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<function name="SetEntity" parent="DModelPanel" type="panelfunc">⤶ <ispanel>yes</ispanel>⤶ <description>⤶ Sets the entity to be rendered by the model panel.⤶ ⤶ <note>If you set `ent` to a shared entity you must set `ent` to nil before removing this panel or else a "Trying to remove server entity on client!" error is thrown</note>⤶ </description>⤶ <realm>Client</realm>⤶ <args>⤶ <arg name="ent" type="Entity">The new panel entity.</arg>⤶ </args>⤶ </function>⤶ ⤶ <example>⤶ <description>Implementation of a function called **StartBreencast** which makes Dr. Breen recite his instinct speech within a model panel that's displayed to all clients. This mainly demonstrates how even shared entities such as NPCs can be used with <page>DModelPanel</page> as long as they're networked properly.</description>⤶ <code>⤶ g_Breen = nil -- Breen NPC⤶ ⤶ if(SERVER) then⤶ -- Broadcast propaganda to clients⤶ util.AddNetworkString("BreencastSentence")⤶ end⤶ ⤶ -- Broadcast Breen to clients each time he starts a new sentence.⤶ function GM:EntityEmitSound(data)⤶ ⤶ if(data.Entity == g_Breen) then⤶ ⤶ local st, en = string.find(data.SoundName, "vo/")⤶ local sentence = "sound/"..string.sub(data.SoundName, st) -- Properly format sound name⤶ ⤶ net.Start("BreencastSentence")⤶ net.WriteEntity(data.Entity)⤶ net.WriteString(sentence)⤶ net.Broadcast()⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ return nil⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ if(CLIENT) then⤶ ⤶ -- Receive latest breencast sound byte and update screen⤶ function BreencastSentence()⤶ ⤶ -- Client-side reference to Breen NPC⤶ g_Breen = net.ReadEntity()⤶ ⤶ local soundname = net.ReadString()⤶ ⤶ -- Play sound byte⤶ sound.PlayFile(soundname, "", function(sentence, errnum, err)⤶ ⤶ if(err) then⤶ Error(err)⤶ else⤶ sentence:Play()⤶ StartBreencast() -- Update breencast monitor⤶ end⤶ ⤶ end)⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ net.Receive("BreencastSentence", BreencastSentence)⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ -- Call this server-side to begin Breencast⤶ function StartBreencast()⤶ ⤶ if(SERVER) then⤶ ⤶ -- Remove existing Breen NPC⤶ if(g_Breen &amp;&amp; IsValid(g_Breen)) then⤶ g_Breen:Remove()⤶ end⤶ ⤶ -- Create new Breen NPC⤶ g_Breen = ents.Create("npc_breen")⤶ g_Breen:Spawn()⤶ ⤶ -- Hide NPC everywhere except inside model panel⤶ g_Breen:SetSaveValue("m_takedamage", 0)⤶ g_Breen:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_NONE)⤶ g_Breen:SetSolid(SOLID_NONE)⤶ g_Breen:SetRenderMode(RENDERMODE_TRANSALPHA)⤶ g_Breen:SetColor(Color(255, 255, 255, 0))⤶ ⤶ -- Play propaganda ⤶ g_Breen:PlayScene("scenes/breencast/instinct_tv.vcd")⤶ g_Breen:SetEyeTarget(Vector(100, 0, 60))⤶ ⤶ elseif(CLIENT) then⤶ ⤶ -- Remove existing panel and clear model entity to prevent error⤶ if(BGPanel) then⤶ if(BGPanel:GetChild(0)) then BGPanel:GetChild(0):SetEntity(nil) end⤶ BGPanel:Remove()⤶ BGPanel = nil ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ -- Don't continue if Breen is undefined⤶ if(!g_Breen or !IsValid(g_Breen)) then return end⤶ ⤶ -- Black background panel⤶ BGPanel = vgui.Create("DPanel")⤶ BGPanel:SetPos(20, 20)⤶ BGPanel:SetSize(200, 200)⤶ BGPanel:SetBackgroundColor(Color(0, 0, 0, 255))⤶ ⤶ -- Model panel⤶ local mdl = vgui.Create("DModelPanel", BGPanel)⤶ mdl:SetSize(BGPanel:GetSize())⤶ mdl:SetFOV(40) -- Default FOV is too jarring⤶ ⤶ mdl:SetEntity(g_Breen) -- Add Breen NPC to model panel⤶ ⤶ -- Focus camera on Breen's head⤶ function mdl:LayoutEntity(ent)⤶ ⤶ -- If Breen has been removed somehow then remove screen⤶ if(!IsValid(ent)) then⤶ if(mdl:GetParent()) then mdl:GetParent():Remove() end⤶ return⤶ end⤶ ⤶ local eyepos = ent:GetBonePosition(ent:LookupBone("ValveBiped.Bip01_Head1"))⤶ ⤶ mdl:SetLookAt(eyepos)⤶ mdl:SetCamPos(eyepos+Vector(35, 0, -4))⤶ ⤶ return⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ end⤶ ⤶ end⤶ </code>⤶ <output>"I find it helpful at times like these to remind myself that our true enemy is: Instinct."</output>⤶ ⤶ </example>

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