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Is there a way to pause for up to 10 seconds on a motion path?

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Is there a way to pause for up to 10 seconds on a motion path?

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Taking this a step further. Someone asked me to show how to do this using multiple paths.


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Thanks for the nice comments.  I'm glad you were able to extract something useful from it.  :)





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Very interesting, thank you so much.
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Yeah. They should rename it to "pick path point"! ;)
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Thanks, Viking, I learned something. I didn't know about using Pick Path to add additional control points.


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I'm a bit late to the party (I was occupied with other things the last couple of days), but I wanted to show my approach to using paths.

Here is a very rough video showing how I pick path control points, which creates keyframes, and how they can then be adjusted on the timeline.
It also shows an easy way to make something "pause" on the path.

It is a very raw video, not a professional-level tutorial.  I think I say, "Ahh..." about 47 times.  :blush:
Anyway, I hope it helps a little.  If nothing else, it offers a different perspective.






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I tried both methods with great success and I really appreciate the time you both took to help me out.  I know I would not of come up with the answer with the trial and error methods I used.  I have never used forums before so I am amazed at how much help people are willing to give.  Thanks again for your support and help.  Jeff
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Thanks to everyone for you help.  iClone can be overwhelming for a new user, but with such great support, learning is made much easier.  Thanks everyone!! Jeff
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Thanks so much for the tutorial.  I will try it tonight when I get home.  I never expected so much support.  Thanks for taking your time.  Jeff
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@sw00000p: it would be the same in iClone. For example, if there is a keyframe with a percentage of 80% just before the total time available for the path, you would indeed get quite a jump at the end. There's no magic built in, so you would have to tweak the values in the keyframes.


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