Wired Elevator

Instead of making stairs, it's usually more compact and simpler to make an elevator.


You need (minimum):

2 panels (base plate and lift plate)
2 wired buttons (Off value 0, on value 1; off value 0, on value -1)(not toggled)
Accumulator (can be found in Gates - Time)
Add gate (Gates - Arithmetic)
Multiply gate (Gates - Arithmetic)
Constant Value
Wired Hydraulic (fixed)


Good to have:

Another prop welded to the lift plate with the buttons on it
Buttons at each level


Construction:

-Put your base plate where you want it and stack it if you have the stacker tool. If not, or if the props are different, position your lift plate very carefully above the base plate. Do not weld the two plates.
-Make a wired hydraulic in the center of the two plates, and put the controller where you want
-Place all the gates and the constant value close to each other near the hydraulics controller (in a square or at least on the same panel).
-Weld the second plate to the list plate if you made one, and put the buttons on there.


Wiring:

-Wire the A of the Add gate to the button with value 1
-Wire the B of the Add gate to the button with value -1
-Wire the Accumulator to the Add gate
-Wire the A of the Multiply gate to the Accumulator
-Wire the B of the Multiply gate to the constant value
-Wire the Length on the hydraulics controller to the Multiply gate


Explanation:

The buttons are the up-down controls of the elevator. The accumulator takes the values of the buttons and stores them (1 for up, -1 for down). The Multiply gate takes the value of the accumulator and makes it X times bigger, X being the constant value's number. Without the multiply gate, your elevator would go extremely slow (the default rate is 1 value per second). The hydraulics make the whole thing go up or down. If the hydraulics weren't fixed, then the elevator would just flop around instead of going in the direction you want it to. If you wanted to make the hydraulics on top instead of on bottom, then it's sometimes better to uncheck the fixed box to make gravity the only force acting on your elevator.


Tips:

-For realism, add a pole to the bottom of your lift plate and nocollide it with everything around it and the world geometry (more on that later).
-Use the Keep Upright tool on the lift and base plates for stability.
-Make a little cage for the player so he doesn't accidentally fall out while riding the elevator.
-The Constant Value can be any number you want. The higher it is, the faster the elevator goes. The number usually depends on the size/functionality of your elevator or on your mood. If it's a cargo elevator or a two-stop elevator, make it a low number (50 is usually good). If it's a personal elevator or there are great distances between stops, make it a higher number (150-250).
-Make buttons at every stop so you don't have to drag your elevator and risk breaking it.



I will post a few pictures of an elevator I made on Flatgrass while we were killing zombies. It has a nice look to it, and I might post it as an advanced duplication (adv. dupe) on www.garrysmod.org.