# Make something move along predefined path **URL:** \ **Category:** Character & Animation\ **Tags:** moving-object, path-follow, unreal-engine, path, question\ **Created:** [April 21, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-something-move-along-predefined-path/464059 "2020-04-21T20:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_dd643b0f](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_dd643b0f](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_dd643b0f)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-something-move-along-predefined-path/464059/1 "2020-04-21T20:12:19Z")
I want to make something move along predefined path and loop the movement, i remember doing this in unity ages ago with some sort of path editor. How would i go about for example make a bird fly around the map? Or for example this [https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-11-2015/AtGUSX.gif](https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-11-2015/AtGUSX.gif) ---
**Author:** ![ClockworkOcean](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/clockworkocean/32/1169999_2.png) [@ClockworkOcean](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ClockworkOcean)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/make-something-move-along-predefined-path/464059/2 "2020-04-21T20:33:02Z")
These would be two totally separate things. The bird flying around a map would typically use a spline: Whereas the oil pump would either be animation in blueprints or an animated skeletal mesh. BP would probably be fine for that, it's a simple enough movement: [![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/a/9/9a925b7f3762dd550d7de2637611539f348a1148.jpeg "Unreal Engine 4 Rotate Static Mesh Blueprint Tutorial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6PGXkc8hgw)