Exit Animation after a Motion Path

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Hi all,



I use Motion paths a lot to simulate data moving through networks. I have the data "appear" with an entrance animation, then move through the network using a motion path. My goal is then to have the data "arrive" on a computer by "disappearing" over it. Typically I do this with an exit animation.

Every time I've done this, it works fine. I add the exit animation to the shape in its original, start position. Then when the motion path animation moves the shape, the exit still happens in the proper area (over the new location).

However, there is a particular slide where this doesn't happen. The exit animation jumps the shape back to its original position before animating -- ruining my effect of data moving through a network.

Is this something that can be controlled with an option somewhere? In the past it just always worked, the data would exit wherever it presently was, after whatever motion paths may have affected it.

I've tried removing and re-adding the animation, and ended with the same result.

Any help would be appreciated.