Weighing down a heavy switch

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1

I’m looking to make a Switch/Panel on the ground that can only be weighed down by the player under certain conditions. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to do this?

2

@thestrandedmoose

You can make a script that holds how much weight an object is and then make a function that if an object is colliding with the switch or panel and is the correct weight then activate a bool that says the switch is activated.

Here is an example switch script:

    public float weightTilSwitch = 50;
    public static bool switchAcitvated;

    void Start()
    {
        switchAcitvated = false;
    }

    void OnCollisionEnter(Collision other)
    {
        if (other.collider.GetComponent<Weight>().getObjectWeight() >= weightTilSwitch)
        {
            switchAcitvated = !switchAcitvated;
            if (switchAcitvated == true) {
                Debug.Log("Switch Has Been Activated!");
            }

            else
            {
                Debug.Log("Switch is inactive!");
            }
        }

        if (other.collider.GetComponent<Weight>().getObjectWeight() < weightTilSwitch)
        {
            Debug.Log("This Object Does Not Weight Enough!");
        }
    }

And an example weight script:

    public float weight;

    public float getObjectWeight()
    {
        return weight;
    }

    public void setObjectWeight(float newWeight)
    {
        weight = newWeight;
    }
3

Thanks!! I ended up adapting your idea by putting a trigger above my switch geometry like so

public float switchActivationweight = 50;
    void OnTriggerStay (Collider other)
    	{
    		if (other.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().mass > switchActivationWeight) {
    			switchActive = true;
    } else {
    switchActive = false;}
    
    void OnTriggerExit ()
    	{
    		switchActive = false;
    	}

This way I can use the actual Mass of the Rigidbodies in my scene. So if I have a rigidbody change mass for any reason, it will accurately reflect on weighing down the switch.

Now I just need to figure out how to get my switch to animate or at least move up and down when someone stands on it.