# Uncurling/opening spiral (or vine) - any ideas?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uncurling-opening-spiral-or-vine-any-ideas/244704
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 21, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uncurling-opening-spiral-or-vine-any-ideas/244704 "2007-11-21T01:02:58Z")
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### Author: ![iblokh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8baadc/32.png) [@iblokh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iblokh)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uncurling-opening-spiral-or-vine-any-ideas/244704/1 "2007-11-21T01:02:58Z")

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Hey guys - I’m trying to make a really simple portfolio page for myself in Flash. I have to get it done stat - today or tomorrow hopefully. For lack of any better ideas, I decided to make a sort of vine/stalk with spiraling branches that uncurl to reveal links - not sure if I’m explaining this too well.

Anyway - I’m trying to think of how I can animate the uncurling/opening of the spiral vines/branches when they are clicked. I’d prefer to do this with tweening or masking, so that I can draw the vine myself. However, if that proves too difficult, I could try generating and uncurling the spirals in ActionScript.

Anyway, just looking for some ideas, since I can’t think of anything right now. Thanks!