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{{ | {{this is a|name=info_camera_link|type=e0}} It can use [[point_camera]]s to render images for [[material]]s used by entities. To author the material, use the special identifier <code>_rt_Camera</code> for the <code>$baseTexture</code> (which is the only material that it will work with) in the .vmt then connect the 'target' field to the entity which uses that material, and the 'PointCamera' field to the <code>point_camera</code> you want to have appear on that entity's material. | ||
* For an example of use, refer to the Half-life 2 map {{ent|d3_breen_01}}, where the model <code>effects/portalrift.mdl</code> (skinned with the <code>_rt_Camera</code> base texture material) is used to let the player see through the opening Combine portal. | * For an example of use, refer to the Half-life 2 map {{ent|d3_breen_01}}, where the model <code>effects/portalrift.mdl</code> (skinned with the <code>_rt_Camera</code> base texture material) is used to let the player see through the opening Combine portal. | ||
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Revision as of 11:54, 21 September 2023
info_camera_link is a {{{1}}} available in all 
Source games.
Warning:The necessary parameter {{{1}}} has not been specified. It can use point_cameras to render images for materials used by entities. To author the material, use the special identifier _rt_Camera for the $baseTexture (which is the only material that it will work with) in the .vmt then connect the 'target' field to the entity which uses that material, and the 'PointCamera' field to the point_camera you want to have appear on that entity's material.
- For an example of use, refer to the Half-life 2 map d3_breen_01, where the model
effects/portalrift.mdl(skinned with the_rt_Camerabase texture material) is used to let the player see through the opening Combine portal.
Keyvalues
- Entity Whose Material Uses _rt_camera (target) <targetname>
- The entity with the screen on it.
- Camera Name (PointCamera) <targetname>
- The name of a point_camera entity in the map that the material should be rendered from.
- Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]
- The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g.
parentnameortarget).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities
Inputs
- SetCamera <string>
- Set the camera to use. The parameter should be the name of a point_camera entity in the map.
Outputs
See also
- func_monitor - An alternative entity devoted to displaying the contents of a point_camera.