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JetStrike

08-03-2006, 05:59 AM

I am trying to animate a spaceship on a path. Are you not able to add a curve to the path constraint percentage (the position of the object on the curve)? I am able to add a curve to the position, rotation, etc., but the path constraint percentage will always remains constant. With constant velocity unchecked, the spaceship accelerates depending on the length of the path segment, but this gives me little control over exactly when I want it to accelerate. If you can't make this line a curve, what is the best way to control the speed and acceleration of an object on a path?

Conny

08-03-2006, 11:08 AM

Assuming that you use max, you must change the controller for the percentage track
from Linear Float to Bezier Float.

Conny

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