Positioning Objects on the Path

Use the Position On Path settings in the 3D Path or Banking tabs to offset the position of attached objects along the path and beyond. For open paths, if you offset past the first or last points on the path, the position is extrapolated accordingly. For closed paths, if you offset past the first or last points on the path, the attached object continues on the path with a tangent interpolated from the first and last normals.

Offset field

Displays the amount of offset to apply to the object on the 3D path. Use to animate the attached object along the path. Editable.

Offset box

Select whether to offset the object from the path in a relative (expressed as a percentage of the path) or absolute mode (expressed in pixels).