# Stop the snow

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-the-snow/97277>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 19, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-the-snow/97277 "2003-12-19T20:14:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![d9085](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@d9085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/d9085)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-the-snow/97277/1 "2003-12-19T20:14:54Z")

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Hello…  
I have followed directions on how to make snow fall.

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/snow.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/snow.htm)

## I used the oval tool to make a round snow drop. Converted it into a movie and named it “winter”. In the movie clip instance the name is “snow”. I right ckicked the snow drop and clicked Actions. Entered this:

onClipEvent (load) {  
//specifies the size of the movie stage  
movieWidth = 300;  
movieHeight = 200;

//variables that will modify the falling snow  
i = 1+Math.random()\*2;  
k = -Math.PI+Math.random()\*Math.PI;

## //giving each snowflake unique characteristics this.\_xscale = this.\_yscale=50+Math.random()\*100; this.\_alpha = 75+Math.random()\*100; this.\_x = -10+Math.random()\*movieWidth; this.\_y = -10+Math.random()\*movieHeight; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { //putting it all together rad += (k/180)\*Math.PI; this.\_x -= Math.cos(rad); this.\_y += i; if (this.\_y\>=movieHeight) { this.\_y = -5; } if ((this.\_x\>=movieWidth) || (this.\_x\<=0)) { this.\_x = -10+Math.random()\*movieWidth; this.\_y = -5; } }

ON THE 11th LEVEL OF FRAME 1, I ENTERED THIS A/S:

## for (k=0; k\<50; k++) { duplicateMovieClip(this.snow, “snow”+k, k); }

It’s works fine! But…  
**I only want it to snow for 75 of the 400 frames I have.**

I tried using the removeMovieClip (“winter”); on level 11 frame 75  
but it doesn’t work.  
What am I doing wrong?