Script: Simple Elevator

Simple Elevator- moves up and down alot

Summary: The following script will make an elevator raise an lower constantly. To use, create any convincing elevator, attach this script. Type the word "align" then type "start" to start the elevator and "stop" to stop the elevator, then watch it rise and fall like the stock market.

Usage: This is a very basic elevator that merely goes up and down over and over.. My first usage of it was on a small platform. You can set the height by changing the "integer distance" number.

Script:

vector top;
vector bottom;
integer counter = 1;
integer distance = 10; //this is the distance between the top and bottom of the elevators movement. 
float time = 7; //you will have to play with this value probably 
default 
{
    state_entry()
    {
        key id = llGetOwner();
        llListen(0,"",id,"");
        llSetStatus(STATUS_ROTATE_X| STATUS_ROTATE_Y| STATUS_ROTATE_Z, FALSE);
    }
    
    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        if(message == "align") // the code that follows sets the two positions 
that it will oscillate between. 
        {
            bottom = llGetPos();
            top = bottom + <0,0,distance>;
            llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS,TRUE);
            llSleep(0.1);
            llMoveToTarget(bottom, 0.1);
        }
        if(message == "start")
        {
            llSetTimerEvent(time);
        }
        if(message == "stop")
        {
            llSetTimerEvent(0);
        }
    }
    
    timer()
    {
        if(counter > 0)
        {
            llMoveToTarget(bottom,2);
        }
        else
        {
            llMoveToTarget(top,2);
        }
        counter *= -1;
    }
}

Notes: This elevator is is on a timer, but it could just as easily have been put into a for loop with a llSleep call. Feel free to make improvements and additions.


Credits:
Script written by:
Nada Epoch 3-20-03