Panels

Panels in Portal 2

"The planks of tomorrow!" ~ Cave Johnson

Panels are architectural elements. They are individually positioned so that, together, they form the test chamber. Because the panels are moved individually by robotic arms, the room can react to the player. They can form stairs, new ledges, open like doors, and tend to convey a sense that the room itself is alive.

Creating Panels

1. Create a prop_dynamic entity with the following settings:

Property Name	Value
World Model	models/anim_wp/room_transform/arm64x64_interior.mdl
Name	panel1
Collision	Not Solid

2. Create a 256Lx256Wx32H block brush above the model. Tie it to a func_brush entity with the following settings:

Property Name	Value
Name	panel1_brush
Parent	panel1

3. Create a logic_auto entity and set up the output as follows:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnMapSpawn	panel1_brush	SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset	panel_attach	0.00	Yes(?)

Now the func_brush can follow the animation of the prop_dynamic.

4. Create a logic_relay with the following settings:

Property Name	Value
Name	relay_panel1_animation

and the following outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnTrigger	panel1	SetAnimation	(ANIMATION NAME)	0.00	Yes(?)

List of panels attachments

Note: Idle / Static models do not move. These are strictly aesthetic.

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Model Path	Animated	Panel Attachment Name
anim_wp\arm_interior_192\arm_interior_128.mdl	Yes	GLASS - N/A
anim_wp\arm_interior_192\arm_interior_192.mdl	Yes	GLASS - N/A
anim_wp\arm_interior_192\video_arm.mdl	Yes	monitor_attach
anim_wp\arm_interior_192\video_arm_big.mdl	Yes	monitor_attach
anim_wp\circle_shield\circle_shield.mdl	Yes	panel_top
anim_wp\framework\circle_shield_static.mdl	No	N/A
anim_wp\room_transform\arm64x64_interior.mdl	Yes	panel_attach
anim_wp\room_transform\arm64x64_interior_rusty.mdl	Yes	panel_attach
anim_wp\telescope_arm\telescope_arm.mdl	Yes	panel_top
anim_wp\telescope_arm_128\telescope_arm_128.mdl	Yes	panel_top
anim_wp\telescope_arm_128\telescope_arm_128_glass.mdl	Yes	GLASS - panel_top
anim_wp\telescope_arm_128\telescope_arm_128_idle.mdl	No	N/A
anim_wp\telescope_arm_128\telescope_arm_128_upidle.mdl	No	N/A
anim_wp\telescope_arm_128\telescope_arm_128x256.mdl	Yes	GLASS - panel_top
anim_wp\telescope_arm_trans\telescope_arm_trans.mdl	Yes	GLASS - panel_attach
props_livingwall\armliving64x64.mdl	Yes	panel_attach

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See also

• Panels Rotate