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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,
- HeidiFulcherCommunity Member
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?
- MichaelHinzeCommunity Member
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.
- HeidiFulcherCommunity Member
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.
- ChristiePollickCommunity Member
Hi, Heidi -- Thanks for your feedback, and you are welcome to share your thoughts with our product developers directly using this form. :)
Hi Tom! Looks like you are getting some assistance here from Michael as well. Just wanted to link the threads for the community.
- EmilyBurnettCommunity Member
Hi Tom,
You can select the endpoint of the Lines, Turns, and Arc. For the Arc you can move the separately when going left to right, but not moving up or down. I believe this is to keep it in an Arc shape. Circle, Square, Triangle, and Trapezoid cannot be moved as the start/stop are the same spot.
The freeform, scribble and curve do not have a way to adjust the end point without moving the start point to keep it in the same shape that you used. And as always, if you want these options changed, you can submit a request here. Hope this helps, let us know if you need anything further.
Hi Richard! If the solutions shared here with you do not assist, you are welcome to share your thoughts with our product development team here as Emily mentioned above.
- HeidiFulcherCommunity Member
Jean-Christophe, thank you for the illustrated workaround! That's very helpful.
Hi Jean-Christophe,
Thanks for sharing - the images are really helpful. I did just want to clarify one language/terminology element though - you said layers, but I think you're talking about the objects on the timeline?
No worries - and thanks for the update. Didn't want it to confuse someone down the line who is looking to do the same!
Hi Carina,
It's certainly a situation and idea worth passing along to our team in the form of a feature request.
- CarinaKorenCommunity Member
Thank you Ashley, I hope it will make it to the next release.
Hi Alicia,
I know some folks have looked for increasing the options and edits available to motion paths, and there were some changes to it within Storyline 360. You can see the basic ideas here for editing and modifying the paths. There is also a bit more information in this article with tips and ideas for how to orient objects to the path so that may help you out as well!