Thanks
I did end up with a pretty functional dynamic actor using the spline & instanced mesh.
I haven’t spent much (if any) time with the matinee tool. I was under the assumption it was intended more for cut scenes and cinematics so never paid it much attention.
When I get some free time next week I’m going to try make my garage door using matinee. Good way to learn right? From the documentation I’ve seen since you mentioned it, it looks a lot like the animation mode in Blender (dope sheet, F-Curve, animation track etc.).
I’ll let you know how I get on with that, and thankyou for the help btw.