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Help Needed: Orient Shape to Path - How do I reset the object's orientation at the beginning of an animated pathway?
Hi all,
I'm trying to figure out how to reset a shape that moves along an animation path.
I have a triangle that starts along a straight line animation path and then turns right 90 degrees and continues on another straight line until the end. Very simple, and on the first go, it looks great.
I have this animation on a layer, and when the shape finishes along the pathway, I've got a trigger that starts it along the same pathway. The problem is, the shape starts at 90 degrees to the right, but I need it to start the way it did at the beginning, as I want to have a looping animation.
Can anyone tell me how to reset the orientation of the object so that I can loop the animation?
Thanks in advance.
Hello Doug,
Happy to help!
It would be easier for the community to assist if we could take a look at your project file to see how your animation paths are currently setup. An object on a turning animation path doesn't normally rotate which probably means that you have your object on a dial. Please share a copy of your project file here or in private by opening a support case so we can take a closer look your setup. If you decide to upload through a support case, we'll delete it when we're done testing!
