elipse as a motion guide 1

[boyfromoz]

I'm trying to have make some objects float around a screen on an elyptical path. I can get objects to move on a motion guide, but I can't work out how to use an elipse as a motion guide.

How?

 

[boyfromoz]

http://www.bco.com.au/swirl_test.html

Go here for the html/javscript version of what I want to do. Is fine in javascript, but the motion is crappy and jumpy, wan't to do it in flash.

 

[wangbar]

I'd forget about motion guides for this and adapt your javascript to actionScript to achieve the same result.

I set up four clips ("circle1" thru "circle4&quot and added this to a dummy clip...


onClipEvent (load) {
xOffset = 250;
yOffset = 200;
xSize = 150;
ySize = 100;
degrees = 0;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
_root[&quot;circle&quot;+i]._x = (xSize*Math.cos((degrees+((i-1)*90))/180*Math.PI))+xOffset;
_root[&quot;circle&quot;+i]._y = (ySize*Math.sin((degrees+((i-1)*90))/180*Math.PI))+yOffset;
}
degrees++;
}

 

[funkymonk]

cool wangbar, I could use that.... funkymonk B-)

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[esearing]

Wangbar,
Can you post that fla somewhere, please....