# Spawn a shape or object whenever the initial object reaches a specific locaton

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**Created:** [March 17, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/spawn-a-shape-or-object-whenever-the-initial-object-reaches-a-specific-locaton/18737 "2020-03-17T15:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![debxyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@debxyz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/debxyz)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/spawn-a-shape-or-object-whenever-the-initial-object-reaches-a-specific-locaton/18737/2 "2020-03-17T15:43:49Z")

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Hello @NotConsumable,

Please do not start a new thread to ask follow-up questions:

> [@Move an ellipse](https://discourse.processing.org/t/move-an-ellipse/18717):
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> I was wondering how I would make an ellipse continuously move down a x axis while maintaining it’s Y position, in better terms I am trying to make an ellipse start at one end of the canvas and continue down to the other side while spawning a new ellipse that is the exact same and movement pattern every 50 or so pixels apart from each other

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