How make a little portrait panel on a HUD?

[Renzr]

I wanted a little portrait of the model the client has at the bottom left so I used this

hook.Add( "InitPostEntity", "hud_portrait", function()
	local portrait = vgui.Create( "DModelPanel" )
	portrait:SetPos( 10, ScrH() - 80 )
	portrait:SetSize( 60, 70 )
	portrait:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel() )
	portrait.Think = function()
		portrait:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel() )
	end
	portrait.LayoutEntity = function()
		return false
	end
	portrait:SetFOV( 40 )
	portrait:SetCamPos( Vector( 25, -15, 62 ) )
	portrait:SetLookAt( Vector( 0, 0, 62 ) )
	portrait.Entity:SetEyeTarget( Vector( 200, 200, 100 ) )
	end )

But nothing shows?

[Klaes4Zaugen]

Idk if you can use InitPostEntity for that.

Use HUDPaint imo and check if its already been created, instead of portrait.Think just use HUDPaint to set model

[Renzr]

[QUOTE=Klaes4Zaugen;50811050]Idk if you can use InitPostEntity for that.

Use HUDPaint imo and check if its already been created, instead of portrait.Think just use HUDPaint to set model[/QUOTE]
Thanks it worked!

[whitestar]

ehh, you shouldn't create the panel constantly, check if the panel already exists, and if it does, then return end.

[Klaes4Zaugen]

I told him to check if its already created, it's his problem if he didn't adjust it.

[Renzr]

I removed the hook due to it making it constantly but the HUD will not show up no more with the error:
[ERROR] addons/darkrpmodification/lua/darkrp_modules/hudreplacement/cl_hudreplacement.lua:197: Tried to use a NULL entity!
1. GetModel - [C]:-1
2. unknown - addons/darkrpmodification/lua/darkrp_modules/hudreplacement/cl_hudreplacement.lua:197
3. doInclude - [C]:-1
4. loadModules - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/libraries/modificationloader.lua:102
5. Call - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/libraries/modificationloader.lua:147
6. unknown - gamemodes/darkrp/gamemode/cl_init.lua:53

[editline]1st August 2016[/editline]

[QUOTE=Klaes4Zaugen;50811618]I told him to check if its already created, it's his problem if he didn't adjust it.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=whitestar;50811352]ehh, you shouldn't create the panel constantly, check if the panel already exists, and if it does, then return end.[/QUOTE]

Any ideas?

[Klaes4Zaugen]

I told you to check if its been created. If you check that and if true then return end it wouldn't keep making em

[Renzr]

[QUOTE=Klaes4Zaugen;50812438]I told you to check if its been created. If you check that and if true then return end it wouldn't keep making em[/QUOTE]

No, I fixed that part I believe it just is saying GetModel is a NULL entity?

[editline]1st August 2016[/editline]

[QUOTE=Klaes4Zaugen;50812438]I told you to check if its been created. If you check that and if true then return end it wouldn't keep making em[/QUOTE]

Got an example of the code for that? As, I think I am going to try that as this other idea of mine is producing errors.

[Klaes4Zaugen]

[lua]
local avatar;

*hook*

if ( !IsValid( avatar ) ) then
*create avatar*
else
avatar:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel() ):
end

end)
[/lua]