Better Method for an Automatic Door?

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#1

Hello!

I was scripting an automatic door for a group, and I wanted it to open and stay open until the player went outside of the sensor. I tried using the .TouchEnded event, but it was very unreliable and would make the doors “flinch” every time that I moved inside of the sensor. So, I created a script that would stay open for two seconds and close no matter what, but that was not what I was originally planning for.

Here is my script:

local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")

local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(
    0.5,
    Enum.EasingStyle.Linear,
    Enum.EasingDirection.Out,
    0,
    false,
    0
)

local door1 = game.Workspace.Door1

local door2 = game.Workspace.Door2

local tween1 = TweenService:Create(door1, tweenInfo, {Position = Vector3.new(21.394, 5.43, 68.865)})

local tween2 = TweenService:Create(door2, tweenInfo, {Position = Vector3.new(53.393, 5.43, 68.865)})

local tween3 = TweenService:Create(door1, tweenInfo, {Position = Vector3.new(32.332, 5.43, 68.865)})

local tween4 = TweenService:Create(door2, tweenInfo, {Position = Vector3.new(42.625, 5.43, 68.865)})

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    if hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") then
	    tween1:Play()
	    tween2:Play()
	    wait(2)
	    tween3:Play()
	    tween4:Play()
    end
end)

Is there a better workaround for what I originally intended instead of using either .TouchEnded or wait(x)?

Thanks in advance!

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#2

Instead of using .Touched you could find the magnitude between the character and a part in the door.

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#3

To build on top of this, it would be a good idea to;

  • Add players to a table when they touch the ‘open door’ trigger (When they get in radius)
  • Remove them from the table when they walk away far enough (When they are for sure not going to walk in the door again)
  • Check when player characters are removed from Workspace, and remove them from the table
  • Whenever one of the three actions above occur, check if there are entries in the table. If there are, the door should open / be opened. If it’s empty, it’s safe to close the door.

That would be the best way to ensure the door can never be in someone’s way. It’s a little more complicated, but if you only keep track of one player (the most recent who touched the door) you will most likely still end up with a door that closes in front of players.

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#4

You could make a function that checks all touching parts and call this function when a touch started or ended.

local SensorPart = script.Parent

local IsOpen = false

local function Open()
	--Open the door
end

local function Close()
	--Close the door
end

local function CheckTouches()
	local IsPlayerInside = false
	
	for _,v in pairs(SensorPart:GetTouchingParts()) do
		if v and v.Parent and game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(v.Parent) then
			IsPlayerInside = true
			break
		end
	end
	
	if not IsOpen == IsPlayerInside then
		if IsPlayerInside then
			Open()
			IsOpen = true
		else
			Close()
			IsOpen = false
		end
	end
end

SensorPart.Touched:Connect(CheckTouches)

SensorPart.TouchEnded:Connect(CheckTouches)
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