RE: FLASH: Animation question

[David Owen]

Hi Bruce


Try this. Create a symbol which is a movie clip or animated graphic. Make

your line grow horizontally or vertically using tween scaling. Now place

this symbol on your stage and rotate as desired.


David Owen

Cendant CDG

Art

Animation

Interface Design

david [dot] owensierra [dot] com

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> From: 	Gemberling, Bruce

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> Sent: 	Tuesday, October 13, 1998 7:49 AM

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To: 'flashershocker [dot] com'

> Subject: 	FW: FLASH: Animation question

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> I'm attempting to create an animation with flash where a line starts out

> being approximately .5" long grows to a length of 5". The problem I have

> is that the line is not straight so scaling and tweening will not work.

> I've achieved the effect by drawing segments of the line in each frame

> as the line grows but this is a painful tedious approach to the problem.

> Does anyone else have any ideas how this could be achieved in a much

> more time efficient manner. I've also noted that this manner of drawing

> the line appears to cause my movie to run sluggishly.

> Thanks in advance!

> 

> 

> Bruce A. Gemberling

> Corporate Graphics Designer

> K*TEC Electronics

> 281.243.5176

> 

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