# Motion Path Help & FAQ — Figma Motion Path Plugin

> Help, guides and FAQs for the Motion Path Figma plugin: choosing a path, timing & easing, rotate-to-path, draw-on strokes, morph & tether, presets and troubleshooting.

## Getting started

- [How do I animate a layer along a path?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/animate-along-path) — Pick a path and a layer, then Apply — the plugin writes native Motion keyframes.

## Choosing the path

- [What do Vector, Outline, and Procedural mean?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/path-sources) — The three ways the plugin resolves the path under From.
- [How do I choose which layer is the path vs. the object?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/set-path-object) — Use Set as path / Set as object to pin them explicitly.
- [How do I make one object travel several paths in a row?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/chain-paths) — Chain paths into an A → B → C journey on one timeline.
- [How do I draw a motion path point by point?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/waypoints) — Switch From to Waypoints, then place, drag, and shape points right in the preview.
- [Can I edit an animation I already applied?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/load-from-selection) — Load from selection reconstructs a best-effort config from a layer’s Motion.

## Timing & motion

- [How do duration, hold, and samples work?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/timing-samples) — Control how long the motion runs, pauses at the ends, and its keyframe density.
- [How do direction, loops, and seamless work?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/direction-loops) — Choose forward / reverse / ping-pong, repeat, and close the loop.
- [How do I rotate, scale, fade, or draw the path on?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/motion-effects) — Layer extra tracks on top of the position animation.
- [Which point of my object follows the path?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/anchor-point) — Anchor point picks the spot on the object that rides the path — a nose, a baseline, or a custom %.
- [How do I animate only part of the path, or add wobble?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/path-range) — Use Path range, Normal offset, and Wobble to reshape the travel.
- [What easing and spring options are there?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/easing-springs) — The full native easing set, custom bezier / spring, and variable binding.
- [How do I slow into corners and speed up on straights?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/speed-profile) — Shape a speed graph along the path — same shape, warped timing — or auto-ease at corners.
- [How do I add squash & stretch (make motion feel alive)?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/squash-stretch) — Velocity-driven squash & stretch elongates the object where it moves fast and squashes it where it slows.
- [How do I add velocity-linked motion blur?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/motion-blur) — Motion blur keys a layer-blur radius to the object’s speed — it smears where fast and stays crisp where slow.
- [How do I add anticipation & overshoot (wind-up and follow-through)?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/anticipation-overshoot) — The object recoils backward before it launches and coasts past the end before settling — along the path’s own tangent.
- [How do I shift an object’s colour along the path?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/color-shift) — Colour shift keys the object’s fill through a ramp of stops as it travels — a heat trail, a status change, a charging flow.
- [How do I scatter copies into an organic swarm?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/seeded-randomize) — One seed deterministically jitters each object’s start time, offset, size and speed so identical layers read as an organic swarm.
- [How do I give one leg its own timing?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/segment-timing) — Open a leg to override its pace, easing, pause, and shape on its own.
- [How do I animate text letter-by-letter along a path?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/glyph-along-path) — Glyph mode splits a text layer into letters and sweeps each one along the curve.

## Morph, tether & rigging

- [How do I morph one shape into another (A → B)?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/path-morph) — Path morph blends the object between two paths as it travels — a shape-tween feel.
- [How do I keep a label or line attached to a moving object?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/connector-tether) — Connector rigging tethers a label to a mover, or stretches a line between two moving objects.
- [How do I make an animated link / underline hover effect?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/link-hover) — Link-hover examples generate a text link + animated underline, optionally as Default / Hover states.

## Examples & presets

- [How do I use the Examples gallery?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/examples-gallery) — Ready-made animations you can tweak and apply in one click.
- [What does “Add example to canvas” do?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/add-to-canvas) — Drops a ready-made, self-contained demo (frame + object + path) so you can see the animation with no setup.
- [How do I search or browse examples?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/browse-examples) — Open the picker to search and filter by category.
- [How do I save and reuse my own animations?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/presets) — Save the current setup as a preset, then apply or edit it later.
- [How do I sync presets to GitHub?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/github-sync) — Connect a repository to back up and share presets across files.

## Troubleshooting

- [Why is “Apply motion path” greyed out?](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/apply-disabled) — You need both a path and at least one layer to animate.
- [It says the layer isn’t on a Motion timeline](https://systergon.com/motion-path/help/no-timeline) — Keyframes need a timeline — place the layer inside a frame.

Page: https://systergon.com/motion-path/help