Storyline 2 - editing end point of motion path

Be careful to click on the Triangle that indicates the endpoint. It may help to zoom in.

Thank you, Walt. I tried zooming, but it either gives me the 4 directional arrow, which moves the whole image/motion path, or if I move it slightly so that the 4 directional arrow disappears, it just draws a parallelogram, which disappears when I stop clicking/dragging it. I am very new to this and am just trying out features, but being able to adjust the end point of a motion path is huge.

See if the attached video helps

That was so sweet of you! I was able to duplicate that procedure, but I was using the custom motion path option and that may be the difference.

SL tries to maintain the integrity of your path, but depending on the complexity of it, if you experiment, you can accomplish quite a bit.

Wow! That does help. I do wish that you could just click on the end point and move it by itself without having to use the side boxes to adjust it. But, if that is the best they have, then I shall make it work.

I appreciate your taking the time to demonstrate that for me!

Hi I am also trying to overlap drawings and i do not seem to be able to move the "end-of-animation-drawing" precisely, just with the mouse, but i cant nudge it pixel by pixel with the arrow keys, Also this technique of moving the path-definition-box handle does not seem to work with the curved path, it moves the source drawing too.

Am i missing some technique ?

Can an animation start after some time ? I duplicated picture 20 into an new object and animated the copy, any more elegant technique like a trigger "Animate Object when timeline reaches..."?

Thanks

Here was the file

Hi Philippe!

I'm not sure that I completely understand your question, but yes, you can set an animation to happen at a certain time.

I hid your duplicate images and delayed the animation until a certain time and it may be closer to what you are looking for.

Let me know what you think or how much I misunderstood the question :)

Perfect ! how did you do that ? Where do you enter a delay for an
animation? I know how to time the length of the entrance animation but not
how to delay it.

So what i want is:
Entrance animation
Pause of xx seconds
Motion
Exit animation

Thanks

I changed when the object moves on the motion path. Is that what you are asking?

Brilliant ! I was looking at a setting under animation ! Thanks !

Awesome! Glad I was able to assist you here Philippe :)

Another related question :)

I have a simple rectangle in an horizontal position. After the motion I would like the end-stage to not be parallel to the initial stage but at a variable angle (15, 25 degrees)...

When I select the end-stage, I see the "coat-hanger" shaped manipulator, but I don't seem to be able to rotate my shape. Any suggestions ?

Thanks !

Hi Philippe!

That "coat-hanger" manipulator allows you to rotate the start and end position of the motion path, like this:

Hopefully the community can suggest ideas for rotating the ending shape!

Thanks Alyssa but that is not what i need> this is what i need. I need to go from the position of the red rectangle on the left to the position on the right.

Hi Philippe - I took the file we looked at above and added in an image like you've just shared. Take a look at slide 2 and see if that's closer to what you are looking for. I used a motion path and a state change.

Getting there :)

Now when i try to edit a new stage for the rectangle the ROTATION  is greyed out. I click on END STAGE > rectangle > RIGHT click on Size and position 

Hmm, I created a new shape. Did you try that?

Hum I am lost!

Ok i make a copy of "RECTANGLE" and call it "TILTED rectangle" and position it the way i want. Then I copy it.

Then  click on the RECTANGLE > edit states and added another one called END. I get that.

Now if i paste "tilted rectangle" it over laps the one automatically done. See that by manipulating the copy of Tilted rectangle on the stage I can separate it, but when i run the animation the tilted rectangle is in the wrong place.

Right. Hence the need for the second rectangle, but then you do not need the first one for the End state, and I moved it off-stage as you could see in my first example. 

Here it is in yours as well. 

OK It worked Pfeww ! Thanks for your coaching !

This is a tortuous way to do :D

...and there may be an easier way. Motion paths aren't my strong suit :)

Hopefully others in the community will chime in if they know of an easier way.

In the meantime, glad that helped Philippe.