hiho,
I'm trying to get through the physics in A7 and I already understand how it works. But nonetheless after programming some simple kickable balls I am completly stuck on a simple door.
After a lot of trial and error I got the following code:
Code:

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function push_event{
   if(event_type==event_impact){
   vec_set(temp,my.x);
   vec_sub(temp,you.x);
   vec_scale(temp,50);
   phent_addcentralforce(me,temp);
   }
}

action gittertor{
   var hingeId;
   var hingeIdb;
   my.passable=off;
   vec_set(my.skill40,my.x);
   vec_set(my.skill43,my.pan);
   my.enable_impact=on;
   my.event=push_event;
   phent_settype(me,PH_RIGID,PH_BOX);
   phent_setmass(me,30,PH_BOX);
   phent_setelasticity(me,0,0);
   phent_setdamping(me,10,10);
   phent_setfriction(me,10);
   
   hingeId=phcon_add(PH_HINGE,me,null);
   phcon_setparams1(hingeID,vector(my.x,my.y,my.z+30),vector(0,0,1),nullvector);
   phcon_setparams2(hingeID,vector(-45,45,0),nullvector,nullvector);
   hingeIdb=phcon_add(PH_HINGE,me,null);
   phcon_setparams1(hingeIDb,vector(my.x,my.y,my.z-30),vector(0,0,1),nullvector);
   phcon_setparams2(hingeIDb,vector(-45,45,0),nullvector,nullvector);
   //ph_setautodisable (0.01, 0.008, 10, 0.1);
   
}

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But my door behaves like a pendulum. I tried to set the axis to (1,0,0) and to (0,1,0)...but there wasn't a change.

Well, for a simple door i would just use c_rotate and change tilt. This way you´ll have a nice door with collision detection and you can trigger events aswell.

i mean a simple physics door.
I know how do script a simple rotating one. I'm learning to use a7 physics. Whether a triggered or a physics door is needed, depends on the case.
By the way my door seems to work now. But it closes automatically...
So the ball is kicked back by the door itself. Oh and the event is not used for the ball. it is used to make the player, who isn't a physics entity, able to kick the ball...well and the door (just trying anything out to understand the sytem, ok).

Ahh, ok...

just in case, if you want the physics ball / entity to trigger events, you can use event_friction.

Good luck.

Code:

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var LF_DOOR_ID;

action lf_door
{
	phent_settype(my,PH_RIGID,PH_POLY);
	
	ph_setgravity(vector(0,0,-800));
	phent_setgroup(my,2);
	phent_setmass(my,50,PH_BOX);	
	phent_setfriction(my,15);
	phent_setelasticity(my,5,5);
	
	LF_DOOR_ID = phcon_add(PH_HINGE, *change to hinge*, my);
	phcon_setparams1(LF_DOOR_ID, my.x, vector(0,0,1), vector(0,1,0));
	phcon_setparams2(LF_DOOR_ID, vector(0,70,0), nullvector, vector(0,0,0));
} 

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ok, this is a real old code of mine, not sure if it still works.
you'll have to see for yourself, good luck!

regards,