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Always Awake Tool[For Animators]

The source engine has a optimization which makes physics objects "sleep" and "awaken" when a force is applied to them.



Most things work fine with sleeping but the gmod animation tools "Stop Motion Helper" and "Henry's Animation Tool"

do not "awaken" phys objects

This tool continuously prevents the props/ragdolls you select from sleeping, keeping them "always awake"



Props that are "always awake" will now collide with your moving animation





by default the tool only keeps the props/ragdolls you selected awake while you are holding the Always Awake tool.

alwaysawake_globalthink 0


You can set the tool to awaken the props/ragdolls you selected even when the tool is not out by typing

alwaysawake_globalthink 1

in console

This is worse for performance, only set if you need to use another tool while your animation is playing.

Setting this convar will update the tool on game reload



The tool is not save compatible, getting multiple takes should be easily achieved by using a bigger selection radius after loading a save.
OR you could save positions with one animation tool and animate with the other