Follow the mouse from a fixed point

programming flash
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Hi - I am trying to make a character in Flash move his arm as you move the mouse across the file. In other words I want to have one point of an image fixed in place (his shoulder) but the other end moving to where the mouse is (preferably with a second joint as his elbow). Does anyone know of any tutorials I could use?

Thanks for any help you can give!

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straight forward static arms turning towards the mouse would be easy

having a joint and making it seem real… I guess you would have to add a weight to the elbow so the hand would move towards the mouse but the elbow would not then I guess depending on how far the mouse is the less weight on the elbow

shrugs

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Okay I think the straight forward would be okay for now - no joint, just the hand following the direction of the mouse. Is there a tutorial available for such a thing?

Thanks for your help!

4

there are lots of examples “googley eyes” “follow mouse” “mouse trails”

search the forums, the main page of this site

circle.onMouseMove = function(){
var __x = _xmouse - this._x ;
var __y = _ymouse - this._y ;
var angle = Math.atan2(__y, __x) * 180 / Math.PI
this._rotation=angle
}

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Great thanks randomagain I will go searching!