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Posted: **Sat Jul 25, 2026 12:51 pm**

How to Make an E-Key Sliding Door in Roblox Studio

Create an anchored Part named Door in Workspace. Add an Attachment named PromptAttachment to the door, place a ProximityPrompt inside the Attachment, and add a Script directly under the door.

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Workspace
└── Door (Part)
    ├── PromptAttachment (Attachment)
    │   └── ProximityPrompt
    └── Script

Configure the ProximityPrompt

Configure the ProximityPrompt:

Property	Value
ObjectText	Door
ActionText	Open
KeyboardKeyCode	E
MaxActivationDistance	10
HoldDuration	0

Use the Attachment's Position property to place the interaction point on the door. Roblox supports ProximityPrompt objects under Attachments, BaseParts, and Models whose PrimaryPart is set. The default keyboard key is E, but setting it explicitly makes the intended control clear. Setting HoldDuration to 0 makes the action trigger immediately when the input is pressed.

Add the server script

Paste this code into the Script:

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local TweenService = game:GetService("TweenService")

local door = script.Parent
local attachment = door:WaitForChild("PromptAttachment")
local prompt = attachment:WaitForChild("ProximityPrompt")

local closedPosition = door.Position
local openPosition = closedPosition + door.CFrame.RightVector * (door.Size.X + 1)
local tweenInfo = TweenInfo.new(1, Enum.EasingStyle.Quad, Enum.EasingDirection.Out)

local isOpen = false
local busy = false

prompt.ActionText = "Open"

prompt.Triggered:Connect(function(_player)
    if busy then
        return
    end

    busy = true

    local targetPosition = isOpen and closedPosition or openPosition
    local tween = TweenService:Create(door, tweenInfo, {
        Position = targetPosition,
    })

    tween:Play()
    local playbackState = tween.Completed:Wait()

    if playbackState == Enum.PlaybackState.Completed then
        isOpen = not isOpen
        prompt.ActionText = isOpen and "Close" or "Open"
    end

    busy = false
end)

Test and adjust the slide direction

Test the door in Play mode. If it needs to slide in the opposite direction, subtract the direction vector instead:

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local openPosition = closedPosition - door.CFrame.RightVector * (door.Size.X + 1)

MaxActivationDistance controls the maximum distance at which the prompt appears for a player's character. The Triggered event supplies the Player who completed the interaction. TweenService:Create() accepts the instance to animate, a TweenInfo, and a table containing target property values. Here it animates the anchored door's Position, while CFrame.RightVector determines the door's local rightward direction.

Sources and verification

Proximity prompts — Documents supported prompt parents, positioning prompts with Attachments, prompt text and input properties, activation distance, and zero-duration input behavior.
ProximityPrompt — Documents the default E keyboard key, supported parents, text properties, activation distance, and the Player parameter supplied by Triggered.
TweenService — Documents TweenService:Create and demonstrates tweening the Position of an anchored Part.
CFrame — Documents orientation-derived CFrame vectors, including RightVector.