Info_Placement_Helper

Info_Placement_Helper is a representation of the Portal 2 info_placement_helper entity.

Class definition:

Info_Placement_Helper(self, x, y, z, name='', xRotation=0, yRotation=0, zRotation=0, radius=16, useHelperAngles=False, forcePlacement=False, startDisabled=False, attachTargetName='', parent='', proxyName='', scriptThinkFunction='', entityScripts='')

• x is the x position of the object in the world. Required.
• y is the y position of the object in the world. Required.
• z is the z position of the object in the world. Required.
• name is the name of the object. Defaults to blank.
• xRotation is the rotation of the object in the x axis. Defaults to 0.
• yRotation is the rotation of the object in the y axis. Defaults to 0.
• zRotation is the rotation of the object in the z axis. Defaults to 0.
• radius is the radius that the entity will affect portal placement. Defaults to 16.
• useHelperAngles controls whether or not the portal should use the helper's angles. Defaults to False.
• forcePlacement controls whether or not the placement helper should ignore placement rules when placing the portal. Defaults to False.
• startDisabled controls whether or not the entity should start disabled. Defaults to False.
• attachTargetName is the name of an entity to force attachment to. Defaults to blank.
• parent is the entity name of a parent object. Defaults to blank.
• proxyName is the name of the entity to use for real placement position. Defaults to blank.
• entityScripts is the name of an entity script. Defaults to blank.
• scriptThinkFunction is the name of the script think function. Defaults to blank.

More info on the entity: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Info_placement_helper

Methods:

• addOutput(outputName, target, targetInput, parameter='', delay=0, onlyOnce=False)
  Used for adding an output to an entity.

  • outputName is the name of the output, such as OnStartTouch or OnMapSpawn. Required.
  • target is the name of the target entity. Required.
  • targetInput is the name of the input to use on the target, such as Trigger or Kill. Required.
  • parameter is the name of a string parameter to pass to the target. Defaults to blank.
  • delay is the time to delay before firing the output. Defaults to 0.
  • onlyOnce controls whether or not the output should fire only once. Defaults to False.

• toString(entityID)
  Returns a string, in VMF syntax, representing the object. Used for writing to file.

  • entityID is the ID of the entity. Required.