After playing with it for a little while in the playground I noticed that each arc adds two segments to the bezier path, not just one. Moreover, calling closePath adds two more. So to keep the number of segments consistent, I ended up with adding fake segments to my square path. The code is in … Read more
Here’s the answer, it’s a combination of my answer and Krishnan’s. cabasicanimation.fillMode = kCAFillModeForwards; cabasicanimation.removedOnCompletion = NO; The default value is kCAFillModeRemoved. (Which is the reset behavior you’re seeing.)
Recently appeared Apple’s technical note QA1673 describes how to pause/resume layer’s animation. Pause and resume animations listing is below: -(void)pauseLayer:(CALayer*)layer { CFTimeInterval pausedTime = [layer convertTime:CACurrentMediaTime() fromLayer:nil]; layer.speed = 0.0; layer.timeOffset = pausedTime; } -(void)resumeLayer:(CALayer*)layer { CFTimeInterval pausedTime = [layer timeOffset]; layer.speed = 1.0; layer.timeOffset = 0.0; layer.beginTime = 0.0; CFTimeInterval timeSincePause = [layer convertTime:CACurrentMediaTime() … Read more