info_camera_link
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 Class hierarchy
|
|---|
| CInfoCameraLink |
| info_camera_link.cpp
|
info_camera_link is a logical entity available in all 
Source games. It can use point_cameras to render images for materials used by entities. To author the material, use the special identifier _rt_Camera for the $baseTexture (which is the only material that it will work with) in the .vmt then connect the 'target' field to the entity which uses that material, and the 'PointCamera' field to the point_camera you want to have appear on that entity's material.
- For an example of use, refer to the Half-life 2 map d3_breen_01, where the model
effects/portalrift.mdl(skinned with the_rt_Camerabase texture material) is used to let the player see through the opening Combine portal.
Keyvalues
- Name (targetname) <string>
- The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g.
parentnameortarget).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities
- Entity Whose Material Uses _rt_camera (target) <targetname>
- The entity with the screen on it.
- Camera Name (PointCamera) <targetname>
- The name of a point_camera entity in the map that the material should be rendered from.
Inputs
- SetCamera <string>
- Set the camera to use. The parameter should be the name of a point_camera entity in the map. (doesn't support !activator/!caller targetnames)
See also
- func_monitor - An alternative entity devoted to displaying the contents of a point_camera.