Prop telescopic arm

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Table of contents

1 Entity Description 2 Availability 3 Keyvalues 4 Inputs 5 Outputs

Entity Description

Telescopic arm (seen in the game carrying turrets)

Availability

This point entity is exclusive to Portal.

Keyvalues

• targetname <target_source>

Defines the name that other entities refer to this entity by.

• hammerid [Episode Two Update]

<integer readonly> This id is used for debugging purposes in Hammer.

• angles <angle>

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X)

This entity's angular orientation in the world (also used for angular effect entities).

• model

<studio> World Model (Maximum string length: 128)

• skin

<integer> Some models have multiple versions of their textures called skins. Set this to a number other than 0 to use that skin instead of the default.

• disableshadows

<boolean> Used to disable dynamic shadow casting from this entity.

Inputs

• Kill

Removes this entity from the world.

• KillHierarchy

Removes this entity and all its children from the world.

• AddOutput <string>

Evaluates a keyvalue/output on this entity. It can be potentially very dangerous, use with care.

Format: <key> <value>

Format: <output name> <targetname>:<inputname>:<parameter>:<delay>:<max times to fire (-1 == infinite)>

• FireUser1-4

Causes this entity's OnUser1-4 outputs to be fired. See User Inputs and Outputs.

• Enable

Enable this entity.

• Disable

Disable this entity.

• SetTarget

<string> Set the entity to target.

• TargetPlayer

Set the player as the entity to target.

Outputs

• OnUser1-4

Fired in response to FireUser1-4 inputs. See User Inputs and Outputs.

!activator = activator

• OnFoundTarget

Arm has direct LOS to target entity.

• OnLostTarget

Arm has lost direct LOS to target entity.