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  • Best way to animate a line?

    Posted by Mike Wheeler on November 14, 2006 at 4:02 pm

    Heyya..

    Guess this is quite the simple question, but what would be the best way to animate a line? The line must be semi-thick, not like a pen line…. I need it to animate from an outline around an object into a straight line….

    Thanks for any tips!

    Steve Roberts replied 19 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Steve Roberts

    November 14, 2006 at 4:20 pm

    Create a new solid.
    Draw the line with the pen tool on the solid — in rough shape for now.
    Apply the Stroke effect to the solid so you only see the stroke.
    Animate the mask shape using mask shape keyframes.
    Check the help for more info on animating masks.

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