HUD playermodel

[TrippleT]

hey guys i am working on a swep that draws a hud when u use it and i want it to only draw the player model when you are holding the SWEP i have found this in a script for a hud i used but i dont know how to use hooks or if this works in a SWEP/HUD

hook.Add("InitPostEntity", "DrawPlayerModel", function()
	iconmodel = vgui.Create("DModelPanel")
	iconmodel:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel())
	function iconmodel:LayoutEntity( Entity ) return end
	iconmodel:SetPos(169, ScrH() - 205)
	iconmodel:SetAnimated(false)
	iconmodel:SetSize(125,125)
	iconmodel:SetCamPos( Vector( 20, 0, 65))
	iconmodel:SetLookAt( Vector( 0, 0, 66.5 ) )
	
	timer.Create("RefreshAvatar", 0.1, 0, function()
		if LocalPlayer():GetModel() ~= iconmodel.Entity:GetModel() then
			iconmodel:Remove()		
			iconmodel = vgui.Create("DModelPanel")
			iconmodel:SetPos(169, ScrH() - 205)
			iconmodel:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel())
			function iconmodel:LayoutEntity( Entity ) return end
			iconmodel:SetAnimated(false)
			iconmodel:SetSize(125,125)
			iconmodel:SetCamPos( Vector( 20, 0, 65))
			iconmodel:SetLookAt( Vector( 0, 0, 66.5 ) )
		end
	end)
end)

[Acecool]

[url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26074909/tutoring/benchmarking_tips/benchmarking_hud_stuff.lua.html[/url]

You need to use HUDPaint.

[lua]hook.Add( "HUDPaint", "MyWeaponHUD", function( )
local _p = LocalPlayer( );
if ( !IsValid( _p ) ) then return; end

local _w = _p:GetActiveWeapon( );
if ( !IsValid( _w ) ) then return; end

// Now draw your hud, the player is holding a weapon...

end );[/lua]

Alternatively, use the HUD function in SWEP. It'll only draw the hud with the weapon equipped. Just add the hud code to the base...

[TrippleT]

how do i use the hook.add do i have to call it or just put it in. this is the SWEP so far

id_card = {}

--EDIT THE COLORS HERE----------------------------------

local colors =
{
   background = Color( 255, 255, 255, 255);
};

local tabel = {

        back = { x = 400; y = 150; w = 300; h = 150;};

 };

--function id_card:_Location( x, y, w, h, color)
  --draw.RoundedBox( 6, x, ScrH() - y, w, h, colors.background )
--end

if CLIENT then
    --THIS IS WHERE THE HUD IS DRAWN WHEN YOU TAKE THE ID CARD OUT
    function SWEP:DrawHUD()
        --id_card:_Location( 400, 150, 300, 150, colors)
        draw.RoundedBox( 6, tabel.back.x, ScrH() - tabel.back.y, tabel.back.w, tabel.back.h, colors.background)
    			hook.Add("InitPostEntity", "DrawPlayerModel", function()
			iconmodel = vgui.Create("DModelPanel")
			iconmodel:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel())
			function iconmodel:LayoutEntity( Entity ) return end
			iconmodel:SetPos(169, ScrH() - 205)
			iconmodel:SetAnimated(false)
			iconmodel:SetSize(125,125)
			iconmodel:SetCamPos( Vector( 20, 0, 65))
			iconmodel:SetLookAt( Vector( 0, 0, 66.5 ) )
	
			timer.Create("RefreshAvatar", 0.1, 0, function()
				if LocalPlayer():GetModel() ~= iconmodel.Entity:GetModel() then
					iconmodel:Remove()		
					iconmodel = vgui.Create("DModelPanel")
					iconmodel:SetPos(169, ScrH() - 205)
					iconmodel:SetModel( LocalPlayer():GetModel())
					function iconmodel:LayoutEntity( Entity ) return end
					iconmodel:SetAnimated(false)
					iconmodel:SetSize(125,125)
					iconmodel:SetCamPos( Vector( 20, 0, 65))
					iconmodel:SetLookAt( Vector( 0, 0, 66.5 ) )
				end
			end)
		end)
    end

end

function SWEP:DrawViewModel()
end

function SWEP:Initialize()
     self:SetWeaponHoldType( "normal" )
end

function SWEP:PrimaryAttack() return end


function SWEP:SecondaryAttack() return end

function SWEP:Think()
end

[Acecool]

Ah, I see what you mean.. You want the player avatar to hold the weapon when they have a weapon.. I gave you wrong information.

Ok, you need to save the variable state of weapon. There are several hooks you'll need to monitor; test to ensure that the new weapon IsValid; if not then target your DModelPanel and remove the weapon from the character ( you'll need to extend your DModelPanel to support multiple models )

Don't put vgui.Create in HUDPaint or SWEP HUD EVER!!! You'll crash your game.

Instead of monitoring hooks, you can use a timer, or Think hook to monitor when you have a valid weapon and when it changes. When it changes, update the DModelPanel, when it is removed, update the DModelPanel. Never create... ( This method could be very reliable )

For monitoring hooks
function GM:PlayerSwitchWeapon( Player, OldWeapon, NewWeapon )

[TrippleT]

nope :P i want the HUD to show the player model in the HUD [url]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/20/19746/2012-02-29_00001.jpg[/url] when you hold the SWEP it draws a HUD and the player model in it i want somthing like in the link above but i onlt want it to show when i pull out the SWEP

[Acecool]

So you want the swep to be a different element? Just use a DModelPanel and use the model of the current weapon. PlayerSwitchWeapon = change the image without having to re-create the vgui panel.