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class hierarchy
CDynamicProp defined in props.cpp
CBreakableProp
CBaseProp
CBaseAnimating
CBaseEntity

prop_dynamic is a point entity available in all Source Source games. It is used to add a model to the world that can animate itself.

Tip.pngTip:If your model is never going to move and/or requires more detailed lighting, consider using prop_static (which is cheaper).
Note.pngNote:To enforce consistency, models with embedded physics data cannot by default be used by prop_dynamic. Use the Hammer model browser's Info tab to check for support. If you intend to use a physics model in non-physics role, use prop_dynamic_override.
AltNames.pngAltNames: This entity is also tied to dynamic_prop. The classname is always changed to prop_dynamic on spawn.

Uses

  • Buttons can be created by parenting a prop_dynamic to a func_button brush. This will cause +use inputs on the prop to be forwarded to the func_button, which can be placed anywhere in the map (or even outside the map, as long as the origin is inside). The SetAnimation input can then be used to make the prop animate when interacted with.
  • Similarly, levers can be created by parenting a prop_dynamic to a func_rot_button (or momentary_rot_button) brush. No animation is needed for this - the brush will rotate the prop by itself. As before, the entity can be placed anywhere, as long as the origin is positioned at the point you want it to rotate around.
  • A prop_dynamic can be configured to break apart after receiving damage or on cue by using the Break input.
    Icon-Bug.pngBug:Health set inside the model will override health set in Hammer!

Keyvalues


Targetname:
Name (targetname) <string>
The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.

DynamicProp:

Default Animation (DefaultAnim) <string>
The animation this prop will play when not doing a random or forced animation.
Randomly Animate (RandomAnimation) <boolean>
Makes the prop randomly select and play animations at intervals defined by the Min/Max Random Anim Time KVs. In between the random animations, it will revert to playing Default Animation.
Note.pngNote:Will only select from animation $sequences linked with ACT_IDLE if they exist.
Min Random Anim Time (MinAnimTime) <float>
Minimum time between random animations.
Max Random Anim Time (MaxAnimTime) <float>
Maximum time between random animations.
Update children (updatechildren) <boolean> (in all games since Left 4 Dead)
Update touches for any children that are attached to attachment points as this prop animates. This allows SetParentAttached triggers or func_brushes to touch properly.
Disable Bone Followers (DisableBoneFollowers) <boolean> (in all games since Source 2009)
Disables generation of phys_bone_followers for each convex piece the model has in its collision model. phys_bone_followers can quickly eat up the edict count, so this keyvalue can be very helpful in freeing resources. This will however make the collision model no longer function ([confirm] As in become non-solid?), and the model will not be able to ragdoll anymore.
Hold Animation (HoldAnimation) <boolean> (in all games since Alien Swarm)
If set, the prop will not loop its animation, but hold the last frame.
Animate Every Frame (AnimateEveryFrame) <boolean> (in all games since Portal 2)
Force this prop to animate every frame. Usually this doesn't need to be touched.

GMODSandbox:

Allow Physics Gun (gmod_allowphysgun) <boolean> (only in Garry's Mod)
If set, players cannot use Physics Gun on this entity.
Sandbox Tool Whitelist (gmod_allowtools) <string> (only in Garry's Mod)
If set, only given tools can be used on this entity. You need to supply the tool class names, the names of the .lua files of those tools. This also includes the context menu properties!

BreakableProp:

Explosion Damage (ExplodeDamage) <float>
If non-zero, when this entity breaks it will create an explosion that causes the specified amount of damage. See also Explosion Radius.
Explosion Radius (ExplodeRadius) <float>
If non-zero, when this entity breaks it will create an explosion with a radius of the specified amount. See also Explosion Damage.
Sound to make when punted (puntsound) <sound> (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One)
Sound to make when punted by gravity gun.
Break Model Message (BreakModelMessage) <string>
"If set, will use this break model message instead of the normal break behavior."
Confirm:Is this new with Source SDK 2013...? It isn't in Alien Swarm or 2007 code but is in 2013. New with L4D?

Breakable (common):

Performance Mode (PerformanceMode) <choices>
Used to limit the amount of gibs produced when this entity breaks, for performance reasons.
  • 0: Normal
  • 1: No Gibs
  • 2: Full Gibs on All Platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, etc)
  • 3: Reduced gibs
Min Damage to Hurt (minhealthdmg) <integer>
If a single hit to the object doesn't do at least this much damage, the prop won't take any of the damage it attempted to give.
Pressure Delay (pressuredelay) <float>
Seconds to delay breaking from pressure. Allows creaking/groaning sounds to play.
Health (health) <integer>
How close to breaking the object is.
Maximum Health (max_health) <integer>
Health cannot exceed this amount.
Physics Impact Damage Scale (physdamagescale) <float>
Multiplier for damage amount when this entity is hit by a physics object. With a value of 0 the entity will take no damage from physics.
Breakable By (BreakableType) <choices> (only in Left 4 Dead series)
Who can break this?
  • 0: Everyone
  • 1: All Infected
  • 2: Only Tanks

BaseAnimating:
World Model (model) <string>
The model this entity should appear as. 128-character limit.
Skin (skin or ModelSkin Alien Swarm) <integer>
Some models have multiple skins. This value selects from the index, starting with 0.
Collisions (solid) <choices>
Method of collision for this entity.
Choices
  • 0: None
  • 1: BSP (QPhysics) !FGD
    Icon-Bug.pngBug:In Portal 2 Portal 2, if an entity using QPhysics collisions is hit by Gel, the game will crash!
  • 2: Bounding Box
  • 3: Oriented Bounding Box (Use for runtime spawned rotated brush entities) !FGD
  • 4: Oriented Bounding Box, constrained to Yaw only !FGD
  • 5: Custom/Test (Usually no collision with anything) !FGD
  • 6: VPhysics
Hitbox Set (hitboxset) <string> !FGD
Sets the $hboxset to use.
Body Group (body or SetBodyGroup) <integer> !FGD
Sets the the active $bodygroup.
Model Index (modelindex) <short> !FGD
Given the number index from dumping the cl_precacheinfo modelprecache table, sets entity model to the index.
Warning.pngWarning:If an entity has animations that will be played, then the set model also must have its own sequences, else the game crashes.
Model Scale (modelscale) <float> (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode Two)
A multiplier for the size of the model. Negative values are accepted. Does not alter the physics collisions in most cases, however.
Warning.pngWarning:Negative or extremely high values can cause crashes!
Note.pngNote:Scale may not appear in Hammer Hammer 4.x, but will appear in-game (tested in Day of Defeat: Source). This is fixed in Hammer++ Hammer++.

Animating

Sequence (sequence) <integer> !FGD
Default animation sequence for the model to be playing after spawning.
Playback Rate (playbackrate) <float> !FGD
A multiplier of the framerate at which animations are played, negative values are accepted. Default is 1.0.
Cycle (cycle) <float> !FGD
The current frame of the current animation, on a range from 0-1.
Texture Frame (texframeindex) <integer> !FGD
The initial frame number for all animated textures on this entity.

Effects - Render


Start Fade Distance (fademindist) <float>
Distance at which the entity starts fading. If 0 or less, the entity will disappear instantly when end fade is hit. The value will scale appropriately if the entity is in a 3D Skybox.
End Fade Distance (fademaxdist) <float>
Distance at which the entity ends fading. If 0 or less, the entity won't disappear at all. The value will scale appropriately if the entity is in a 3D Skybox.
Fade Scale (fadescale) <float>
If specified in the worldspawn, or if the engine is running below DirectX 8, entities will fade out even if the fade distances above aren't specified. This value gives more control over when this happens: numbers smaller than 1 cause the entity to fade out at further distances, and greater than 1 cause it to fade out at closer distances. Using 0 turns off the forced fade altogether. See also $noforcedfade.
FX Amount/Transparency (0–255) (renderamt) <integer>
Transparency amount, requires a Render Mode other than Normal. 0 is invisible, 255 is fully visible.
Render Color (R G B) (rendercolor) <color255>
Color tint.
Render FX (renderfx) <choices>
Various somewhat legacy alpha effects.
Render Effects
Icon-Bug.pngBug:Alpha effects from 0 to 10 are unavailable due to the bug in code in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • 0: None
  • 1: Slow Pulse (varies alpha by ±16 over a period of 1.5 s)
  • 2: Fast Pulse (varies alpha by ±16 over a period of 0.4 s)
  • 3: Slow Wide Pulse (varies alpha by ±64 over a period of 1.5 s)
  • 4: Fast Wide Pulse (varies alpha by ±64 over a period of 0.4 s)
  • 5: Slow Fade Away (decreases alpha by -1 per frame/(in all games since Left 4 Dead) Fades out over 4 s)
  • 6: Fast Fade Away (decreases alpha by -4 per frame/(in all games since Left 4 Dead) Fades out over 1 s)
  • 7: Slow Become Solid (increases alpha by +1 per frame/(in all games since Left 4 Dead) Fades in over 4 s)
  • 8: Fast Become Solid (increases alpha by +4 per frame/(in all games since Left 4 Dead) Fades in over 1 s)
  • 9: Slow Strobe (transparent 0.8 s, visible 0.8 s, repeat)
  • 10: Fast Strobe (transparent 0.2 s, visible 0.2 s, repeat)
  • 11: Faster Strobe (transparent 0.09 s, visible 0.09 s, repeat)
  • 12: Slow Flicker (transparent 0.18 s, visible 1.5 s, repeat)
  • 13: Fast Flicker (transparent 0.14 s, visible 0.2 s, repeat)
  • 14: Constant Glow ("NoDissipation;" purpose uncertain—for sprites?) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • 15: Distort (causes unnatural flickering and position shifting)/(in all games since Left 4 Dead) Fade Out (instant; not very useful outside of code)
  • 16: Hologram (Distort + "distance fade")/(in all games since Left 4 Dead) Fade In (instant; not very useful outside of code)
  • 17: Scale Up ("Explode"/"scale up really big!" causes wild stretching of model parts) (in Source 2013)/Fade Wider Pulse (varies alpha by ±255 over a period over a period of 0.26 s) (in all games since Left 4 Dead)
    Confirm:which branches/games is it available in, and where does it do what?
  • 18: Glow Shell (purpose unclear) (in all games since Source 2013) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
    Confirm:what does this do? and which games is it in?
  • 19: Clamp Minimum Scale ("keep this sprite from getting very small (SPRITES only!)") (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • 20: Environmental Rain ("for environmental rendermode, make rain") (in Source 2013) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
    Confirm:which games? may be nonfunctional.
  • 21: Environmental Snow ("for environmental rendermode, make snow") (in Source 2013) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
    Confirm:which games? may be nonfunctional.
  • 22: Spotlight FX ("TEST CODE for experimental spotlight") (in Source 2013) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • 23: Ragdoll ("HACKHACK: TEST CODE for signalling death of a ragdoll character;" ragdolls an entity but doesn't kill it) (in Source 2013) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
    Confirm:which games? may be nonfunctional?
  • 24: Fade Wider Pulse (varies alpha by ±255 over a period over a period of 0.26 s) (in Source 2013) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • 25: kRenderFXMax/Fade Near (removed since Left 4 Dead) (not in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Blank image.pngTodo: what does this do? may be nonfunctional
Render Mode (rendermode) <choices>
Set a non-standard rendering mode on this entity.
Render Modes
  • 0: Normal
  • 1: Color
  • 2: Texture
  • 3: Glow
  • 4: Solid/Alphatest Obsolete
  • 5: Additive
  • 6: Removed, does nothing Obsolete
  • 7: Additive Fractional Frame
  • 8: Alpha Add
  • 9: World Space Glow
  • 10: Don't Render

Effects - Environment


Disable Shadows (disableshadows) <boolean>
Prevent the entity from creating cheap render-to-texture shadows. Does not affect shadow mapping.
Disable Receiving Shadows (disablereceiveshadows) <boolean>
Prevent the entity from receiving shadows on itself.
Shadow Cast Distance (shadowcastdist) <integer>
Sets how far the entity casts dynamic shadows. 0 means default distance from the shadow_control entity.
Lighting Origin (LightingOrigin) <targetname>
Select an entity (not info_lighting!) from which to sample lighting instead of the entity's origin.
Lighting Origin Offset (LightingOriginHack) <targetname> (not in Left 4 Dead series) !FGD Obsolete
Deprecated. The info_lighting_relative from which to sample lighting instead of the entity's origin. Use Lighting Origin instead.
Disable Flashlight (disableflashlight) <boolean> (in all games since Portal 2)
Used to disable projected texture lighting and shadows on this entity. Identical to EF_NOFLASHLIGHT.
Disable ShadowDepth (disableshadowdepth) <boolean> (in all games since Portal 2)
Makes this entity not cast a shadow from env_projectedtexture entities. Identical to EF_NOSHADOWDEPTH.
Projected Texture Cache (shadowdepthnocache) <choices> (in all games since Portal 2)
Used to hint projected texture system whether it is sufficient to cache shadow volume of this entity or to force render it every frame instead. Identical toEF_SHADOWDEPTH_NOCACHE.
  • 0: Default
  • 1: No cache—render every frame
  • 2: Cache it—render only once

Miscellaneous

Glow Backface Multiple (glowbackfacemult) <float> (only in Left 4 Dead 2) !FGD
If this object has a glow effect, multiply the effect by this much on the sides of the object that are facing away from the viewer.
Move Type (MoveType) <choices> (in all games since Alien Swarm) !FGD
Sets a movetype for this entity, which changes its movement behavior.
Move Types
  • 0: None, don't move
  • 1: Isometric
  • 2: Walk, player only, moving on ground
  • 3: NPC, movement
  • 4: Fly, no gravity
  • 5: Fly, with gravity
  • 6: Physics
  • 7: Push
  • 8: Noclip
  • 9: Ladder, for players on ladders
  • 10: Spectator
  • 11: Custom
Collision Group (CollisionGroup) <choices> (in all games since Alien Swarm) !FGD
Sets a collision group for this entity, which changes its collision behavior.
Groups
  • 0: None
  • 1: Debris, collides only with the world and static props
  • 2: Debris, with trigger interaction
  • 3: Interactive Debris, doesn't collide with other debris
  • 4: Interactive, collides with everything except debris
  • 5: Player
  • 6: Breakable Glass
  • 7: Vehicle
  • 8: Player Movement
  • 9: In-Vehicle
  • 10: Weapon
  • 11: Vehicle Clip
  • 12: Projectile
  • 13: Door blocker, not permitted to go near doors
  • 14: Passable Door
  • 15: Dissolving
  • 16: Pushaway
  • 17: NPC Actor, NPCs ignore the player
  • 18: NPC Scripted, NPCs do not collide with each other
No Animation Sounds (SuppressAnimSounds) <boolean> (in all games since Portal 2) !FGD
Silences sounds linked to animations.DXLevelChoice:
Minimum / Maximum DX Level (mindxlevel / maxdxlevel) <choices> (removed since Left 4 Dead)
The entity will not exist if the engine is running outside the given range of DirectX Versions.
Choices
Warning.pngWarning:If these are used, the object may break when the user switches their DirectX settings.
SystemLevelChoice:
Minimum / Maximum Effect Details Level (mincpulevel / maxcpulevel) <choices> (in all games since Left 4 Dead)
Don't render for players with Effect Details levels that exceed the minimum or maximum.[Note.pngKey names are related to cpu_level cvar used by Effect Details.]
Choices
  • 0: Default ("Low" formincpulevel, "High" formaxcpulevel)
  • 1: Low
  • 2: Medium
  • 3: High
Minimum / Maximum Shader Details Level (mingpulevel / maxgpulevel) <choices> (in all games since Left 4 Dead)
Don't render for players with Shader Details levels that exceed the minimum or maximum.[Note.pngKey names are related to gpu_level cvar used by Shader Details.]
Choices
  • 0: Default ("Low" formingpulevel, "Very High" formaxgpulevel)
  • 1: Low
  • 2: Medium
  • 3: High
  • 4: Very High

Flags

BreakableProp:

  •  [16] : Break on Touch
  •  [32] : Break on Pressure

DynamicProp:

  •  [64] : Use Hitboxes for Renderbox
  •  [256] : Start with collision disabled


Inputs

DynamicProp:

SetAnimation <string>
Forces the prop to play the named animation.
SetDefaultAnimation <string>
Changes the animation played when not in a random/forced sequence.
SetPlaybackRate <float>
Sets the framerate at which animations are played.
TurnOff
Hides the prop through EF_NODRAW. The Disable input does the exact same thing.
TurnOn
Shows the prop (by removing EF_NODRAW). The Enable input does the exact same thing.
DisableCollision
Tells the prop to no longer be solid.
EnableCollision
Tells the prop to become solid again.
SetAnimationNoReset <string> (in all games since Alien Swarm)
Force the prop to play an animation unless the prop is already playing the animation. The parameter should be the name of the animation.
FadeAndKill  (in all games since Portal 2)
Fade out then remove this prop.

BreakableProp:

Break
Breaks the breakable.
SetHealth <integer>
Sets a new value for the breakable's health. If the breakable's health reaches zero it will break.
AddHealth <integer>
Adds health to the breakable.
RemoveHealth <integer>
Removes health from the breakable.
physdamagescale <float>
Sets Physics Impact Damage Scale. 0 means this feature is disabled for backwards compatibility.
EnablePhyscannonPickup
Makes the breakable able to picked up by the gravity gun.
DisablePhyscannonPickup
Makes the breakable not able to picked up by the gravity gun.
EnablePuntSound  (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One)
Allow this prop from playing its Punt Sound sound when punted by the gravity gun.
DisablePuntSound  (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One)
Prevent this prop from playing its Punt Sound sound when punted by the gravity gun.

Model:
skin <integer>
Selects a skin from the model's index, starting with 0.
SetBodyGroup <integer>
Sets the the active $bodygroup.
Ignite
Makes the entity catch on fire indefinitely.
IgniteLifetime <float>
Makes the entity catch on fire for a given amount of time.
BecomeRagdoll
Kills the entity and creates a client-side ragdoll from the model. Input is only passed if the model contains $collisionjoints. For other models, phys_convert can be used instead.
SetLightingOrigin <targetname>
Sets the entity's lighting origin to use this entity's position.
fademindist <float>
Sets distance at which the entity starts fading. If <0, the entity will disappear instantly when end fade is hit. The value will scale appropriately if the entity is in a 3D Skybox.
fademaxdist <float>
Sets distance at which the entity ends fading. If <0, the entity won't disappear at all. The value will scale appropriately if the entity is in a 3D Skybox.
SetCycle <float> (only in Team Fortress 2)
Skip to a specific point in the current animation.
SetModel <string> (only in Team Fortress 2)
Changes the model to the specified path. Form of models/ammo/ammo_us.mdl.
Icon-Important.pngImportant:Absolutely NO quotes! Make sure you use the forward slash '/'. Merasmus says to heed this advice, else thou shalt corrupt the VMF.
SetPlayBackRate <float> (only in Team Fortress 2)
Change the animation speed multiplier.
Alpha <integer>
Sets the entity's transparency to a number from 0 (invisible) to 255 (fully visible). Requires the entity to have its Render Mode (rendermode) set to a number other than 0.
AlternativeSorting <boolean>
Swaps the rendering order of the entity. Used to attempt to fix sorting problems when rendering, for example an object rendering in front of translucent materials.
Color <color255>
Sets an RGB color for the entity.
SetDamageFilter <targetname>
Sets a filter for this entity for when it receives damage.
EnableDamageForces
Allows the entity to be pushed by damage done to it (usually force amount correlates with the damage done).
DisableDamageForces
Prevents the entity from being pushed by damage done to it.

Reflection:

DisableDrawInFastReflection  (in all games since Portal 2)
Turns off rendering of this entity in reflections when using $reflectonlymarkedentities in water material.
EnableDrawInFastReflection  (in all games since Portal 2)
Turn on rendering of this entity in reflections when using $reflectonlymarkedentities in water material.

Shadow:

DisableShadow
Turn dynamic shadows off for this entity. Identical to applying  EF_NOSHADOW.
EnableShadow
Turn dynamic shadows on for this entity.
DisableReceivingFlashlight  (in all games since Portal 2)
This object will not receive light or shadows from projected textures.
EnableReceivingFlashlight  (in all games since Portal 2)
This object may receive light or shadows from projected textures.

Outputs

DynamicProp:

OnAnimationBegun
Fired when an animation begins.
OnAnimationDone
Fired when an animation finishes.

BreakableProp:

OnBreak
Fired when this object breaks. !activator is whatever breaks the object.
OnHealthChanged <float>
Fired whenever the health of the breakable has increased or decreased. This output automatically puts the new health amount as a decimal percent (e.g. 45% = 0.45) into the parameter box for inputs, if the mapper does not override the parameter with something else.
OnTakeDamage
Fired when damage is taken.
OnPhysCannonAnimatePreStarted
Fired when prop starts its ACT_PHYSCANNON_ANIMATE_PRE activity. Caused by the object being picked up by the gravity gun.
OnPhysCannonAnimatePullStarted
Fired when prop has started its ACT_PHYSCANNON_ANIMATE activity. ACT_PHYSCANNON_ANIMATE_PRE plays once, then ACT_PHYSCANNON_ANIMATE starts looping.
OnPhysCannonDetach
Fired when prop has started its ACT_PHYSCANNON_DETACH activity (caused by the gravity gun ripping it from a wall).
OnPhysCannonAnimatePostStarted
Fired when prop has started its ACT_PHYSCANNON_ANIMATE_POST activity (caused by the player letting the prop go from the gravity gun).
OnPhysCannonPullAnimFinished
Fired when prop has finished all gravity gun-related animations.

Model:

OnIgnite  !FGD
Fired when the entity catches fire, such as from an env_entity_igniter or the Ignite inputs.
OnFizzled  (only in Portal 2)
Fired when this entity is fizzled by a trigger_portal_cleanser or, for prop_weighted_cube, the Dissolve or SilentDissolve inputs.
Icon-Bug.pngBug:It does not fire when the object is fizzled by other means such as env_entity_dissolver.

See also