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Hi Nick, I have a question about animation. I have an object that I would like to circle around in the X axis. The end result make the image appear as if it was rotating. The goal is a seamless rotation that takes 2 seconds per rotation. How many keyframes do I need? Do I need 4 spaced at 90 degree from eachother? If you were to look at a compass, with south on the bottom, would keyframe 1 be due south, then #2 be west, then #3 be north, then #4 be east? How does the path get back to #1 keyframe from due east? If there should be 5 keyframes with the 5th at south also, how do I get a seamless transition between key 5 and key 1. Meaning, how do I select either key 1 or key 5 (to adjust their tangents) when they are overlapping in the display. Thanks, Jim