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[GreenThumb_874]

I'm working on a track and i want an object to continuously loop past in the background. Ive set up the whole event and object moves from one end of the track to the other and then just stops. Ive ticked the loop box but it makes no difference. Also beyond a certain point the value i put in for duration seems to make no difference. i can set it up so it should take an hour to get there and it still takes 30 seconds or so. The value seems to have no correlation to the actual time it takes. I'm totally stuck on this so any help would be great! Ta

[IImayneII]

what do you mean with loop? From A - B and repeat? or A - B - A -B - ...?

From what I noticed, when the duration doesn't seem to correspond with the time you actually set it's likely you used a position vector/value on the object moving for the start of the curve data source, this means when it's moving these values also change and distort the duration. You can just delete the position event card once you linked them to the curve data source and they should stay fixed then. Note that when you move the start of the object after this you will need to relink this again to the data source because since you removed the data event it will not change anymore.

For the loop, if you want it to go from A - B and just repeat you have to go into properties of the curve data source and toggle on the loop function there.

[GreenThumb_874]

what do you mean with loop? From A - B and repeat? or A - B - A -B - ...?

From what I noticed, when the duration doesn't seem to correspond with the time you actually set it's likely you used a position vector/value on the object moving for the start of the curve data source, this means when it's moving these values also change and distort the duration. You can just delete the position event card once you linked them to the curve data source and they should stay fixed then. Note that when you move the start of the object after this you will need to relink this again to the data source because since you removed the data event it will not change anymore.

For the loop, if you want it to go from A - B and just repeat you have to go into properties of the curve data source and toggle on the loop function there.

Hi. Thanks for this. Im looking for it to go A to B and A to B and over and over. I have ticked the loop function but it didnt work. Will deleting the position card events solve this do you think? Really appreciate the help.

[BMXBandit777]

Interval trigger[1 tick] -- O.P.E. [local] -- position x linked to -- curve data source [start=0/finish=5(?)] Duration=1sec / looping on.

Link any object to OPE and it should keep looping over n over - once this works adjust finish( start will always be wherever the target object is to begin with )and duration.

If you need to use curve vector data source use a couple of dummy objects for the start / finish positions you require and use vector object info to get there position info.
Select the start n finish positions in the curve vector data source - change the OPE to global and link xyz position to the curve vector data source.

[GreenThumb_874]

Interval trigger[1 tick] -- O.P.E. [local] -- position x linked to -- curve data source [start=0/finish=5(?)] Duration=1sec / looping on.

Link any object to OPE and it should keep looping over n over - once this works adjust finish( start will always be wherever the target object is to begin with )and duration.

If you need to use curve vector data source use a couple of dummy objects for the start / finish positions you require and use vector object info to get there position info.
Select the start n finish positions in the curve vector data source - change the OPE to global and link xyz position to the curve vector data source.

Cheers dudes working perfectly now. It'll be good to go in a few days