# Need help **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [September 2, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137 "2002-09-02T20:14:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cassius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@cassius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cassius)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/1 "2002-09-02T20:14:36Z")
Hello people. I am new in this forum and I am new with the whole Flash thing. I have an assigment in my Graphics program where I have to do a short animation based on typography only. I have this cool idea but this our first time we have been to introduced to FLASH. I have never used it before but I have been doing the tutorials and so on. My question is: Is it possible to make like a “twister/tornado” effect? because my idea is based on that. So if anyone out there can help me out I would REALLY appreciate it. Than you very much! ---
**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:** [September 3, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/2 "2002-09-03T04:41:11Z")
a twister made out of letters? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2002, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/3 "2002-09-03T11:44:07Z")
Cool idea. You can check [Robert Penner’s site](http://www.robertpenner.com) there’s a tornado fla. Be careful though, it’s advanced scripting. Another great thing you can find is some kind of a fountain of letters at ultrashock. Very very cool. I’ll see if I can find it. pom :asian: ---
**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:** [September 4, 2002, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/4 "2002-09-04T11:19:17Z")
If you’re not a good scripter, there’s no chance you can make that effect, to be honnest. Do you have to make it yourself? Because there are some simpler effects, really. pom :asian: ---
**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:** [September 4, 2002, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/5 "2002-09-04T11:48:10Z")
I found the file I was looking for: Ultrashock FLA’s \> Graphics and Animation \> Text Stream You can also check Bezzer’s site, there’s a nice and simple text effect, I’m sure you can cdo lots of things with it. David also has a nice exploding text effect, he’ll be glad to send it to you [SIZE=1]won’t you Upu?[/SIZE] pom :asian: ---
**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:** [September 12, 2002, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/6 "2002-09-12T11:07:00Z")
Hey Cassius. I made the twister, you can check it. Now that I think of it, it’s an MX file, but totally compatible with Flash 5, so if you can’t open it, I’ll post a F 5 version. I hope this helps. pom :asian: ---
**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:** [September 12, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/7 "2002-09-12T12:56:16Z")
bla true sorted it now… // setProperty (follow, \_x, \_xmouse+((getProperty(follow, \_x)-\_xmouse)/1.15)); // That does the job for now… I will finsh the rest of the site then I may go back a work with the action script later. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/8 "2002-09-12T12:58:02Z")
hey Pom… I’d like the 5.0 version of that please. I’ve been working on a method for this thread for a couple of days but havn’t gotten anything working. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2002, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/5137/9 "2002-09-12T13:02:58Z")
I’m sending it to you when I get home. And n0 I think you posted in the wrong thread 😛