Func pendulum

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func_pendulum is a brush entity available in Half-Life: Source, Garry's Mod, and Jabroni Brawl: Episode 3. It creates an object that moves in the manner of a pendulum.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>

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

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.

Speed (speed) <float>

Speed at which the pendulum swings, in degrees/second.

Distance (deg) (pendistance) <float>

Maximum distance the pendulum swings, in degrees.

Dampening (0-1000) (damp) <float>

Damage inflicted if blocked (dmg) <float>

Spawnflags

Start ON : [1]

Swing : [2]

Confirm:What does this do?

Passable : [8]

Auto-return : [16]

If this is enabled, it will cause the pendulum to return to the start position when it is triggered. This may produce unexpected results.

X Axis : [64]

Y Axis : [128]

Inputs

Use

Toggle swinging on/off.

Activate

Start swinging, if it isn't already.

FGD code

@SolidClass base(Targetname, Parentname, Origin, Angles, RenderFields, Global) = func_pendulum :
	"A brush entity that swings on an axis like a pendulum."
[
	speed(integer) : "Speed" : 10
	distance(integer) : "Distance (deg)" : 90
	damp(integer) : "Damping (0-1000)" : 0
	dmg(integer) : "Damage inflicted when blocked" : 0
	spawnflags(flags) =
	[
		1: "Start ON" : 0
		8: "Passable" : 0
		16: "Auto-return" : 0
		64: "X Axis" : 0
		128: "Y Axis" : 0
	]

	input Use(void) : "Toggles the swing"
	input Activate(void) : "Starts the swing"
]