Help required

I know very little about building or scripting, and I have run into a problem I cannot solve.

I have an elevator, and I run it with a sc ript I bought.

I don't think the problem is to do with the script, because it doesn't do anything about the position of the object apart from taking it up or down.

What I have discovered is that when the elevator comes down, it's not in the right position. I have found that when I delete the script, position the elevator correctly, and then enable physics, the elevator shoots off a few yards further back and to the side. I was experimenting today, and did a second edit while it was in the wrong position, and when I exited it shot off into a rock wall and vanished. A couple of days ago, a part of a build turned up two sims away, presumably for the same reason.

Does anybody have any idea why this might be happening?

And secondly, can someone remind me of the command which allows you to see underground. I've explored the toolbar endlessly, and can't find it.

Thanks.

Update:-

I've now discovered which boxes to click to get the surface detail removed, and I have recovered my elevator.

But I still don't know the answer to my first question, why enabling physics should make an object shoot to a new position when there are no forces acting on it. If anybody could educate me I would be grateful.

Selador,

Any physics enabled object tends to be odd and ill mannered at times, and elevators need some elbow room around other objects. What you're describing here sounds more like the llMoveToTarget positioning settings might be off from floor to floor, or that when you first pull it out, it's trying to align itself to those positions but cannot.

Physics based elevators won't work unless they have physics enabled, and when they are enabled, they can get a bit rowdy.

I've built several elevators and would be happy to help if you need it.

Lum

Lum,

I discovered that this happens when either the script sets it to physical, or if the script is disabled and I do.

The correct position of the elevator should be:-

X 67
Y 99.556
Z 7.723

As soon as I enable physics it jumps to:-

X 65.474
Y 94.691
Z 8.116

I admit it's close to stuff, but it has to be to allow me to get on it without flying.

If you don't add anything here, I'll try to catch you online.

Many thanks.

Selador

Let's meet in world, I'll do what I can to help then.

Lum

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