[Calipoop]

intersting z-order idea… I’ll give it a shot, thanks!

[Calipoop]

Okay… I think I got it…

shiftAmount = 60;
holdFrames = 30;
f = Math.round(time/thisComp.frameDuration);
period = Math.floor(f / holdFrames);
[(shiftAmount * period)%600,position[1]];

If there’s any additional streamlining that can be made, or a simpler method please let me know…

Thanks for the help!

[Calipoop]

Using the link you posted for the original rotation code, I think I’m on the right track with this:

shiftAmount = 60
movingFrames = 1;
holdFrames = 30;
f = Math.round(time/thisComp.frameDuration);
period = Math.floor(f / (movingFrames + holdFrames))
phase = f%(movingFrames + holdFrames);
[shiftAmount * period + linear(phase,0,movingFrames,0,shiftAmount),85]

However, I have a feeling there’s a lot of redundant code?Namely period & phase, since my usage doesn’t involve rotation? Would you know how to streamline this?

My second question is how can I get the layer to start back at zero after it has moved 600px (ten loops)?

Thanks for the help!

[Calipoop]

Thanks so much for your reply.

I plugged the code in but got the error “Class ‘global’ has no property or method named ‘n'”… I should have mentioned that I’m on AE 6. Would that have any impact on the code?

I’m going to check out those links you posted now, thanks again.