Quote from DaisyCutter on May 4, 2011, 11:14 am

Hi i have been trying to work out these Panels for a couple of days and finally think i have got my head around it.

Here is a Guide that will hopefully help you understand them and create your own...

Step1
Create a prop_dynamic and name this arm_1
Change the World Model to - arm64x64_interior.mdl
Set collisions to - Use Bounding Box
Click Apply

You need to set the Default Animation to your starting animation (you can get this from the sequences tab in the model browser).
Then go to the Models Tab and select your default animation from the sequence dropdown list to show your model in the default position (starting position), this helps when aligning your panel to the world and/or aligning your func_brush to the model.

Step2
Next create a Brush (the panel that will attach to the arm and move with it).
Position the brush.
ctrl+t to - then assign it a func_brush, apply, then name this panel_1
Set the Parent to arm_1

Step3
Create a logic_relay (open)
Name Relay "relay_open" - We will come back to this shortly.
Start Disabled = No

Step4
Create another logic_relay (close)
Name Relay "relay_close"
Start Disabled = No

Step5
If you are creating more panels with different names use the same relays and logic, just add new values in the same way as described below, changing the names respectively.

Now we need to attach the brush to the panel and set up the default animations when the map loads.
Create a logic_auto open the Object Properties (Alt+Enter) and go to the Output Tab and add the following settings:

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My output    Target Entity     Target Input                           Parameter   Delay   Only Once
OnMapSpawn   'Name Of Panel'   SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset      Panel_attach 0.00   No
OnTrigger    'Name of Model'   Disable                                             0.00   No


Open relay_open output settings:

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My output   Target Entity      Target Input          Parameter              Delay   Only Once
OnTrigger   'Name Of Model'    SetAnimation          makeramp_04open        0.00    No
OnTrigger   relay_open         Disable                                      0.00    No
OnTrigger   'Name Of Model'    SetDefaultAnimation   makeramp_04open_idlend 0.01    No
OnTrigger   relay_close        Enable                                       1.00    No


Open relay_close output settings:

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My output   Target Entity     Target Input          Parameter                 Delay   Only Once
OnTrigger   relay_close       Disable                                         0.00    No
OnTrigger   'Name Of Model'   SetAnimation          makeramp_04close          0.00    No
OnTrigger   'Name Of Model'   SetDefaultAnimation   makeramp_04close_idlend   0.01    No
OnTrigger   relay_open        Enable                                          1.00    No


A PDF is located here with images:
http://www.deviant-design-ltd.co.uk/tuts/Create_an_Animated_Prop_Dynamic.pdf

A sample .vmf will be available later