# \[FMX\]Moving a mc a certain distance while preloading
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [August 13, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292 "2004-08-13T07:04:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/1 "2004-08-13T07:04:44Z")
How can I make a movieclip move over a certain distance during the preloading process. This is my preloader code:
```auto
this.onEnterFrame = function(){
tb = this.getBytesTotal();
lb = this.getBytesLoaded();
percent = Math.round(lb/tb * 100);
this.preloader.per.text = percent;
this.preloader.bar._xscale = percent;
if(lb >= tb){
delete this.onEnterFrame;
nextFrame();
}
}
stop();
```
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/2 "2004-08-13T09:08:07Z")
The distance should be the same as the width of the preloader bar
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/3 "2004-08-13T11:30:01Z")
Something like
```auto
var startX = yourmc._x;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
tb = this.getBytesTotal();
lb = this.getBytesLoaded();
percent = Math.round(lb/tb*100);
this.preloader.per.text = percent;
this.preloader.bar._xscale = percent;
yourmc._x = startX+percent;
if (lb>=tb) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
nextFrame();
}
};
stop();
```
?
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/4 "2004-08-13T11:43:00Z")
Hi scotty,
Thanks a lot. That is working fine. One last question ! Is it also posible to make that movement easing?
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/5 "2004-08-13T12:02:51Z")
LOL, off course [size=1](I hope)[/size]
```auto
var startX = yourmc._x;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
tb = this.getBytesTotal();
lb = this.getBytesLoaded();
percent = Math.round(lb/tb*100);
this.preloader.per.text = percent;
this.preloader.bar._xscale = percent;
easeLoad(percent);
if (lb>=tb) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
nextFrame();
}
};
function easeLoad(percent){
lc._x=startX+(percent-(percent-lc._x)/1.1);
}
stop();
```
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/6 "2004-08-13T12:18:50Z")
:h: Now it isn’t moving anymore. What do you think is wrong?
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/7 "2004-08-13T12:30:17Z")
My bad:stunned:
The easeLoad function should read:
```auto
function easeLoad(percent){
yourmc._x=startX+(percent-(percent-yourmc._x)/1.1);
}
```
where yourmc is the instancename of…your mc:lol:
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/8 "2004-08-13T13:08:35Z")
lol 🙂 You know what happen now 🙂 This is for a site promoting motorcycle tours in Thailand, and the motorbike I use for this looks like the fastest motorbike on earth. It move out of the screen from left to right like hell.
I cant find out what is wrong?
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/9 "2004-08-13T13:19:13Z")
LOL, it worked here…
Can you post your fla?
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/10 "2004-08-13T13:31:08Z")
🙂 Here it is
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/11 "2004-08-13T13:47:09Z")
That’s one fast bike:lol:
I’ve made it a Solex;)
change the easeLoad function in this
```auto
function easeLoad(percent) {
var newX = startX+percent;
motorMC._x = newX-(newX-motorMC._x)/1.1;
}
```
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/12 "2004-08-13T13:54:47Z")
Great move scotty :thumb:, but to me it looks more like a Puch :hugegrin:It’s working great now! Thanks
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### Author:  [@newhopekenny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newhopekenny)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/13 "2004-08-13T14:00:21Z")
Why not just use the built-in easing functions? You’d have a smoother effect, and more variants to choose from:
[http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Tween-Easing\_Classes\_Documented/index.shtml](http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Tween-Easing_Classes_Documented/index.shtml)
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### Author:  [@scotty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scotty)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/14 "2004-08-13T14:02:51Z")
Welcome, dboers:thumb:
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### Author:  [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-moving-a-mc-a-certain-distance-while-preloading/119292/15 "2004-08-13T14:08:34Z")
> [@newhopekenny](#):
>
> Why not just use the built-in easing functions? You’d have a smoother effect, and more variants to choose from:
>
> [http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Tween-Easing\_Classes\_Documented/index.shtml](http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Tween-Easing_Classes_Documented/index.shtml)
I’m quit happy how it is right now, but thanks anyway for the link 🙂