Looking for Animation Help W/ Horizontal Movement

Watchface Design Expression Help
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I’m working on a face with an airplane moving across the screen.

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This is what I have so far: (Thank you, Mellin)
x: (((((#Dsm#/12 - (floor(#Dsm#/12)))*12)/2)*160) - 0)

It works well except that I’d like to have the airplane image return to the screen sooner rather than being off-screen for so long. Is there a way to speed up its return?

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Reminder: Highlight expression, and select ‘Preformatted text’ (or just use <Ctrl><Shift><C>) to show all ‘*’ and other characters.

Try with period: 1s (same as your current), 0.8s, and 0.6s

x: (((#DNOW#/1000)%2.5)*160)

x: (((#DNOW#/800)%2.5)*160)

x: (((#DNOW#/600)%2.5)*160)

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Thank you!

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Someone messaged me to say that the airplane is not animated. It works for me, so I don’t know what to tell him. Any suggestions for how I can fix this? Is the problem with my work or his watch?

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Given the ‘speed’ of the plane, only minimum animation is needed.

Possible areas:

  • smoke/exhaust, from engine;

  • turbulence affecting banner;

  • pattern / interference suggesting fast rotation for air-screw (it is not a propeller, as is does not propel the plane),

Advanced:

  • change in apparent path / speed

  • return direction, at higher altitude (and smaller)

  • timing: non-fixed period, level of randomness, etc,

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Thank you for the suggestions. I was aiming for a simple animation with horizontal movement only. That is because the women whom I design for are not as keen on detailed animations as the men are. I do not understand why the person who contacted me cannot see the plane moving.

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Ok, thanks. I’ll save your info to try another time, and delete the face if anyone else has a problem using it.