Motion path tasks, Distancing the object from the motion path – Apple Motion 4 User Manual
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Control Points:
This parameter becomes available when the path shape is Open Spline
or Closed Spline. Click the disclosure triangle to display the Position parameters for the
motion path control points. The first value field is X, the second value field is Y, and the
third value field is Z.
Note: You cannot apply Parameter behaviors to the control points.
HUD Controls
In the HUD, the following controls are always available: Path Shape, Shape Type, Direction,
Speed, Apply Speed (sets the number of times the object travels the path over the object’s
duration), and End Condition. Other parameters become available depending on what
is selected from the Path Shape parameter.
Related Behaviors
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Motion Path Tasks
The following tasks show you how to customize the Motion Path behavior.
Distancing the Object from the Motion Path
By default, the object is locked to the motion path by its anchor point.
To distance the object from the path
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Select the Adjust Anchor Point tool from the Toolbar and move the anchor point in the
Canvas.
For more information on using the Adjust Anchor Point tool, see
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Note: A separate Offset parameter allows you to offset the starting location of the object
on the motion path (it does not offset the object from the path itself ).
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Using Behaviors