# How to set a starting position for an Actor on a spline **URL:** \ **Category:** Blueprint\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [March 10, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-set-a-starting-position-for-an-actor-on-a-spline/2382656 "2025-03-10T01:13:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Everynone](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/everynone/32/1135017_2.png) [@Everynone](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Everynone)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-set-a-starting-position-for-an-actor-on-a-spline/2382656/2 "2025-03-10T09:39:49Z")
> [@SkayKosh](#): > > Wondering how to set a starting position of an actor on a spline - get location at distance - get location at time - get location at point - get location at input key Those will produce a relative / world space location on the spline you’re getting. We can also `Find Location Closest to World Location` with a node - can be convenient at times. > [@SkayKosh](#): > > How to make sure the actor “loops” on the spline at this moment the movement ends as soon as actor reaches the end of the spline Usually with [modulo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXCkOzkgamU), have a look: > [@Move multiple actors along spline](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/move-multiple-actors-along-spline/437200/7): > > Here’s a simplified (compared to yours) script I’d use were I to push numerous actors along a spline: [[Image from Gyazo]](https://gyazo.com/cc07a1a805a8c28391c561dbac6e5380) Essentially, each car stores an offset. We animate another spline offset using a timeline, add both, and reposition the car. An optional Modulo wraps the value so we get perpetual motion. But you can also use a `Looping` Timeline’s float track to progress through a spline’s time directly. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-set-a-starting-position-for-an-actor-on-a-spline/2382656)._