animating a path

Support Animation and Rigging
1

i need to make airplane routes show on a globe.
i can do that.
but i want to show the route go from zero to the full arc from say NYC to LA.

hopefully that is clear!

there will be one route with lots of stops along the way.

thanks all

Attachments

international-expansion-.jpg1500×1500 1.35 MB

2

Thats not so hard to model, have a look at the file below. Line drawing can be done by keyframing the Bevel begin/end factor.

globe.blend (2.26 MB)

3

if i could use the array thingy and get it to follow a path - that would work.tried but - just dont know how to do that.

4

thanks rayvelcoro
would somebody please explain…Line drawing can be done by keyframing the Bevel begin/end factor.
not using cycles and with pictures would be very much appreciated
thanks all

5

i think a got something to work!
how do i improve it?
thanks

Attachments

arrayoncurve.blend (494 KB)

6

forget the array modifier, it can be done in de curve section itself. Cycles/Blender Internal makes no difference.

Play with these settings and look what happens. The upper oval is the resolution of the curve, set that to 60 or so.

Set fill to full.

upload.png246×611 40.6 KB

7

Great - thanks
Please post a pic of the result - so i can see it.
i assume it can be animated

8

scroll trough the timeline in the file i posted and see what happens in the curve section, you’ll figure it out.

9

AHA! i did not see the lines before.
still dont see how they work but they are ideal!
thanks