Ticking the no collide box means that the wheel won't interfere physically with the surface it's attached to. Higher values will have your wheel grinding to a halt at varying rates depending on the value.Ībove this set of sliders is a drop-down box where you can select from various options for the size and shape of the wheel as the mood or need takes you. Leave this at 0 if you want it to stay on.įriction controls how quickly the wheel slows down.

It's the power control.įorce Limit affects how well-attached the wheel is. Torque affects how fast and hard the wheel will spin. You can grey out a key if you don't want to apply that control, for example if you only ever want that wheel to spin one way and want to keep the other key free to control something else. Each wheel you spawn can have independent controls: just change the setting before attaching each wheel. Clicking on a key in the menu toggles which key on the number pad makes the wheel spin forwards and/or backwards. The keys assignment is pretty self-explanatory. In there you'll notice various slider controls and the option to set keys on the number pad. Holding down C will open the context menu. It would be wise to hold your horses before going any further though, though if you want to gain the full effect.

You'll notice a translucent wheel appear. Select the Tool Gun from the menu and aim at the surface you want a wheel attaching to. Whereas in previous incarnations this was effectively a convenient manifestation of the Axis Constraint and provided you with a centred, free-spinning wheel, in this version things are a tad more complex.Īttaching a wheel is simplicity itself. Garry's Mod wheels are different in the retail release.

Wheels in Garry's Mod and how to use them.

5 Wheels in Garry's Mod and how to use them.

Xyxen 06:12, 6 December 2006 (GMT Standard Time)

You don't have to delete a wheel to redo it instead, right-click it to apply new settings.

Wheels can be frozen to rotate only the attached object.

Toggle If you do not want to hold a key down, check this off. No Collide Should the wheel collide with the object it's attached to? Torque The amount of rotational force the wheel should exert.įorce Limit The maximum amount of rotational force that can be exerted by the wheel.įriction The amount of resistance in the wheel. Model What sort of prop should this be? The wheel uses the props physical shapes. Variables Keypad Choose what buttons on the keypad control the movement of the wheels.

You can change to spinning direction of the wheel after it is placed.

Click where you want to place the wheel on the object in front of you.Attach a wheel to the object in front of you.Ĭhange the properties of an existing wheel.Ĭan be used to create moveable contraptionsĪ tool used to place wheels on an object in front of you.

How to rotate props in gmod