Flash: Using Motion Guides
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Level: Easy
Version: 4,5
This lesson is a good start for learning to create Motion
Guides and tweening in Flash 5.
Step 1: Getting Started
Begin by making sure the Snap button is selected. Attaching
graphics to motion guides is really painful without this feature
turned on. To turn it on, click the Magnet tool in the Toolbox.
Step 2: Setting Up the Stage
- Place a graphic on the stage. I'm using the space shuttle
for this example.
- Rename the layer to the name of your graphic. In my case,
the I'll rename the layer to "Shuttle"
- Add a keyframe at Frame 30 or anywhere else in the
timeline you like
- With your Shuttle layer selected, right click and select
Add Motion Guide from the drop down menu
Step 3: Creating the Path
The guide layer is now set and you know this because it says
"Guide:" and has inherited the name of the layer you set the
motion guide to.
On the Guide layer (Guide:
Shuttle) draw out a line of any shape. This will be the path the
graphic follows. I general use the pencil tool with the mode set
to Smooth.
Don't worry about things like the color of the line as the
guide layer WILL NOT be seen when you publish your movie. Here's
how my guide looks:
As you can see, the path can be any shape you like. Get
creative with it.
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