Creating an incinerator

Introduction

Warning:This tutorial is incomplete, and probably inaccurate. A experienced Portal mapper should fill in the missing information, and fix any inaccuracies.

In this tutorial you will learn how to make an Aperture Science Emergency Intelligence Incinerator that will open when a certain box is placed into it, and open when that box is placed on a 1500-Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy-Duty Supercolliding Superbutton.

Instructions

Step 1 - The Box

1. Create a prop_physics with the following properties:

   Property Name	Value
   Name	victim_box
   World Model	models/props/metal_box.mdl

Step 2 - The Incinerator

2. Create a prop_dynamic with the following properties:

   Property Name	Value
   Name	incinerator
   World Model	models/props_bts/glados_aperturedoor.mdl

3. Create a room under it with the walls textured with "metal/metalwall048c_gradient" and the floors textured with "lights/light_orange001".
4. Create a filter_activator_name nearby your button with the following properties:

   Property Name	Value
   Name	filter_victim_box
   Filter Name	victim_box

5. Create a 2 unit tall trigger_once covering the bottom of the room with the following properties:

   Property Name	Value
   Name	trigger_door1
   Filter Name	filter_victim_box

6. Create a cylinder the same size as the hole in the prop_dynamic. This will be used to cut a hole in the floor of the room.
7. Push the cylinder into the floor where the prop_dynamic will sit.
8. Right-click the cylinder and select carve. This will cut a hole in the floor of the room.
9. Delete the cylinder.

Step 3 - The Door

== The door setup == First thing is to make the door which will open on activation of the button.

Door frame

Create a prop_static in the doorway. The World Model should be set to "models/props/door_01_frame_reference.mdl" or "models/props/door_01_frame_wide_reference.mdl" (either one works).

Doors


How to align the func_door.

1. Create a prop_dynamic with the following settings:

Property Name	Value
World Model	models/props/door_01_lftdoor_reference.mdl
Name	door_left_model

Align it to the left, inside of the door frame.

2. Create a 56Lx8Wx104H block brush with texture nodraw centered and inside the door model. Tie it to a func_door entity by selecting the object and using the menu option "Tie to Entity". The func_door entity should have the following settings:

Property Name	Value
Name	door_left
Speed	250
Stop Sound	Doors.FullClose8
Delay before Reset	-1
Lip	12
Move Direction	(This will be different for which way your door is facing)

Also make sure that you un-check Touch opens under Flags.

The best way to ensure you have the correct Move Direction is to first mark the direction on the circular indicator, then round to the nearest 90 degrees (so long as your doors are intended to be square with the Hammer coordinate system). You can click the "Point At" button by the circular indicator and then click on the 3d view. The angle from the entity to the place you clicked will then be listed as "angles" in the property list.

Note:You can also put a blocking damage if you don't want the player to get stuck inside it. Also, you can turn on Forced Closed for it to close even if the player tried to jam it open with a camera or cube.

Final door.

3. Repeat steps 1-3 but change the following: For the prop_dynamic:

Property Name	Value
World Model	models/props/door_01_rtdoor_reference.mdl
Name	door_right_model

And for the func_door:

Property Name	Value
Name	door_right
Move Direction	(The opposite of the move direction for the left door)

4. Set the parent of door_left_model (the prop_dynamic) to "door_left". Also set the parent of door_right_model to "door_right".

Step 4 - The Button


How to align the button models.
11. Create a prop_static with the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    World Model	models/props/button_base_reference.mdl

12. Create a prop_dynamic aligned on top of the prop_static with the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    Name	button_top_model
    World Model	models/props/button_top_reference.mdl

13. Create an ambient_generic with the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    Name	button_down
    Sound Name	Portal.button_down
    Source Entity Name	button_top_model

14. Create another ambient_generic with the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    Name	button_up
    Sound Name	Portal.button_up
    Source Entity Name	button_top_model

Create a 58Wx58Lx9H cylinder func_door with 8 sides with the following properties:

Property Name	Value
Name	button_top_door
Speed	25
Delay before Reset	-1
Move Direction	90 0 0 (or Down)

Give it the following outputs:

	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
	OnClose	button_up	PlaySound	<none>	0.00	No
	OnOpen	button_down	PlaySound	<none>	0.00	No
	OnClose	incinerator	SetAnimation	close	0.00	No
	OnOpen	incinerator	SetAnimation	open	0.00	No

Move it underneath "button_top_model", and uncheck all flags.
15. Set the Parent of button_top_model to "button_top_door".

The larger trigger_multiple.
16. Create a 48Wx48Lx1H trigger_multiple with the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    Name	button_trigger_player

    Place it right on top of the button_top_model.

The smaller trigger_multiple.
17. Next create a 7Wx7Lx1H cylinder trigger_multiple with 8 sides and the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    Name	button_trigger_box
    Filter Name	button_filter_boxes

    Change the flags so only "Physics Objects" is set, and place it directly on top and in the center of the button_top_model
18. Select "button_trigger_player" and setup the Output as below:

    	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
    	OnEndTouchAll	button_trigger_box	Enable	<none>	0.00	No
    	OnEndTouchAll	button_top_door	Close	<none>	0.00	No
    	OnStartTouch	button_trigger_box	Disable	<none>	0.00	No
    	OnStartTouch	button_top_door	Open	<none>	0.00	No

19. Select the smaller, cylinder trigger_multiple, "button_trigger_box" and setup the Output as below:

    	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
    	OnEndTouchAll	button_trigger_player	Enable	<none>	0.00	No
    	OnEndTouchAll	button_top_door	Close	<none>	0.00	No
    	OnStartTouch	button_trigger_player	Disable	<none>	0.00	No
    	OnStartTouch	button_top_door	Open	<none>	0.00	No

20. Create a light completely underneath the top of the button but still inside the base with the following properties:

    Property Name	Value
    Brightness	251 159 57 30
    BrightnessHDR	251 159 57 20

    Note:The light should be 2 Units above the original base ground that the main base Button model is on, in order to cast correctly.
21. Give "trigger_door1" the following outputs:

    	My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay	Only Once
    	OnStartTouch	door_left	Open	<none>	0.00	Yes
    	OnStartTouch	door_right	Open	<none>	0.00	Yes

See also

• Portal Level Creation