Morphing one shape into another?

[MarciaB]

Well, then I guess I'll have to wait for that tutorial (with pleasure ), because I still
don't get it. All the time I get error messages even when I tried the blend... What Raymond, Sally and the others did (see Animation gallery) is abracadabra to me. But I'm sure there's a small but very important step I miss!

[Intbel]

Well, then I guess I'll have to wait for that tutorial (with pleasure ), because I still
don't get it. All the time I get error messages even when I tried the blend... What Raymond, Sally and the others did (see Animation gallery) is abracadabra to me. But I'm sure there's a small but very important step I miss!

Wot bit wot we did?
You only have to ask ... er, nicely

[gwpriester]

Marcia and others

To "tween" an object, the object has to be the same shape with the same fill. It can be modified in size, width, height and rotation, but it has to be the same object to be tweened.

So to tween a square and circle as I have discovered, is not possible.

However, this is not the only way to create an animation.

What I did in my example, and Raymond and others have done in their animations is the other, more traditional method.

1. Create a blend of two shapes.

2. Convert to editable shapes and ungroup the blend.

3. Put each of the blend steps on a new frame (one step per frame)

4. Set your display frame for: time.

It takes more time, but it works.

Gary

[Intbel]

There is further discussion re blend/animation here

[MarciaB]

Like Sally's clock, and your balls err cirkels (xcuse me ) ? They (the balls) do look better created in Flash..
But Ok I'll give it another try..I thought I could tween different shapes..
Thanks for telling that's not possible Gary!

[Intbel]

Like Sally's clock, and your balls err cirkels (xcuse me ) ? They (the balls) do look better created in Flash..
But Ok I'll give it another try..I thought I could tween different shapes..
Thanks for telling that's not possible Gary!

Sally's clock - the hands are tweened.

Simply: Draw a hand and name the shape.
(No name - no tween)
However, to ensure the hand rotates as you wich, don't just name it shape name it rotate+shape the rotate tag ensure it will rotate around the centre you dictate (try it without and you will see what happens) and the plus sign ensures it will rotate clockwise (minus sign will make it go backwards)

A 360 degree rotate will not work - you will need to make at least two at 180 degrees. Try playing with three or more rotations at, say, 20 degrees or 30 degrees or 60 ... you will need two different for each hand as one will move faster than the other.

You don't have to do anything else - a named shape in one frame will automatically tween to the same shape in the next. All you need do is adjust the timing either by number of frames per second and/or length of frames themselves.

If you find that at the end of every cycle the animation stops for a moment, copy the first frame as your last frame and give the frame a value of zero seconds.

The pool balls: for the perspective, a blend was used which was then made editable and ungrouped as Egg described.

[MarciaB]

[IMG][/IMG]This is a quicky, just to show that I finally know what to do Well, I'm working at it...

[Intbel]

[IMGThis is a quicky, just to show that I finally know what to do Well, I'm working at it...

Too easy once you know how isn't it?
And very quick!