<function name="Dissolve" parent="Entity" type="classfunc"> <description>Dissolves the entity. This function creates an `env_entity_dissolver` entity internally, which seems to be deleted in the same frame. Calling this function on an entity that is already dissolving will not create another `env_entity_dissolver` entity. </description> <realm>Server</realm> <added>2024.05.14</added> <args> <arg name="type" type="number" default="0">Dissolve type. Should be one of the following values: | ID | Description | ||| | 0 | ENTITY_DISSOLVE_NORMAL | | 1 | ELECTRICAL| | 2 | ELECTRICAL_LIGHT | | 3 | ENTITY_DISSOLVE_CORE | </arg> <arg name="magnitude" type="number" default="0">Magnitude of the dissolve effect, its effect depends on the dissolve type.</arg> <arg name="origin" type="Vector" default="nil">The origin for the dissolve effect, its effect depends on the dissolve type. Defaults to entity's origin.</arg> <arg name="delay" type="number" default="0" added="2026.05.19">Delay until starting the dissolve, in seconds. There will be some particles produced during this time.</arg>⤶ </args> </function> ⤶ ⤶ <example>⤶ <description>⤶ A console command that will dissolve whatever the played is looking at, with a 3 second delay.⤶ </description>⤶ <code>⤶ if ( SERVER ) then⤶ concommand.Add( "dissolve", function( ply )⤶ local plyTr = ply:GetEyeTrace()⤶ ⤶ if ( IsValid( plyTr.Entity ) ) then⤶ plyTr.Entity:Dissolve( 0, 0, nil, 3 )⤶ end⤶ end )⤶ end⤶ </code>⤶ </example>