Help with elevator data sources please | Forums

[rlmergeuser]

Hey Trials Heads, I'm still working on my first Trials Evolution track and studying the new "data source" ops and filters, was imo pretty adept with 'TrialsHD Editor' and now have alot of work to do, on to my question :

I'm trying to re-create an up/down elevator bringing the rider down from the top floor of a high-rise building to the lobby.

I have the platform working on the transition down pretty much how I want it, but I need the elevator to slide back upwards about 5m+ to achieve the design I'm looking for..

I've already placed the 'Example Elevator Up/Down' and studied the data source they use: Quadratic Ease In/Out.

I'm assuming this is the missing link, but I dont understand where I would find the right values to plug in??

I hope this made some sense, thanks in advance for any feedback!!

[rlmergeuser]

Hmm so the elevator goes all the way down and then all the way back up, but you only want it to go back up by 5m, I think the achieve this you'd have to use a delay filter and physics event, so after a set time (when the elevator just starts to go back up) the elevator will stop moving (:

It'd just take some trial and error with the delay, you could time how long it takes for the elevator to reach where you want then set the delay around that time.

Trigger >On Hit> Impulse Delay Filter >Select Event/Filter> Physics Event >Off> Elevator

Or you could just use a trigger and physics event (making it so when the elevator touches the trigger it stops moving) but you would also need a separate trigger and state event that turns your other trigger and physics event on (so it's only active upon coming back up)

[rlmergeuser]

Or you could use an object position event and decrease the Y axis by say 10 then increase Y by 5 using the 2 input operator to achieve a nice, slow descent/ascent

[rlmergeuser]

Hey guys, thank you so much for the replies

I don't think I explained well enough my dilemma, so if you don't mind reading this, and seeing if you think your answers will still work for me.

My elevator will slide Down with a linear motor perfectly, (15m = Distance).

I'm essentially stuck after this point, my design is to take the elevator down to the lobby, reverse out to a platform - *stuck*

I need to have the elevator slide back UPWARDS about 5m+ (or enough to allow rider to drive under), that's the part I can't solve.

I hope you guys don't mind sharing your thoughts with me, and thanks once again for any feedback!!

[rlmergeuser]

Using the example UP/DOWN elevator setup, you can just use a delay so that it would switch off the physics of the platform at the desired height

So you'd have Trigger --> Splitter --> Physics Event (toggle) & Impulse Delay --> previous Physics Event. Hope that makes sense.

[rlmergeuser]

*light bulb turns on* Thanks alot zilla and zombie that does help me quite a bit. Going to set it up right now. Still trying to learn more about data sources and filters, the RedLynx YouTube tutorials are great but I still have a long road ahead lol Thanks again guys!