# Scale System Using Physics?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951>\
**Category:** World Creation\
**Tags:** elevator, physics-constraint, unreal-engine, scale, Physics, puzzle, question\
**Created:** [November 3, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951 "2020-11-03T19:53:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![warhulk1745](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@warhulk1745](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/warhulk1745)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951/1 "2020-11-03T19:53:33Z")

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Hello everyone!

Here is what I’m trying to do.

I’m trying to make a scale system using physics. So the system will have two platforms that the player can stand on, the heavier platform will go down making the other platform go up. I want this system to work with physics.

Any ideas? If you want to visualize it a little better, it should work like a real scale.

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**Author:** ![Everynone](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/everynone/32/1135017_2.png) [@Everynone](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Everynone)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951/2 "2020-11-04T09:17:22Z")

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It can be as simple as setting up physics constraints:

![321070-screenshot-2020-11-04-091452.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/d/3/1d39a82cad6c5fe2560d08af731e06218766ec01.jpeg)

[![Image from Gyazo](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/7/d/b7d438b0e7e627c2a13600324bb5bf8a0805635a.gif)](https://gyazo.com/49f9a7165e84b0812fa5b6095891a162)

Or as complex as you want to make it. Have you played with the constraints yet?

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**Author:** ![warhulk1745](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@warhulk1745](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/warhulk1745)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951/3 "2020-11-04T11:31:10Z")

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Hey there man, thanks for the help.

Yeah, I’ve played with the constraints a little and from the look of it, they are pretty straightforward. The example you put here is of a seesaw it will come in handy when I implement that mechanic into the game so thank you! However, the example I’m looking for is how you would do it with two separate platforms, any ideas?

![321082-capture.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/8/a/58ac80c7dbfc53c5f1f5a264b5ce4cd3e21c1e11.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Everynone](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/everynone/32/1135017_2.png) [@Everynone](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Everynone)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951/4 "2020-11-04T11:41:58Z")

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So the top bar is static and the platforms extend vertically up / down only with nothing else moving. More like an old-school elevator system with a weight on each side. I think I got it.

I’ll have think. Looks fun.

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**Author:** ![warhulk1745](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@warhulk1745](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/warhulk1745)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/scale-system-using-physics/473951/5 "2020-11-04T11:43:43Z")

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Yup like that. Thanks, buddy =)