VGUI Screen

Entity description

A VGUI screen. Useful for in-world monitors.

Warning:This entity does not work in HL2, HL2:DM, or the unedited SDK code; it crashes the game. See VGUI Screen Creation.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Parentname:

Parent (parentname) <targetname>

Specifies a movement parent. An entity will maintain its initial offset from its parent. An attachment point can be added to the end of the name, separated by a comma.

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <QAngle>

This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.

• panelname <string>

Name of the panel to use. This is not a filename.

• overlaymaterial <string>

Name of a material to overlay over the top of the VGUI screen.

Note:This material must write Z for the VGUI screen to work.

• width <integer>

Width of the panel in units.

• height <integer>

Height of the panel in units.

Inputs

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.

• SetActive

Make the vgui screen visible.

• SetInactive

Make the vgui screen invisible.

See also

• VGUI Screen Creation