Prop sphere

This entity is not in the FGD by default.
See below for instructions on making it available.

Class hierarchy
CPhysSphere ↳CPhysicsProp ↳CBreakableProp ↳CBaseProp ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity
props.cpp

prop_sphere is a point entity available in all Source games. It is essentially a prop_physics with a perfectly spherical VPhysics collision model of 12 units radius. If you want to create a spherical entity, it is far more efficient to use prop_sphere than try to create a spherical collision mesh!

Tip:The only spherical model in Half-Life 2 is models\combine_helicopter\helicopter_bomb01.mdl.

Confirm:Not all prop_physics KVs are applicable to this entity. Changing modelscale for example seems to produce effects with the physics.

Bug:The collision mesh will not be visible with the vcollide_wireframe 1 command.  [todo tested in ?]

Keyvalues

Radius (radius) <float> (only in )

The radius for the sphere.

FGD Code

If you don't intend to make any changes to the entity's C++ code, use this:

@PointClass base(BasePropPhysics, RenderFields) studioprop() = prop_sphere : "Creates a perfect sphere."
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See also

• Visit this snippet, on how you can improve the existing prop_sphere code.
• prop_data
• Prop Types Overview
  • prop_physics
  • prop_physics_multiplayer
  • prop_physics_respawnable
  • prop_physics_override
  • prop_dynamic
  • prop_static
  • prop_ragdoll