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Edit motion paths
Hello,
I am looking for a tutorial or discussion about editing a motion path once one is created. I couldn't find one.
After creating a motion path, sometimes I need to adjust where I want the object to begin or end, but it seems difficult. If I move the object at the start point up or down, the end point moves up or down. I just want to move the start point only, for example and the end point to stay put. I have tried locking the object, but no luck.
Can someone direct me to how to do this without having to delete the motion path and start over?
Thank you,
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Hello Bill,
When you select the item and go under the Animation tab, you should be able to just select the start or end point itself, not the item, and drag it where it is needed.
Has this functionality been removed?
Hi Peter,
Thank you for reaching out! I came across your other post and responded to you here.
Please let us know if you have any questions!
I am having the same trouble. I've even tried installing and reinstalling Storyline. I cannot grab either end point separately from the entire line. So frustrating and I cannot seem to find any advice beyond "just go to the animation tab and select the start or end point...."
Hi Ryann!
The options for editing a motion path are detailed here.
Not too helpful. I need to finely edit the start and end positions of a motion path.
Hi Leslie,
These instructions still don't resolve my issue. As the OP said, I cannot get the motion path to move independently from the object. Nor can I select either start/end point. Locking the path doesn't work.
Hi Ryann!
Do you have a file you can share? It may be easier to see the motion paths you have set up.
sure - here's the one I'm struggling with. When I try to move the end point to get the picture to land on the 2nd "step", instead of floating above it, I wind up moving the start point too.
Eventually, the animation won't start when the slide starts, so while the hovering start point doesn't look horrible now, it will seem odd once I alter the timing.Has anyone figured this out? I'm struggling to adjust the length of a motion path. For example, I can see the item "Line Motion Path 1" when it is used as part of the trigger, but that "Line Motion Path 1" object is not shown on the timeline. I'm trying to animate several items to stack on top of each other when the user clicks one, and I need to fine-tune the ending point of each motion path to get them aligned. But I can't find any setting that allows me to state the position (height/width relative to the slide) or length of the line. Is this simply not available? If I don't get the motion path right on the first try, there's no way to adjust it?
Select a motion path and press CTRL+Shift+ENTER to display a dialog that lets you define the position and dimensions of a motion path.
Helps a little, but kind of hard to select the motion path when they're not in the timeline and you have several stacked on top of each other. Would be a nice addition in the future to make those motion path lines more accessible.
Hi, Heidi -- Thanks for your feedback, and you are welcome to share your thoughts with our product developers directly using this form. :)
It would be great if someone could actually answer Bill and Ryan's with a useful answer. How do you move the endpoint of a motion path without moving the start point. Or visa versa, move the start point without effecting the position of your end point.
And the links to forms and Articulate Storyline tips pages that don't have the answer are no help people!
Hi Tom! Looks like you are getting some assistance here from Michael as well. Just wanted to link the threads for the community.
