Blender | How to Set Up Follow Path Without Offset Drift

Prerequisites

Blender: v4.0.2

1｜Switch to a top-down view (to make it easier to adjust the Bezier curve).

2｜Use shift + s to move the cursor origin to the chosen object.

3｜Add a curve.

4｜In Edit Mode, straighten out the distorted left side to horizontal (r + z + -45).

5｜Return to Object Mode, click Options in the top left, and enable Origins to adjust the origin’s position.

6｜Move the origin to the left edge with g + x + -1 (so the Follow Path Offset value can be used within the 0 ~ -100 range).

7｜Move the curve to the cursor’s origin, then move it toward the object you want to place along it.

8｜Adjust the curve to taste in Edit Mode.

9｜Choose the object to place on the curve and add Follow Path from Constraint.

10｜Choose the path as the Target.

11｜If the object’s Position isn’t 0 at this point, it will shift relative to the curve’s origin.
So make sure the object’s Position is set to all 0s.

12｜Now, changing the Follow Path Offset value (0 ~ -100) moves the object along the curve.