# \_Slowly\_ draw a (curved) line?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-slowly--draw-a-curved-line/294906>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 21, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-slowly--draw-a-curved-line/294906 "2009-08-21T19:17:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![rokosz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@rokosz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rokosz)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-slowly--draw-a-curved-line/294906/1 "2009-08-21T19:17:18Z")

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Hi folks

Here’s the effort simply displayed: [http://www.mountcrumpit.com/DoorSwing.swf](http://www.mountcrumpit.com/DoorSwing.swf).  
it uses curveto to show the arc of a doorswing.

I’d like the drawn arc instead to appear/trail along the leading edge of the door _as_ the door swings open. Guide Layers AS2 led me to tweening AS3 class but the beginning and end objects weren’t right. Am I in the wrong place? This seemed somewhat straightforward but perhaps I’m searching for the wrong keyword(s). Can some one put up a direction for me?

thanks. bryan