# Tween: string bends

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-string-bends/224336
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**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-string-bends/224336 "2007-05-01T12:15:27Z")
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### Author: ![figo2476](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/figo2476/32/3242_2.png) [@figo2476](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/figo2476)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-string-bends/224336/1 "2007-05-01T12:15:27Z")

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Hi there:

I am going to reproduce the bended string effect. I drew a string then covert it to movieClip.  
I bend it by using break apart & envelop. There is a problem. You can see here:

[http://gary.liang.cs.research.googlepages.com/menu.fla](http://gary.liang.cs.research.googlepages.com/menu.fla)