# Shape hints from hell

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shape-hints-from-hell/54203>\
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**Created:** [June 11, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shape-hints-from-hell/54203 "2004-06-11T22:15:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![buggo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f8ce5/32.png) [@buggo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/buggo)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shape-hints-from-hell/54203/1 "2004-06-11T22:15:22Z")

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Whenever I try to tweak a tween with shape hints the whole mess goes haywire. Somehow I haven’t got the knack, even though I try to stick to the common rule “start upper left and go around counter clockwise”.

Turning an A into an O sure won’t work that way. How can anyone guess where the right position is th stop all the sqiggling and squirming? A Macromedia example turns a poodle into a bicycle - I can barely turn an organic shape on its side and would be very grateful for a tip or two