# Follow the mouse from a fixed point

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 9, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719 "2008-06-09T14:13:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jonnyby\_007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jonnyby\_007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyby_007)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719/1 "2008-06-09T14:13:34Z")

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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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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719/2 "2008-06-09T15:37:09Z")

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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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**Author:** ![jonnyby\_007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jonnyby\_007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyby_007)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719/3 "2008-06-10T08:51:40Z")

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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!

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**Author:** ![randomagain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719/4 "2008-06-10T09:35:04Z")

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

search the forums, the main page of this site

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> 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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**Author:** ![jonnyby\_007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@jonnyby\_007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyby_007)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-the-mouse-from-a-fixed-point/262719/5 "2008-06-10T10:41:24Z")

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Great thanks randomagain I will go searching!