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I have selected the starting point on my Boolean object to reveal the sphere animation. But the animation wont start from that selected point where the cursor is, I have also specified: sort Elements> Cursor Distance (faces), but still wont start from the selected point.

https://streamable.com/rt0gqa

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blender breath
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    Look into sorting: https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/147139/whats-the-use-of-tool-sort-elements/147141#147141 https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/191649/how-can-i-sort-vertex-positions-sequentially-indices-in-a-closed-area/191656#191656 – Leander Feb 12 '21 at 12:25
  • Do I have to sort all these numbers manually? https://ibb.co/mNBGWBw What is a correct way to achieve what I am after, some other technique maybe? – blender breath Feb 12 '21 at 12:34
  • You could use the convert trick of robin betts answer with the python 3liner – Leander Feb 12 '21 at 12:35
  • Please share this link so I can see, I don't understand what you're referring to. – blender breath Feb 12 '21 at 12:38
  • I can't properly load the image in your link. I was refering to the robins answer in my second link. https://blender.stackexchange.com/a/191783/30849 – Leander Feb 12 '21 at 12:40
  • Ok thank you for this, I just had a brief peep and and seems intimidating, I've never seen python script before. Ill give it a go tomorrow, thank you for your insight. – blender breath Feb 12 '21 at 13:01
  • The first sentence of the linked answer is: "Without a script:" (Maybe you looked at another answer?) – Leander Feb 12 '21 at 14:04
  • Is there another option I can make it like a revealing mask? the reason why I am using this Build modifier is more masking purposes. – blender breath Feb 13 '21 at 03:40
  • Maybe this modifier isn't for complicated masking technique I suppose? – blender breath Feb 13 '21 at 03:49
  • Would you be kind enough to share some screen shots of your method? – blender breath Feb 13 '21 at 09:27
  • I turns out I was talking rubbish. I am going to try to redeem myself with a blend. Please take a look. – Leander Feb 13 '21 at 09:50
  • thank you kindly for your file, it sure does shed some information regarding my problem. Maybe what the community needs is someone with great knowledge to do a video tutorial and post it on YouTube, so people can be more aware of masking animated complex objects, I scouted the internet to find some info regarding this technique but found nothing helpful. – blender breath Feb 13 '21 at 09:54
  • That's what this site is for. You can always edit your question to make it more clear, general and concise. And you can add your own answer to document your findings. – Leander Feb 13 '21 at 10:03

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