(solved)can't get lift to work

[GoatEater069]

So... I'm trying to get a lift to work in UDB. What I want to achieve, is to have a switch lower the lift so that you can get on it from the level at which it is activated. I am not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've tried a bunch of different settings and watched a handful of tutorials but none of them did the trick. I figured out how to get switches to activate secret door but for some reason this eludes me.
This is my first attempt at making a map so forgive my lack of knowledge xD I can not figure out how to get this to work for the life of me. any help would be truly appreciated!
P.S. sorry about the images.. this is the only way i could figure out how to get em to work.
[imgur]https://imgur.com/a/help-iGIq6NC[/imgur]

[Kappes Buur]

From your screenshots I cannot tell what exactly you did, but constructing a platform (62 or any other, see the wiki)

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is not really that difficult:

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example pwad

[simc]

When you make a switch from two sided linedefs, make sure that the line's "first side" is towards the direction where the player is coming. Switch lines can't be activated by pressing use from the back side.

In map editors the first side is marked with a tiny marker line in the middle of each linedef. The default binding is "F" in UDB's Linedefs mode to flip the sides of a line.

[imgur]https://imgur.com/a/On8TBw9.jpg[/imgur]

[GoatEater069]

Thank you guys so much! I got it to work, I think my problem was the front side wasn't facing outwards. I often forget that there is a front and a back side. looks like I need to pay more attention to that lol. it's crazy how such a simple thing can cause the whole lift to not work xD

I really appreciate both of you for helping out, you guys rock!