Path Animation

Note

Path Animation panel.

• Frames
• The number of frames that are needed to traverse the path,defining the maximum value for the Evaluation Time setting.
• Parametric position along the length of the curve that object following it should be at(the position is evaluated by dividing by the Path Length value).By default, it is linked to the global frame number,but could be keyframed to give more control over the path animation.
• Follow
• Make the curve path children rotate along the curvature of the path.

Deprecated, but still available use.A more future-proof method is the .

• To parent the monkey to the Bézier circle, first select the monkey then the curve(so that the curve is the active object), press Ctrl-P and select Follow Path.It will automatically animate Evaluation Time and activate Follow optionin the Path Animation panel.
• Select the monkey and Clear Origin to reset its offset.
• You can change the orientation of the monkey by changingthe .