Creating an incinerator

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Introduction

In this tutorial you will learn how to create an Aperture Science Emergency Intelligence Incinerator.

Instructions

The Incinerator

Create a prop_dynamic entity Set the world model to models/props_bts/glados_aperturedoor.mdl

Change it's name to model_incinerator_door Choose Collisions and choose "Not Solid"

The Floor

Make a floor, Two brushes are 192w*64l*16h and the other 2 are 40w*128l*16h

The Little Room

Make a little room, the walls for each side contain 2 brushes.

2 walls are 152w*16*128h brushes.

The top part of the walls have the texture metalwall_bts_006a and the bottom part has the texture metalwall_bts_006b_gradient.

Rotate the faces by 180 degrees. Align the textures with the texture tool with Texture Shift.

The floor of the little room is 128w*128l*16h and the top face texture is light_orange001

Fire Particles

Create a info_particle_system entity

Set it's name to fire_particles

Set the angles to 0 270 0

Set Particle System Name to fire_incinerator_door

Put this particle in the hole of the incinerator doors

Collision

Create a 208*208l*16h arch with the invisible texture and set wall width to "40", Number of sides = 16, Arc = 360, Start Angle = 0

Select the brushes and hold 'ctrl + m' choose the X value and type "25"

Position the brushes just like this.

Manual Collision

Create a 144*144l*192h arch with the invisible texture

Set Number of sides to 16

Set wall width to 16

Set Arc to 360

Set Start Angle to 0

Select the clipping tool, from the top right of the shape, make a 30 degree cut from right to left. Then cut off the top side of the shape.

Now do your best to fit the shape into the incinerator.

Note: These brushes are for collision so do your best to fit them out.

Nudging The Box

Create a 128s*128l*8h brush with the trigger texture. Tie it to a trigger_multiple.

Set it's name to nudge_boxes

Set it's filter_name to filter_boxes

Go to flags and check Physics Objects and uncheck clients.

Go to outputs and enter the following:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnTrigger	!activator	Wake		0.00	No

Copy and paste the trigger_multiple and make it a trigger_push Remove the Output from the "Outputs" tab

Set it's move direction to 24 90 0 and leave everything else as it is.

Put the two triggers in the same spot and press ctrl + m. Choose the X value and type "25".

Position them just like this.

Door Collision

Make 128s*128l*8h brush with the invisible texture. Tie it to a func_brush entity.

Name it incinerator_collision_door

Hold Ctrl + M and change the x value to 25 Position it just like this.

Making the Incinerator Functional

Make 3 Logic_Relays

Name them relay_incinerator_open, relay_incinerator_close, and relay_euthanization

On relay_incinerator_open add the following outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnTrigger	fire_particles	Start		0.00	No
	OnTrigger	incinerator_collision_door	Disable		0.00	No
	OnTrigger	model_incinerator_door	setanimation	open	0.00	No

On relay_incinerator_close add the following outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnTrigger	fire_particles	stop		0.00	No
	OnTrigger	incinerator_collision_door	Enable		0.00	No
	OnTrigger	model_incinerator_door	setanimation	close	0.00	No

Killing the Box

Make 128s*128l*8h brush with the trigger texture. Tie it to a trigger_once entity.

Name it to trigger_killbox

Set it's Filter Name to filter_boxes

Go to flags and check physics objects and uncheck Clients

Enter the following in outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnStartTouch	!activator	kill		0.00	No
	OnStartTouch	relay_euthanization	Trigger		0.00	No

Implementation

Have a certain object trigger relay_incinerator_open to open the incinerator

When that certain object deactivates, trigger relay_incinerator_close.

See also

• Portal Level Creation