# Animating the bones tool with script

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 3, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-the-bones-tool-with-script/297488 "2009-10-03T02:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![four4swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/87869e/32.png) [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-the-bones-tool-with-script/297488/1 "2009-10-03T02:18:07Z")

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Hi,

I just recently got the trial version of Flash CS4, and I want to know… Is it possible to animate a joint with simple position scripting(just editing the x and y coordinates), while letting the bones tool take care of the rest of the animation, eg. joint rotations etc.

Or does the bones tool only work in the document stage?

( I would try… but I find that I can barely make an onEnterFrame in AS3… This jump from AS2 to 3 really is quite big… lol )

Thanks.