# Been asked a million times but

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**Created:** [August 6, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/been-asked-a-million-times-but/27822 "2003-08-06T23:10:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![dynastyjp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@dynastyjp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dynastyjp)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/been-asked-a-million-times-but/27822/1 "2003-08-06T23:10:58Z")

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I don’t know what exactly to search for some dont get mad at me for not doing a search…but how exactly do you go about creating moving lines over a static object? Like if I have a picture of earth…and I want a line or lines to circle around it…how is this accomplished? And obviously I’m a newbie.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/been-asked-a-million-times-but/27822/2 "2003-08-06T23:27:31Z")

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you could draw a circle around it first, then use the Masking Technique. If you want it to go from one part of the circle, then round back to it, have the instant go on a motion guide. I think that can be done that way, anyhow, if it helps, good luck ^^

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/been-asked-a-million-times-but/27822/3 "2003-08-06T23:32:55Z")

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Remember I’m a newbie so you have to talk to me like I’m retarded, an example would be nice.