass.Value)
 print("Percent Mass of Original: ", TOPO_DENS.PercentMassOfOriginal)
 
+# %%
+# Cleanup
+# ~~~~~~~
 # Save project
 app.save(os.path.join(cwd, "cantilever_beam_topology_optimization.mechdat"))
 app.new()
diff --git a/examples/basic/valve.py b/examples/basic/valve.py
index 62479d61..0ff5eb06 100644
--- a/examples/basic/valve.py
+++ b/examples/basic/valve.py
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 """
 import os
 
+from PIL import Image
 import ansys.mechanical.core as mech
 from ansys.mechanical.core.examples import delete_downloads, download_file
 from matplotlib import image as mpimg
 from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
+from matplotlib.animation import FuncAnimation
 
 # Embed Mechanical and set global variables
 app = mech.App(version=232)
@@ -24,11 +26,10 @@
 
 
 def display_image(image_name):
-    path = os.path.join(os.path.join(cwd, image_name))
-    image = mpimg.imread(path)
-    plt.figure(figsize=(15, 15))
-    plt.axis("off")
-    plt.imshow(image)
+    plt.figure(figsize=(16, 9))
+    plt.imshow(mpimg.imread(os.path.join(cwd, image_name)))
+    plt.xticks([])
+    plt.yticks([])
     plt.show()
 
 
@@ -154,12 +155,29 @@ def display_image(image_name):
 stress.ExportAnimation(
     os.path.join(cwd, "Valve.gif"), animation_export_format, settings_720p
 )
+gif = Image.open(os.path.join(cwd, "Valve.gif"))
+fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(16, 9))
+ax.axis("off")
+img = ax.imshow(gif.convert("RGBA"))
 
-# %%
-# .. image:: /_static/basic/Valve.gif
 
+def update(frame):
+    gif.seek(frame)
+    img.set_array(gif.convert("RGBA"))
+    return [img]
+
+
+ani = FuncAnimation(
+    fig, update, frames=range(gif.n_frames), interval=100, repeat=True, blit=True
+)
+plt.show()
 
+
+# %%
+# Cleanup
+# ~~~~~~~
 # Save project
+
 app.save(os.path.join(cwd, "Valve.mechdat"))
 app.new()
 
diff --git a/examples/technology_showcase/Rotor_Blade_Inverse_solve.py b/examples/technology_showcase/Rotor_Blade_Inverse_solve.py
index e4b7eb72..089693bf 100644
--- a/examples/technology_showcase/Rotor_Blade_Inverse_solve.py
+++ b/examples/technology_showcase/Rotor_Blade_Inverse_solve.py
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@
 
 
 def display_image(image_name):
-    path = os.path.join(os.path.join(cwd, image_name))
-    image = mpimg.imread(path)
-    plt.figure(figsize=(15, 15))
-    plt.axis("off")
-    plt.imshow(image)
+    plt.figure(figsize=(16, 9))
+    plt.imshow(mpimg.imread(os.path.join(cwd, image_name)))
+    plt.xticks([])
+    plt.yticks([])
     plt.show()