# Help with random appear

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 2, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436 "2003-08-02T10:37:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sWo0p](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sWo0p](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sWo0p)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436/1 "2003-08-02T10:37:03Z")

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I have a movie clip with a little animation… but now need a little script that make this MC appear on various spots and disappear again… wiat for a few secs and does it again on another spot(s) in my flash…

can anyone helpme?

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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 2, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436/2 "2003-08-02T11:55:21Z")

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what do you mean _appear on various spots and disappear again_?

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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 2, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436/3 "2003-08-02T13:27:59Z")

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hmm sounds like you want random movement. i would use the random movemennt script on the tuts here at kirupa, then just make the MC fade in and out like you want…if youreally wanted to do something cool, code the random \_alpha script. but that wouldnt garentee that you would always get a nice 100% alpha. and i cnat help you to much with it :-\

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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 2, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436/4 "2003-08-02T13:30:19Z")

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combine

```auto
Math.random()*x

```

with

```auto
_visible

```

and

```auto
setInterval

```

or just give me all the instructions - i’ll do it 😉

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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 2, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436/5 "2003-08-02T13:31:28Z")

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well there you go! i didnt think it was tht easy…

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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 2, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-random-appear/27436/6 "2003-08-02T13:51:40Z")

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