Pre-constructed parts

[candyman]

Where do I find the soda machines/trains/etc in the editor?

[SilentFox618]

when you create an entity on the map, go to "Properties" with it selected. select the type of entity you want (prop_static, prop_physics, etc...) then after you do that, there should be a keyvalue that says "world model" or something like that (in properties window). click browse, look through the aprrox 3000 models for the one you want... (try the filter to help though). After you find it, hit ok or w/e, then "apply", then "cancel" to get out of the properties window.

[candyman]

I don't have the option of those entities. What does this mean?

[SilentFox618]

Are you sure you don't have those entities in the drop-down menu? Maybe these SS will help...

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...18/Hammer1.png
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...18/Hammer2.png
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...18/Hammer3.png
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...18/Hammer4.png
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...18/Hammer5.png

If those types of entities aren't there, well frankly I have no idea why :/

[candyman]

my categories include: primitives, prefab, prefab hl2. thats it

[SilentFox618]

That's the wrong drop-down menu. Do you have the "Entity Tool [Shift+E]" button selected on the left hand side? If you still had the block tool selected, you have a different drop down menu.

So try this (in order)
1. Select the Entity Tool (button just under the Red Camera, above the Block Tool, on the left).
2. On the right, select the drop-down menu under "Categories", Click "Entities" (You should have options of Entities, Prefabs, and Prefabs HL2. You should NOT have Primitives on the list. If you do, the block tool is probably still selected...)
3. Now select the drop down menu for "Objects" (just under Categories), NOW see if prop_static, prop_physics, are in the drop down menu... (should be a very long list)
4. (for example) select prop_static
5. Click where you want to place the entity (should show up as a red box, or if you have a different type of entity it will look different...)

Did that help at all?