Func monitor

Entity desciption

A monitor that renders the view from a given point_camera entity. Template:Brushmodel

When a func_monitor is created, the surface in which the view from the point_camera will be displayed from must be assigned to a material that uses the special value "_rt_Camera" in its "$basetexture" property (such as the dev/dev_combinemonitor* and dev/dev_tvmonitor* textures). It is also a good idea to Justify to Fit in the Face Edit Sheet texture dialog for the combinemonitor surface so the camera view isn't cut off.

Any number of func_monitor entities can only display one point_camera view at any one time (unless you reprogram this entity in some way). So, if monitor A is set to show camera A, and monitor B is set to show camera B, both monitors would show camera A, unless either monitor A or camera A were disabled in-game. You can use info_camera_link as a workaround.

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv targetname
• Template:Kv parentname
• Template:Kv origin
• Template:Kv renderfields
• Template:Kv global
• Template:Kv enabledisable
• Template:Kv shadow
• _minlight

<float> The minimum level of ambient light that hits this brush.

• Solidity

<choices> Used to control the solidity/collision of these brushes.

Literal Value	Description
0	Toggle
1	Never Solid
2	Always Solid

• solidbsp

<boolean> Set this if this brush is in hierarchy with a moving object of some kind, and the player can stand on this brush.

• excludednpc

<target_destination> If an NPC classname (i.e. npc_zombie) is specified here, NPCs of that type won't collide with these brushes.

• target

<target_destination> The point_camera in which the viewpoint is rendered from.

Inputs

• Template:I targetname
• Template:I renderfields

Parentname:

SetParent <stringRedirectInput/string>

Move with this entity. See Entity Hierarchy (parenting).

SetParentAttachment <stringRedirectInput/string>

Change this entity to attach to a specific attachment point on its parent. The entity will teleport so that the position of its root bone matches that of the attachment. Entities must be parented before being sent this input.

SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset <stringRedirectInput/string>

As above, but without teleporting. The entity retains its position relative to the attachment at the time of the input being received.

ClearParent

Removes this entity from the the movement hierarchy, leaving it free to move independently.

• EnableDisable:

Enable / Disable

Enable/disable this entity from performing its task. It might also disappear from view.

• DisableShadow

Turn shadow off.

• EnableShadow

Turn shadow on.

• Toggle

Toggle on/off.

• SetCamera <target_destination>

Sets the camera to use for this monitor. Takes the name of a point_camera entity in the map.

Outputs

• Template:O targetname

See also

• info_camera_link
• point_camera