Panels

Panels in Portal 2

Panels are a type of game mechanics in Portal 2. They can change a room's architecture and create stairs or platforms by utilizing many of the available animations panels come with.

Creating Panels

What we need:

• prop_dynamic
• func_brush
• logic_auto
• logic_relay (or some trigger)
• Animation do you want to play

1. Create the prop_dynamic and set the Model "models/anim_wp/room_transform/arm64x64_interior.mdl" and set the Name of the prop_dynamic to e.g. "panel1". And set the "Collision" to "Not Solid".
2. Create a func_brush on the "top side" of the Model. Set the Name to e.g. "panel1_brush". And set the Parent to "panel1".
3. Create a Logic_auto and fire follow Output to the panel1_brush:

   OnMapSpawn panel1_brush SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset panel_attach

   Now the func_brush can follow the animation of the prop_dynamic.
4. Create a logic_relay, or some type of Trigger, set the name to e.g. "relay_panel1_animation".

   And fire follow Output to the prop_dynamic:

   OnTrigger pannel1 SetAnimation ANIMATION_NAME

See also

• Portal 2 Level Creation