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  • Posted by Verita on December 17, 2006 at 4:54 am

    hello creative cows,

    I would be happy about getting tips for this problem:
    I try to circle an object (planetball) with keyframes in xyz-position manner.
    Can’t find solution between the first and last keyframe to get a loop without
    getting a visible break between start and end of movement in my ramshow.
    I don’t know do I need expressions, because about this I have very little
    knowledge?
    Thankyou for every tip

    with best greetings
    verita

    Verita replied 19 years, 5 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
  • 5 Replies
  • Colin Braley

    December 17, 2006 at 6:14 am

    Just make sure the position value of your last keyframe is equal to that of your first keyframe. Then apply the following expression:

    loopOut(“cycle”)

    ~Colin

  • Mike Clasby

    December 17, 2006 at 6:18 am

    If you have one revolution keyframed, and the first and last keyframes are the same you might try this loop expression:

    loop_out(“cycle”,0)

    But to get circular movement without keyframes, expression only, try this expression on position by Dan Ebberts (there are other expressions but I think this is the most controlable):

    r = 50; //radius (in pixels)
    f = 1; //orbits per second

    angle = time*Math.PI*2*f;
    value + [Math.sin(angle)*r, -Math.cos(angle)*r]

    Just change the radius and orbit per second to taste.

  • Steve Roberts

    December 17, 2006 at 11:40 am

    … and you should set your work area to end 1 frame before the loop starts again.

    For example, if frame 0 is the same as frame 50, the last frame of the work area should be 49.

  • Verita

    December 19, 2006 at 1:39 am

    hello steve,

    my first step to a forum.
    Thank you much.

    I’ve got blind of checking and after reading your
    message I could therefore finalley find my mistakes.
    Two mistakes, forgot realley this time-management
    and made instead curious things … (forget about)

    Wish you a very good ending year with best with best
    2007 wishes
    Verita

  • Verita

    December 19, 2006 at 5:02 pm

    [verita] “hello steve,

    my first step to a forum.
    Thank you much.

    I’ve got blind of checking and after reading your
    message I could therefore finalley find my mistakes.
    Two mistakes, forgot realley this time-management
    and made instead curious things … (forget about)

    Wish you a very good ending year with best 2007 wishes
    Verita”

    [verita] “hello steve,

    my first step to a forum.
    Thank you much.

    I’ve got blind of checking and after reading your
    message I could therefore finalley find my mistakes.
    Two mistakes, forgot realley this time-management
    and made instead curious things … (forget about)

    Wish you a very good ending year with best with best
    2007 wishes
    Verita”

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