Object moving in a motion path keeps going back to a point in the path

Mar 11, 2021

I've created a motion path for an object (the bee) to move from flowers to flowers. As it finishes intersecting with each hotspot placed in the motion path, user will be led to answer a question. However, I face a problem. After the 5th question, the object keeps going back to a point in the motion path and moves from there instead of moving from where it stops previously. I've searched and nobody reported a similar issue. So, I've decided to ask in here. I've attached the SL file here. Hope that someone can help.

2 Replies
Maria Costa-Stienstra

Hi, Foong.

Thank you for sharing this adorable spelling bee .story file!

Here's what I noticed about the motion path: 

  • The duration of the path is set at eight seconds.

Windows 10 (1) 2021-03-12 at 3.32.45 PM

  • Your timeline, however, ends at five seconds. The object (bee) does not have time to finish the entire motion path. 

Thankfully, the solution is quick! Just select all your objects on the timeline (Ctrl-A), and drag the timeline to match the path's duration (eight seconds).

Screen Recording 2021-03-12 at 03.34.20 PM

Let me know if this works!