Particles on a Motion Path in Motion 4

I'm trying to get some particles to follow a motion path.

I've been using an object moving along the path and then trying to get the particles to follow that object with the 'Attract to' behavior. This makes the particles follow the object but not along the path as I guess should be expected. So if I have a wave the object follows the wave but the particles cut the corners just to follow the object.

Any help would be great.

Luke Henry
Mac Pro 4,1

When I have a path such as a Bezier line I like to use the Motion Path behavior. Make sure it is set to Geometry for the path shape and place the bezier line in the Shape Source well and the particle will follow the path.


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I'm not sure that a particle emitter is what you want. If you think of an emitter as a gun and the particle as the bullet, you're limited to how you can affect the particle once it's been emitted. You may have better luck with a replicator and the sequence replicate behavior.

Andy

Luke Henry
Mac Pro 4,1

To be honest I have not looked at the Replicator before. I understand the concept and the differences now. Thank you. I am still having an issue getting anything to move on the motion path though. Or are you suggesting I don't use a motion path?

Thanks.

Luke Henry
Mac Pro 4,1

Pretty easy to do in Motion. Use a replicator in 3D. Put the logo in a 2D group so it won't be affected by the camera. Turn on depth of field. You could animate the replicated particles as a group, or I'd tend to animate the camera to get that result - maybe a little bit of both. But perfectly doable in Motion.

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