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WEAPON:PreDrawViewModel

  boolean WEAPON:PreDrawViewModel( Entity vm, Weapon weapon, Player ply, number flags )
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Description

Allows you to modify viewmodel while the weapon in use before it is drawn. This hook only works if you haven't overridden GM:PreDrawViewModel.

Arguments

1 Entity vm
This is the view model entity before it is drawn.
2 Weapon weapon
This is the weapon that is from the view model.
3 Player ply
The the owner of the view model.
4 number flags
The STUDIO_ flags for this render operation.
This was recently added in version (2025.12.16). It might only be available on the Dev Branch right now.

Returns

1 boolean
Return true to prevent the default action of rendering the view model. PostDrawViewModel will NOT be called in this scenario.

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