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Selecting Motion Paths already established
Am I missing something? I have 2 motion paths for one object moving one way on motion path 1 and the other way for motion path 2.
I want to change to the timing of each independently but since they are superimposed over each other graphically, I don't see any easy way that I can see to select each one. Why isn't there a drop down available in the motion path names to do this easily?
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Thank you so much. I will give this a look and try with mine. Fingers crossed
Hi,
Anyone have an answer to this? I have three motion paths on a drag object and no way to easily select it. Shift+tab doesn't select the motion paths only the objects on the slide.
Hello LeslieWilbourne,
You can use the "Tab" key to cycle through the slide's objects, including the motion paths. However, this workaround is only usable if fewer objects are in the slide. There isn't a more straightforward method to select existing motion paths outside of manually clicking on the path using your mouse, but this sounds like a great feature request to make!
Hi Leslie!
See Attached file.
On the second slide in the presentation, activate the Animation tab and click on the line indicating a motion path. There are 4 motion paths superimposed on to of each other. Use the method prescribed by others pressing the Tab key to move between objects.
Here is what I observed. When you tab between the objects, it appears that it only includes the circles at the top of the slide on the first cycle through the objects. As you Press the Tab key, observe the area where the Motion Path Name appears to keep you on track of which one is selected. I also changed the time, so the odd motion paths are fast, and the even ones are slow.
There is a 3rd slide in there where the Motion Paths are separated which may make it clearer to observe. Hope this helps. 🙂
Matthew, you're right, selecting from a list would be the best. In the meantime, I have found you can select the top path, click FORMAT, and record the X Y values of its endpoint. Then move one end slightly out of the way, and select the lower path. When you are finished, type the X Y coordinates back into the boxes to restore the first path to its original position. For me, that is a faster and more accurate method than shift+tab.
I have found that the shift+tab method does work but if you have a lot of objects on your slide, it may toggle through a LOT of other things before you get to the next motion path on the object you had originally selected.
On the project I was just working on, I could only select the top motion path. When I shift+tabbed, it selected some random other object. But I just kept tabbing and eventually it cycled to the path I was looking for.
The program obviously has a list of objects which includes the motion paths, and we can cycle through it using shift+tab, but we are not allowed to just see the list to make selections therefrom. That would be a super helpful feature, but shift+tabbing does work if you're willing to just mash it enough times until the path you're looking for comes up. (Don't miss it, or you'll have to cycle through every object on your slide again!)
Eric, if I'm not mistaken, because I tried this method, Shift-Tabbing through the four motion paths only works if you create the motion paths one right after another...otherwise, Shift-Tab takes you to the next object you created on the timeline.
Hello NATEC INTERNATIONAL,
On my end, I am able to cycle through the motions paths using Shift + Tab regardless of the order in which they were added to the slide.
Would you be willing to share a copy of your project file here or in private by opening a support case so we can take a closer look at what's happening? We'll delete it when we're done testing!
Yes, but in your case and the case that Eric illustrated, those are different motion paths added to two different objects...I'm talking about multiple motion paths on the SAME object, that may or may not be layered on top of each other...
Hi Daniel,
Thanks for reaching out! You can still use Shift+Tab to toggle through overlapping motion paths in Storyline. Please make sure the Animations tab is selected after clicking on the object with the motion paths for them to appear. In the GIF below, I clicked Shift+Tab to cycle through the four motion paths.
If that doesn't work, would you be willing to share your Storyline file with us so we can look at what you have set up? You may also share it privately by sending it along in a support case. We'll delete it when we're done testing!
Also, I went ahead and added your voice to the feature request for a more efficient solution for toggling through motion paths, an animation pane in Storyline.
Hi Leslie. Thanks for that worked for me.
I have an object with four motion paths. If I correctly select the first motion path I created, Shift + Tab will cycle through until I reach the fourth. If I choose the second motion path I created, I only get to see motion paths 2, 3 and 4.
An easy fix would be returning to the first motion path and cycling through them all instead of selecting another object.
Leslie, please also add me to the list of folks who want an easier way to track and select motion paths, particularly those that are overlapping...I tried the Shift-Tab option, and it didn't work for me.
Thanks, Bill. I appreciate you sharing that example with me and I can understand how overlapping motion paths can be difficult to navigate.
You can toggle between the selected motion paths using Shift + Tab to do so. I recorded a quick Peek 360 video to explain.
In addition, I've included this conversation in our feature request where an animation pane, for more control, has been requested.
Hi Leslie. Shift+Tab does not work for me either. Has this been removed in a Storyline update?
Is there another solution to handle overlapping motion path since you made your comment?
See Attachment. Unfortunately, this is just one of the shortcomings I've encountered in Storyline 360.
Thanks
Bill
