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Path Modifier
In terms of functionality, it makes no difference which method you use to generate the path
modifier. All the above methods are just different ways to get to the same point. Whichever way
you decide to add the path modifier, the Modifiers tab contains controls for the path.
Creating a path adds controls to the
Modifiers tab in the Inspector.
You can use the path modifier controls in the Inspector to change the position, size, and
rotation of the entire path shape. The Displacement parameter is represented as a spline in the
Spline Editor, which determines the object’s position along the path and the Heading Offset is
used for the orientation along the path.
Controlling Speed and Orientation along a Path
Every Polyline path has an associated Displacement spline in the Spline Editor. The
Displacement spline represents acceleration, or the position of the animated object along its
path, represented as a value between 0.0 and 1.0.
The Displacement curve of a Poly path represents the acceleration of an object on a path.
Smaller values are closer to the beginning of a path, while larger values are increasingly closer
to the end of the path.
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