Motion Path Triggers with Conditions Not Working
Mar 22, 2022
By
Bryan Braley
I have a scene where the user picks one of two objects in two groups on a slide. This sets the value for Group 1 to 1 0r 2 and also sets the value for Group 2 to 1 or 2.
On the next slide, I've defined four motion paths along which to move the avatar based on the values.
MP 1 - 1, 1
MP 2 - 1, 2
MP 3 - 2, 1
MP 4 - 2, 2
I have the references for these on screen and the values are correct. However, the Move Object Along MP 1 if Value A = 1 AND Value B = 1 is not working correctly. The Object is always moving along the MP used in the last trigger in the list. I even tried creating T/F variables and setting those based on the values combination, but I get the same result.
Any thoughts on why this is not working correctly?
5 Replies
I figured it out. My trigger was set to the timeline starting on the object. I switched it to the timeline starting on the slide and it is working as expected now.
Hi, Bryan.
Thank you for sharing how you were able to solve the issue!
I'm sure others in the community who might experience a similar problem might benefit from this discussion.
You're welcome.
Do you have any idea why setting "Timeline Starts" on the slide versus the object made a difference?
Hi, Bryan.
I'd have to investigate this further, but my initial guess is that it has to do with all the state changes for that same shape (Avatar) that are happening "when the timeline starts", and it might be clashing with the conditions set for when the timeline starts on the object.
Since the slide's timeline is always the first to start, it's usually the recommended trigger when you want a condition to be checked as soon as that slide initializes.
Thanks, Maria. I guess I can understand that although the shape and the slide timeline start at the same time. I can see where SL would process slide triggers first.