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Understanding motion path direction

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Understanding motion path direction

In order to work with motion paths effectively, especially custom motion paths that you create yourself, it's important to understand how motion path direction comes into play. Here I have an example where I want this hand to move from the left side of the page to the coffee cup here on the right. Because the positioning needs to be precise, I want to leave the hand just where it is and animate to that location and to this appearance. So, I want this to move right. I'll start by applying the Move Right preset. Move Right starts the animation in the middle of the hand, but goes the wrong way. I want it to go to the current appearance. But all that does is reverse the path direction. It's still on the right of the object. Let me try To Current Location. There. That's more what I had in mind. To Current Location starts on the left and moves right, just as the preset says, to this location. But it doesn't necessarily manage the appearance. What if, for example, I want this hand to start…

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