# MC Positioning/Moving **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [March 28, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816 "2003-03-28T17:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![asphaltcowboy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/asphaltcowboy/32/128_2.png) [@asphaltcowboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asphaltcowboy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/1 "2003-03-28T17:29:32Z")
hi guys, been a while, but still 😃 I’ve got this scripting to move an MC:[AS]on (release) { \_x = 0; \_y = -170; }[/AS]is there a way to code it so that eases into position rather than just jumps? And preferably without having to set up a motion tween? Any help appreciated! ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/2 "2003-03-28T17:36:06Z")
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/easing\_mouseclick.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/easing_mouseclick.htm) ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/3 "2003-03-28T17:38:34Z")
hm… ok thanks… thing is… I dont want to go to my mouse position. there’s an up and a down arrow. want the MC to ease up with one and down with the other (obviously). Is there particular bits of this code that I need to isolate? is it just a case of adding the speed line? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/4 "2003-03-28T17:41:13Z")
That tutorial shows a theory. The theory of easing. Easing follows a specific equation, and it is shown in that tutorial. Whatever endX and endY equal, it will move there. So to make it move to a new location, you have to change what endX and endY equal. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/5 "2003-03-28T17:42:32Z")
ooopsh! sorry lost… I think all this AS has sent me slightly crazy (-: ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/6 "2003-03-28T17:54:16Z")
erk 😕 I really can’t work this out… 😕 ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/7 "2003-03-28T17:57:14Z")
Well you would need to define an endX and endY variable to start with. [AS]onClipEvent(load){ var endX = this.\_x var endY = this.\_y }[/AS] Then when you release, you will want to set the value of the endX and endY variables [AS]on (release){ endX = newPositionX; endY = newPositionY; }[/AS] Then you run the onEnterFrame with the easing forumla. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/8 "2003-03-28T18:30:19Z")
ok, is there a way to set up a button so that it makes the MC move a certain distance everytime you click it - rather than having to set lots and lots of end points? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/9 "2003-03-28T19:31:51Z")
endX += amount endY += amount It will add whatever value you put for amount onto the current value of endX and endY ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/10 "2003-03-28T19:34:03Z")
thnx lib, I literally just found this on a different thread:[AS]on(release){ \_root.myMC.\_y+=5 } [/AS]which is great, it moves the right amount, and endlessly, but I still cant get it easing nicely, it just jumps… do I have to set specific stop points for it to be able to ease? ☹ ---
**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:** [March 28, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-positioning-moving/16816/11 "2003-03-28T19:39:52Z")
[AS]on(release){ \_root.myMC.\_y+=5 }[/AS] is entirely different from the method mentioned here. [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/easing\_mouseclick.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/easing_mouseclick.htm) The easing formula requires you to state where you want the clip to go to by defining the endX and endY coordinates. this.\_y+=5 just moves the clip every 5 pixels endlessly unless you use an if statement to detect its position and tell it to stay in the same spot if it is out of bounds.