scripted movement over time period/frame length

[robjmills]

i'm using this as to move an mc across the screen on the x coordinate:

code:

---

onClipEvent (load) {

	//set initial x pos of clip

	this._x = 0;

}



onClipEvent(enterFrame){

	//this moves our clip 1 pixel to the right every frame

	//up to a certain point

	if (this._x<300)

	{

	this._x+=1;

	}

}

---

I need to adjust this so that the movement takes place over an alotted time period or a defined frame length. Any ideas?

[pellepiano]

Try this. Nice movement with easing.


onClipEvent (load) {
//set initial x pos of clip
this._x = 0;
// How fast will it move
speed=5;
// Where should it go
destination=500;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
this._x+=(destination-this._x)/speed;
}

[robjmills]

thanks man but you show me how it would be done without the easing becuase it is for the movement of an animal and needs to be a consistent speed.

[robjmills]

most important really is the ability to control the movement so that it can move extremely slowly even though the movie that contains it (its an external swf loaded into a container movie) is playing at 50fps.

[pellepiano]

Then its better with your way but having something like...

if (this._x<300)
{
this._x+=0.2;
}

........to have it move really slowly.

[robjmills]

thanks, when the mc reaches this point i want it to replay from x_= 0 after a delay. I was thinking of using setInterval for this, how would be the best way to implement this?

Cheers.

[pellepiano]

Im not familiar with set interval. I would do like this.....

if(this._x == 300){
wait+=1;
// Wait 100 frames before resetting things
if(wait>100){
//Reset actions here
wait=1;
}
}

..simply add this to your code.

[robjmills]

mmm... not quite workin, the mc stops at the _x = 500 point but does not start again.

This is what i got:

code:

---

onClipEvent (load) {

	//set initial x pos of clip

	this._x = 0;

}



onClipEvent(enterFrame){

	//this moves our clip 1 pixel to the right every frame

	//up to a certain point

	if (this._x<500)

	{

	this._x+=0.5;

	}

	if(this._x == 500){

wait+=1;

// Wait 100 frames before resetting things

if(wait>100){

//Reset actions here

wait=1;

}

}



}

---

[pellepiano]

You ahve not specified what is going to happen when it reaches x 500. Where I wrote..........

//Reset actions here

That where you put.......

this._x=0;

....or whatever action you need to happen there.

[robjmills]

my bad, sorry man.

Thanks for all the help.