Select the Door, select the rotate tool, turn on the auto-key move the slider up-to 10 turn off the autokey, turn the autokey back on rotate the door until it's fully open then turn the autokey off. now you have the keys set use the slider bar and you will see the door open and close.......  

Be aware that, while angles in the UI are entered and displayed in degrees, when scripted (and what you enter in the Parameter Wiring dialog IS a bit of script, in a way), you have to use radians. So when you enter the expression, you need to convert the value.

Quick example: lets say you want to rotate a box from 0 to 90° around its Z axis. Create a box and create a slider. In the Parameters rollout, enter 0 for minimum and 90 for maximum. Right-click on the slider (probably twice). In the quad menu, click on Wire Parameters and go to Object (Slider) > value. Then click on the box and go to Transform > Rotation > Z Rotation.
Now you have the Parameter Wiring dialog, with the slider on the left and the box on the right. To convert from degrees to radians, in the right field where you see 'value', change it to 'value * pi / 180'. Finally click the arrow going from left to right (the slider controls the box, not the other way around) and click on Connect.
You can close the dialog and use the Select and Manipulate tool to move the slider. If you want to make it rotate the other way, just add a 'minus' at the beginning of the expression: '- value * pi / 180'.

Hope this helps (and works!)

See if this is of any help... creating control Sliders.

That's right, Cap, there's no limit on how many sliders/spinners you can add.  When I rig characters that have arms, I link the wrist IKs to a dummy or shape, and then load the dummy/shape with sliders to control fine finger/hand/elbow movements (I use the Reaction Manager specifically to program various finger movements, which are then linked to the sliders).

It is not as nice as bhnh's tuts but this is how I wire a slider.  It seems a bit quicker but when you are in the video game industry, you need to be quick to give you an edge.
I am now disabled so I am a bit slower but the knowledge is still there.  This is my first attempt at a tut in Captivate, so I hope it helps some one. Sliders Tutorial

Hey B how is it possible to be able to view your tut online but inorder to view the files you sent to me it seems that I have to have the program

Manipulator sliders rock... especially for complex rigs... like this crane =D

http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/258117

(see last couple preview images for the manipulators)... It beats zooming in every time you need to animate something.

This is all brilliant! thanks a lot! ill give it all a shot.

as a question, is there any method to save those adobe vids as .avi or .swf? thing is, the computer i use to do my 3d work isnt internet enabled because i dont have the means yet...so i can watch the vids in the library, but not implement them without taking them home.

thanks again

 

roxii

  I've been copying them with Camtasia, haven't tried it with SnagIt. (less expensive)

Sorry about that, Eddie; I obviously sent you the wrong file.  What was the tute about, again?  I'll get the right one to you.