# Rotating like an atom

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 25, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936 "2003-10-25T13:57:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![g\_wulfwud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@g\_wulfwud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_wulfwud)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/1 "2003-10-25T13:57:06Z")

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ei guys,  
how can i make an effect like an atom with some spinning particles \<two small circles spinning around one big circle\> in AS? is it possible ?

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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: [October 25, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/2 "2003-10-25T14:44:56Z")

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you can do it with a motion guide once you create the particles

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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: [October 25, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/3 "2003-10-25T16:28:17Z")

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yeah i thought of that too…just kinda wondered if it were possible with an AS…ehehe

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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: [October 25, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/4 "2003-10-25T17:27:00Z")

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It sure is possible. I’ve created an effect quite similar, but the rotation follows a sine wave. Not quite an atomic rotation, but anyway, you can see it here: [http://voetsjoeba.com/experiments/3dbal3.html](http://voetsjoeba.com/experiments/3dbal3.html).

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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: [October 25, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/5 "2003-10-25T17:33:36Z")

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woooooW!! that’ swhat ive been looking for!! can you teach me how to do that? pls…😃

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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: [October 25, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/6 "2003-10-25T17:43:50Z")

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It’s quite an advanced code, uses a lot of Math and trigonometry. That is the result of days of thinking and calculating. You can definately have the FLA, I’ll attach it here. I made an atom in the middle, and you can always adjust the radius of the rotating by adjusting the “straal” value in the code.

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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: [October 25, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/7 "2003-10-25T17:48:56Z")

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yaaay!! thanks man!! anyway, im a bit of a newbie in AS, so ill be asking some questions sometime soon…ehehe…

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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: [October 25, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-like-an-atom/33936/8 "2003-10-25T18:09:33Z")

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No problem 🙂
