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Motion Path resests when returning to slide
Is the object that moves on the motion paths set with an original trigger that marks it as "When timeline begins on this slide/this object"? That's given me some issues in the past.
Thanks for the reply. I do have a trigger that has the object move when timeline begins.
The way I have that trigger set up to have a T/F variable that switches when the motion completes and another trigger that has a condition that on the variable that the object moves only when the variable is in the Default Value. The variable shuts off the motion.
Whoa! I thought did. I didn't actually create the Adjust Variable trigger. I had it in my mind, but it wasn't done. I added it.
However, the issue remains.
This did lead to a partion solution. Its party caused because this project has about 100 variables and 75 triggers and I missed a couple. I am using an off screen helper object and I missed the trigger to change its state so that the initial motion doesn't reset. So, no the object doesn't reset, but it does advance to the next Motion Path without user interaction. Its not supposed to, but this is a new issue.
So thanks for the question - it led me to the answer.
Hey Benjamin,
Do you mind sharing with me how you set up the variable to stop the motion path from replaying? I'm encountering the same issue, but with layers. The motion path with the setting "when the timeline starts on this layer" replays every time the user returns to that layer, even though the setting for the layer is "resume saved state".
Thanks!Hello KerrSiegemund I made a little demo to think about it... based on what I think I understood from BenjaminCaul477 's description. Watch the whole scene.
-An object (blue oval) moves along a motion path following an interaction with the learner (in this case, clicking on a button).
-Another slide (quiz) is displayed at the end of the movement.
-Return to the starting slide (with the blue object in motion) after the quiz.
-Possibly four times in a row.
And... no problem. The moving blue object is in its last position, waiting for the next motion path. There is a second object (red) with a different trajectory, and no problem there either.
No variables. No layers. Default setting for the starting slide.
Of course, it is possible to add variables or layers to add functions (make the buttons active/inactive if necessary) in MY demo (or if YOU need), but they are unnecessary for basic operation.
So either I've completely misunderstood the problem... or (but this seems too simple to me) the motion path have not been set with “relative starting point.”
Does that help? Let me know what I've missed, I'm curious.
Thanks for sharing this, Thierry! I think the issue is that the Motion Path trigger isn't "user clicks a button", but "when the timeline starts on this layer". That seems to be causing the issue, because none of my other motion paths on these layers replay when the user returns to the layer. I wish I could upload the .story file to show the issue, but my organization doesn't allow us to share this kind of info.
