Elevators, Escalators and Moving Access
Add real vertical transport to apartment blocks, offices, shopping centres and stations.
Riding an elevator
- Press the call control at the landing.
- Wait for the elevator to arrive and its doors to open.
- Enter the cabin.
- Select the floor you want on the cabin's button panel.
- Stay inside until it reaches the destination.
Elevators can have multiple floors, names, display panels, landing call buttons and different cabin wall styles.
Building and managing an elevator
Start with /doors elevator to see the available controls.
/doors elevator create- begin a new elevator./doors elevator addfloor- register another landing./doors elevator renamefloor- label a floor./doors elevator panel- work with its controls./doors elevator check- inspect the shaft.
Choose a clear shaft and leave enough room for the cabin and doors at each floor.
Escalators carry riders along a slope and can run continuously or use sensors according to the installation's settings.
See Doors and Garage Doors for other moving systems.