Hello Dr. Sassi,
Thank you for your quick response. I believe I need to clarify my project in more detail to provide better context:
I am working on creating an animated world map that visualizes the life journeys of 187 artists, covering the period from 1919 to 1943. Each artist is represented by an individual spline, which contains 24 points corresponding to significant life stations — such as places of birth, travel, and death.
The core of the animation involves showing the artists' movements from one life station to the next. Whenever an artist relocates, I want to animate the corresponding segment of their spline, visually representing the journey between those two points. These animations should occur simultaneously for all 187 artist splines, progressing collectively from station to station at regular intervals. In instances where an artist remains in the same location, the spline points naturally overlap.
I have successfully automated the creation of each spline through a Python script, and they are correctly organized within the Object Manager. However, I have now encountered a technical challenge:
The standard animation workflow allows movement along the spline based on percentage values (from 0% to 100%), rather than by discrete segments between specific points. Given that the distances between each set of life stations vary for every artist, manually calculating the correct percentage values for consistent point-to-point animation becomes impractical.
What I am seeking is a more efficient, precise method to animate the transition from one spline point (life station) to the next, ideally segment by segment, without the need for manual percentage adjustments.
Best, Jan