diff --git a/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp b/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp
index e2a64d36..72d25570 100644
--- a/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/mycontrols/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QskTickmarksNode.h>
 #include <QskScaleTickmarks.h>
 #include <QskTextLabel.h>
+#include <QskAnimator.h>
 
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 
@@ -147,13 +148,64 @@ class Window : public QskWindow
         {
             (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom", layout);
             auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
-            tickmarks->metrics[QskScaleTickmarks::MajorTick] = 1.0;
-            tickmarks->metrics[QskScaleTickmarks::MediumTick] = 0.5;
-            tickmarks->metrics[QskScaleTickmarks::MinorTick] = 0.2;
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMajorRatio( 1.0 );
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.5 );
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.2 );
             auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
             tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
             skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
         }
+        {
+            (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom (Major only)", layout);
+            auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMajorRatio( 1.0 );
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.0 );
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.0 );
+            auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
+            tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
+            skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
+        }
+        {
+            (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom (Major + Minor only)", layout);
+            auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMajorRatio( 1.0 );
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.0 );
+            tickmarks->metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.2 );
+            auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
+            tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
+            skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
+        }
+        {
+            (void) new QskTextLabel("Custom (Animated)", layout);
+            auto* const tickmarks = new Tickmarks(layout);
+            auto* const skinlet = new TickmarksSkinlet;
+            tickmarks->setSkinlet(skinlet);
+            skinlet->setOwnedBySkinnable(true);
+
+            class Animator final : public QskAnimator
+            { 
+            public:
+                explicit Animator(Tickmarks& tickmarks) : tickmarks(tickmarks)
+                {
+                    setAutoRepeat(true);
+                    setDuration(2000);
+                }
+
+                void advance( qreal value ) override
+                {
+                    tickmarks.metrics.setMinorRatio( 0.1 + 0.1 * qFastSin(value * 2 * M_PI));
+                    tickmarks.metrics.setMediumRatio( 0.25 + 0.25 * qFastSin(value * 2 * M_PI));
+                    tickmarks.metrics.setMajorRatio( 0.5 + 0.5 * qFastSin(value * 2 * M_PI));
+                    tickmarks.update();
+                }
+
+                Tickmarks& tickmarks;
+            };
+
+            auto* const animator = new Animator(*tickmarks);
+            animator->setWindow(this);
+            animator->start();
+        }
     }
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/common/QskFunctions.h b/src/common/QskFunctions.h
index fd7c002d..7cab17d2 100644
--- a/src/common/QskFunctions.h
+++ b/src/common/QskFunctions.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ inline constexpr bool qskFuzzyCompare( qreal value1, qreal value2 )
     return qFuzzyCompare( value1, value2 );
 }
 
-inline constexpr bool qskConstrainedRatio( qreal ratio )
+inline constexpr qreal qskConstrainedRatio( qreal ratio )
 {
     return qBound( 0.0, ratio, 1.0 );
 }
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.cpp b/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.cpp
index 5e0c3b9a..c82da464 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.cpp
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
-#include "QskTickmarksMetrics.h"
\ No newline at end of file
+#include "QskTickmarksMetrics.h"
+
+constexpr bool test_ctor0()
+{
+	return QskTickmarksMetrics{} == QskTickmarksMetrics{0,0,0};
+}
+
+static_assert(test_ctor0(), "test failed!");
+
+constexpr bool test_ctor1()
+{
+	QskTickmarksMetrics m;
+	return QskTickmarksMetrics{1,1,1} == QskTickmarksMetrics{2,2,2};
+}
+
+static_assert(test_ctor1(), "test failed!");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.h b/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.h
index 6e1bcb2d..42448ee3 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskTickmarksMetrics.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTickmarksMetrics
     constexpr void setMediumRatio( qreal ratio ) noexcept;
     constexpr void setMinorRatio( qreal ratio ) noexcept;
 
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT constexpr qreal operator[]( int index ) const noexcept;
-    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT constexpr qreal& operator[]( int index ) noexcept;
+    Q_REQUIRED_RESULT constexpr qreal ratio( int index ) const noexcept;
+    constexpr void setRatio(int index, qreal ratio) noexcept;
 
   private:
     qreal m_minorRatio = 0.0;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ inline constexpr bool QskTickmarksMetrics::operator!=(
     return !( *this == rhs );
 }
 
-inline constexpr qreal QskTickmarksMetrics::operator[]( int index ) const noexcept
+inline constexpr qreal QskTickmarksMetrics::ratio( int index ) const noexcept
 {
     index = index % 3;
 
@@ -113,18 +113,21 @@ inline constexpr qreal QskTickmarksMetrics::operator[]( int index ) const noexce
     }
 }
 
-inline constexpr qreal& QskTickmarksMetrics::operator[]( int index ) noexcept
+inline constexpr void QskTickmarksMetrics::setRatio( int index, qreal ratio ) noexcept
 {
     index = index % 3;
 
     switch ( index )
     {
         case 0:
-            return m_minorRatio;
+            setMinorRatio( ratio );
+            break;
         case 1:
-            return m_mediumRatio;
+            setMediumRatio( ratio );
+            break;
         default:
-            return m_majorRatio;
+            setMajorRatio( ratio );
+            break;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskTickmarksNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskTickmarksNode.cpp
index f3e90cd2..28208751 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskTickmarksNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskTickmarksNode.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class QskTickmarksNodePrivate final : public QSGGeometryNodePrivate
 
     QRectF rect;
     int lineWidth = 0;
+    QskTickmarksMetrics metrics;
 
     QskHashValue hash = 0;
 };
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ void QskTickmarksNode::update(
 
     if ( metrics == QskTickmarksMetrics{} )
     {
-        metrics[QskScaleTickmarks::MinorTick] = qskTickFactor( QskScaleTickmarks::MinorTick );
-        metrics[QskScaleTickmarks::MediumTick] = qskTickFactor( QskScaleTickmarks::MediumTick );
-        metrics[QskScaleTickmarks::MajorTick] = qskTickFactor( QskScaleTickmarks::MajorTick );
+        metrics.setMinorRatio( qskTickFactor( QskScaleTickmarks::MinorTick ) );
+        metrics.setMediumRatio( qskTickFactor( QskScaleTickmarks::MediumTick ) );
+        metrics.setMajorRatio( qskTickFactor( QskScaleTickmarks::MajorTick ) );
     }
 
     if( lineWidth != d->lineWidth )
@@ -75,10 +76,11 @@ void QskTickmarksNode::update(
 
     const auto hash = tickmarks.hash( 17435 );
 
-    if( ( hash != d->hash ) || ( rect != d->rect ) )
+    if ( ( hash != d->hash ) || ( rect != d->rect ) || ( d->metrics != metrics ) )
     {
         d->hash = hash;
         d->rect = rect;
+        d->metrics = metrics;
 
         d->geometry.allocate( tickmarks.tickCount() * 2 );
         auto vertexData = d->geometry.vertexDataAsPoint2D();
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ void QskTickmarksNode::update(
             if ( orientation == Qt::Horizontal )
             {
                 const qreal ratio = rect.width() / range;
-                const float len = rect.height() * metrics[tickType];
+                const float len = rect.height() * d->metrics.ratio( tickType );
 
                 for( const auto tick : ticks )
                 {
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ void QskTickmarksNode::update(
             else
             {
                 const qreal ratio = rect.height() / range;
-                const float len = rect.width() * metrics[tickType];
+                const float len = rect.width() * d->metrics.ratio( tickType );
 
                 for( const auto tick : ticks )
                 {