Elevator

Unity Engine
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Hi guys,
I’m trying to make a platform that moves back and forth but it seems that my struggles are useless. can anyone suggest a script in which a platform ( i.e. a box ) goes back and forth in a loop?

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A simple way would be something like this…

public float elevatorHeight = 10;

void Update() {
    Vector3 position = transform.position;
    position.y = Mathf.PingPong(Time.time, elevatorHeight);
    transform.position = position;
}

That would move it continually between y=0 and 10. A more flexible way would be to cache the initial position and ping pong an offset from that.

A slightly nicer thing would be to slew the position towards the target so that it slows down as it approaches, though that’s a bit more complicated.