# Random Animation
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 26, 2002, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710 "2002-07-26T12:00:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@NANA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NANA)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2002, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710/1 "2002-07-26T12:00:42Z")
HOW DID PUT MOVIES AT RANDOM WHEN THE USER IS NO INTERACTING WITH PAGE(EX.IF THE USER IS NOT CLICKING ANY MENU, A ANMATION SHOULD BE PLAYED. CAN ANY ONE HELP:)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2002, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710/2 "2002-07-26T13:19:37Z")
=) there is a solution =)
create 2 layers,one actions and other is objects. 🙂
then in the actions layer put in this code
function getdistance (x, y, x1, y1) {
var run, rise;
run = x1-x;
rise = y1-y;
return (hyp(run, rise));
}
function hyp (a, b) {
return (Math.sqrt(a_a+b_b));
}
MovieClip.prototype.reset = function () {
var dist, norm, movie\_height, movie\_width;
// movie\_height: refers to the height of your movie
// movie\_width: refers to the width of your movie
//---------------------------------
movie\_height = 600;
movie\_width = 950;
//---------------------------------
speed = Math.random()_4+2;
targx = Math.random()_(movie\_width-\_width);
targy = Math.random()\*(movie\_height-\_height);
dist = \_root.getdistance(\_x, \_y, targx, targy);
norm = speed/dist;
diffx = (targx-\_x)\*norm;
diffy = (targy-\_y)\*norm;
};
MovieClip.prototype.move = function () {
var cycle;
// cycle: specifies the number of milliseconds waited
// between movements
//--------------------------------------------
cycle = 200;
//--------------------------------------------
if (\_root.getdistance(\_x, \_y, targx, targy)\>speed) {x += diffx;y += diffy;
} else {x = targx;
y = targy;
if (!this.t) {
t = getTimer();
}if (getTimer()-t\>cycle) {reset();
t = 0;
}
}
\_x = x;
\_y = y;
}
then on the other layer create a movie clip which will move randomly.
give it this code.
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
move();
}
then put this code in any other mc’s you want to have moved randomly,but you only need 1 actions layer with 1 single action in this forum reply,ok hope this is use full 4 u.
=) =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710/3 "2002-07-26T13:28:32Z")
Nice code DMX… Can you explain a bit?=)
pom :asian:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710/4 "2002-07-26T17:51:39Z")
function getdistance (x, y, x1, y1) {
var run, rise;
run = x1-x;
rise = y1-y;
return (hyp(run, rise));
}
function hyp (a, b) {
return (Math.sqrt(a_a+b_b));
}
MovieClip.prototype.reset = function () {
var dist, norm, movie\_height, movie\_width;
// movie\_height: refers to the height of your movie
// movie\_width: refers to the width of your movie
//---------------------------------
movie\_height = 600;
movie\_width = 950;
//---------------------------------
is self explaining.
speed = Math.random()_4+2;
targx = Math.random()_(movie\_width-\_width);
targy = Math.random()\*(movie\_height-\_height);
dist = \_root.getdistance(\_x, \_y, targx, targy);
norm = speed/dist;
diffx = (targx-\_x)\*norm;
diffy = (targy-\_y)\*norm;
};
MovieClip.prototype.move = function () {
var cycle;
// cycle: specifies the number of milliseconds waited
// between movements
is info about speed and stuff.
//--------------------------------------------
cycle = 200;
//--------------------------------------------
if (\_root.getdistance(\_x, \_y, targx, targy)\>speed) {x += diffx;y += diffy;
} else {x = targx;
y = targy;
if (!this.t) {
t = getTimer();
}if (getTimer()-t\>cycle) {reset();
t = 0;
}
}
\_x = x;
\_y = y;
}
decides movements and maximum num of mc’s moving.
ps.see attached movie random.zip
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2002, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-animation/710/5 "2002-07-26T21:14:45Z")
There’s no attached file. And it’s the first time I see someone on this forum thinking that Supra’s code is self-explanatory…
Anyway, NANA, the tute is on this site, just look for “random motion tutorial”.
pom :asian: