momentary_rot_button

GoldSrc

Source Engine

momentary_rot_button is a brush entity available in all Source games.

Class hierarchy
CMomentaryRotButton ↳CRotButton ↳CBaseButton ↳CBaseToggle ↳CBaseEntity
buttons.cpp

It is designed to be used for rotating wheels, where the player can rotate them to arbitrary positions before stopping.

Bug:If the Toggle (Disable Auto Return) flag is enabled and usage is paused, the button will start turning backwards the next time it is used. It will still fire the "OnPressed" outputs as usual, but just rotating the other way.

The button will turn backwards until the starting position is reached. At which point the button will look like it stops turning, but it can still be held down until theOnReachedPosition output will fire.

Workaround:Disable the Toggle (Disable Auto Return) flag and set the Auto-return speed to 0.00000000000000000000000000001. That way it does, technically, turn backwards on its own, but it seemingly stands still. Allowing the button to keep turning forwards when used again.

  [todo tested in ?]

Bug:In Portal 2, holding use button is the same if you press use button once. Because of this, the player will not be able to rotate it completely, only twist it back and forth. Planned to fix in Portal 2: Community Edition.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string> [ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Speed (deg/sec) (speed) <integer>

The amount, in degrees, that the wheel turns per second.

Master (Obsolete) (master) <string>

Legacy support: The name of a master entity. If the master hasn't been activated, this button cannot be used.

Sounds (sounds) <choices>

Sound to play after being turned.

Value	Description
0	None
1	Big zap & Warmup
2	Access Denied
3	Access Granted
4	Quick Combolock
5	Power Deadbolt 1
6	Power Deadbolt 2
7	Plunger
8	Small zap
9	Keycard Sound
21	Squeaky
22	Squeaky Pneumatic
23	Ratchet Groan
24	Clean Ratchet
25	Gas Clunk

Distance (distance) <integer>

The maximum amount, in degrees, that the wheel is allowed to rotate.

Auto-return speed (returnspeed) <integer>

If the 'Toggle' spawnflag is not set, the speed at which the wheel auto-returns when left alone, in degrees per second.

Start Position (startposition) <float>

Postion when spawned. The value is a range between 0.0 and 1.0, where 0 is the unrotated position and 1 is the rotated position + 'Distance'.

Start Direction (startdirection) <choices>

Which way the wheel turns.

• -1 : Forward
• 1 : Backward

Solid BSP (solidbsp) <boolean>

Set this if this brush is in hierarchy with a moving object of some kind, and the player can stand on this brush.

Flags

Not Solid : [1]

Toggle (Disable Auto Return) : [32]

X Axis : [64]

Y Axis : [128]

Use Activates : [1024]

Starts locked : [2048]

Jiggle when used while locked : [8192]

Non-Solid : [16384] (only in )

Note:doesn't do anything

Inputs

Lock

Lock the button, preventing it from functioning.

Unlock

Unlock the button, allowing it to function.

SetPosition <stringRedirectInput/string>

Move to a position. The parameter must be a value between 0 and 1, where 0 is the unrotated position and 1 is the rotated position + 'Distance'.

SetPositionImmediately <stringRedirectInput/string>

Immediately teleport to a position. The parameter must be a value between 0 and 1, where 0 is the unrotated position and 1 is the rotated position + 'Distance'.

_DisableUpdateTarget  !FGD

Prevent the Position output from firing. Used to implement "jiggle when locked" by firing SetPosition inputs.

_EnableUpdateTarget  !FGD

Allow the Position output to fire again. Used to implement "jiggle when locked" by firing SetPosition inputs.

Outputs

Position <integerRedirectOutput/integer>

Fired whenever the button moves. The output is the position of button from 0 to 1, where 0 is the unrotated position and 1 is the rotated position + 'Distance'.

OnPressed <integerRedirectOutput/integer>

Fired when the button is first pressed.

OnUnpressed <integerRedirectOutput/integer>

Fired when the button is first released from being pressed.

OnFullyClosed

Fired when the button has reached position 1, the rotated position + 'Distance'.

OnFullyOpen

Fired when the button has reached position 0, the unrotated starting position.

OnReachedPosition

Fired whenever the button reaches a goal position: i.e. when it becomes open, becomes closed, or reaches the point specified by a 'SetPosition' input.

See also

• func_button
• func_rot_button