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Elevator control question

Postby NCGent » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:16 pm

I am trying to set a elevator control rod to move when the elevator moves up and down. Do I use Keyframe or stoke animation to set it to move in the right direction when the elevator moves? I hope I got the names of these parts right, if not I'm sorry and I have incerted a picture to help figur out what I'm talking about.

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Re: Elevator control question

Postby Felix/FFDS » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:24 pm

I am trying to set a elevator control rod to move when the elevator moves up and down. Do I use Keyframe or stoke animation to set it to move in the right direction when the elevator moves? I hope I got the names of these parts right, if not I'm sorry and I have incerted a picture to help figur out what I'm talking about.

Thanks guys
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In this case, you're better off using key frame animations for both the control rod and elevator itself.

you can use:
lever_stick_fore_aft      ; frames 0-100 control movement of control stick forwards and backwards  (Translation - this works the elevators).
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Re: Elevator control question

Postby NCGent » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:28 pm

Thanks Felix, I'll give that a try. I remembered how to post a screenshot so if you could take a look at it and see if that is what I need to do.
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Re: Elevator control question

Postby Felix/FFDS » Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:44 pm

Right -  Although you can get away with the stock elevator tags for the elevator itself, *in this case* I would still recommend going with the keyframe tags because as you position the controls *cables*  you see the elevator moving and you can position the cable animations correctly.
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