# Animating a Bomb Fuse Need some help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-a-bomb-fuse-need-some-help/242351>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-a-bomb-fuse-need-some-help/242351 "2007-10-24T23:48:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![fliptoppbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@fliptoppbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fliptoppbox)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-a-bomb-fuse-need-some-help/242351/1 "2007-10-24T23:48:32Z")

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Hey guys

Imagine a curvy bomfuse that slowly is burning. How can you animate a line retracting like that while making it look smooth. I’m tried animating a mask over the line, doesnt look right trying to animate the points on a line will never look smooth.

Any ideas?  
Thanks a lot!  
Paul