# Swing pendulum

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swing-pendulum/195835>\
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**Created:** [August 3, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swing-pendulum/195835 "2006-08-03T14:28:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swing-pendulum/195835/1 "2006-08-03T14:28:45Z")

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I need to make an animation of a sign attached to a string swing righ to left, left to right, until eventually it stops.

I have seen somewhat of the same type of thing in some of the new IBM advertisments on the net with the guy in the shirt and tie holding a waterbucket or falling through gears.

Is there a way to link parts of 2 objects together like a skeleton so when something animated it brings the other part of the other object?

Any suggestions…might be easier/involve in actionscript.

I found this little sample flash

[http://www.actionscript.org/showMovie.php?id=599](http://www.actionscript.org/showMovie.php?id=599)

Exactly what im looking for…but i need it with only 2 joints