SWEP Laser Aim

[rhx123]

Hi everyone, i've been coding SWEPs for a little while now, either from scratch or with a weapon base.
I don't release them, as they usually have been done before, just I like changing them a bit, or adding ironsights etc.

However, I've recently come into a pistol that I'd like to have a laser aim on. I've managed to get the same effect as the wiremod laser pointer, however that shows a beam all the way to what your pointing at, rather than just a dot where you are aiming.

Is anyone willing to help me here, or just point me in the right direction?

Thanks

[MakeR]

I'm not entirely sure but i think it is just a case of drawing the red dot material at the position where the laser hits.

[rhx123]

I'm trying to do it so there is no beam, just the dot, but thanks for the input :)

[MakeR]

[QUOTE=rhx123;16925371]I'm trying to do it so there is no beam, just the dot, but thanks for the input :)[/QUOTE]

I know.

I think you will have to draw a quad in a 3D rendering hook where the player's eye trace hits.

[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Player.GetEyeTrace]GetEyeTrace[/url]
[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Render.SetMaterial]render.SetMaterial[/url]
[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Render.DrawQuadEasy]render.DrawQuadEasy[/url]

[rhx123]

Thanks for your help, don't know if it works yet but if I dont post back assume its worked. Thanks a ton.

[Overv]

Also remember to use the trace result HitNormal for the quad to appear correctly.