Half-Life: Alyx Workshop Tools/Level Design/Buttons

Introduction

This tutorial will teach you how to create buttons for HL:A based mods.

Setup

Create a test room. Insert a prop_dynamic. For this tutorial, set its model to models/props/button_1_pusher.vmdl

Insert a func_physical_button mesh entity. Match its volume to the model you chose for the prop_dynamic and, for this tutorial, set the following properties:

Key	Value
Name	button_pusher
Move direction	<align it with the push direction>
Speed	10
Delay Before Reset	0
Use sound	Button_Basic.Press

In the outputs, add the following output:

My Output	Target Entity	Target Input	Parameter	Delay
OnPressed	<targetEntity>	<input>		0.00

Select the prop_dynamic again and set its Parent Name to button_pusher.

Finishing up

Compile and run your map, and you should have a working button.