CompuServe Thread

<How can a flowing line which runs along a path (for example Polyline or Spline..) be constructed in a map automatically with Autdesk Animator Pro over x-framed?> One way is to build the line out of short lines. Below are some details on how to do it over an entire flic. Use a "Segment" to limit rendering to a group of frames. 1. Use Optics to create a flic of a short line moving along the path. – Put a short line in a cel (must be bigger than 1×1), – Define the path in the Optics panel. To define the path numerically use POCO (see 3-OPT.ZIP). 2. Double the length of the "line" by overlaying on frame "N" the content of frame "N+1" (consider the flic as a loop). – Capture the flic in an animated-cel. – Advance the cel frame, and paste the cel. If the result has gaps, then start with more frames. You can reduce the number of frames when you are done (see FRAMSCAL.ZIP). 3, 4, 5, … Double the length of the "line" by overlaying on frame "N" the content of frame "N+2." (N+4, N+8, …) – Capture the flic in an animated-cel. – Advance the cel frame by 2 (4, 8, …) , and paste the cel. Ed K