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Animate objects along a motion path

How to use a curve as your motion path.

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To create a motion path animation

1  Choose Curves > New Curves > New Curve by CVs. Draw a curve to be used as your motion path.

2  Choose Layers > New and name it MyMotionpath.

3  Make the MyMotionpath layer visible.



This layer should contain the object you want to animate and the curve you want to use as the motionpath.

4  Choose Pick > Object and click the object you wish to animate.

5  From the Animation menu, choose the box beside the Set Motion tool (Animation > Tools > Set motion ) to open the Set Motions Option box.

The Set Motion Options box is opened.



6  Set the Start Frame field to 0 to set the beginning of the animation to frame 0. Set the End Frame field to 60 to set the end of the animation to frame 60. Then, click the Go button.(Note, these number are only used for an example. You may apply any range.)



7  Click the motionpath curve to animate the object along the curve.

What if...?

I want to change the speed of an object traveling on a motion path?

Use Animation > Editors > Action window to edit the timing curve on the motion path to adjust its speed.

Next: Set up a camera to travel along a motion path

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