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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Using the Motion Property inspector
  3. Creating and removing motion paths
  4. Editing motion paths
  5. Orienting animation along
    a motion path
  6. Using roving keyframes

Animation Learning Guide for Flash: Motion paths

Using the Motion Property inspector

When you select a tween span or a motion path on the Stage, the context-sensitive Property inspector displays motion properties (see Figure 32). This is called the Motion Property inspector, and it's where you can find useful information about the selected motion tween, such as the location and size of its motion path and its instance name (if one has been added for the tween). You can also rotate the tweened instance across the entire tween span, set the tween's orientation along its motion path, or apply a simple ease from the Motion Property inspector.

Select a motion path or tween span to access the Motion Property inspector.

Figure 32. Select a motion path or tween span to access the Motion Property inspector.

You need to use the Motion Property inspector's panel menu to access an option that lets you view all motion paths on the stage simultaneously. When you have multiple motion paths on the Stage, select one of the tweens and select Always Show Motion Paths from the Motion Property inspector panel menu (see Figure 33). If you do not have this option selected, you see only the motion path when the playhead is within the tween span.

Select Always Show Motion Paths to see all of the motion paths on the Stage at once.

Figure 33. Select Always Show Motion Paths to see all of the motion paths on the Stage at once.

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