Have you ever wondered how people manage to create masterpieces in the game Garry's Mod (hereinafter GM)? This article will show you how to unleash the full potential of this addicting sandbox!
Steps

Step 1. Think about what you would like to build
A trap waiting for the intruder? A secret device that only lets you in?

Step 2. Get (spawn) the items needed for your construction
Various doors, bottles and boxes are used most often.

Step 3. Place everything according to the plan using the manipulator
To create a door that only you can open, place it against a wall or, say, move it to a corner. You can also hold down "E" and press "Shift" - then the objects will line up along the main axes (x, y or z).

Step 4. Place other elements that provide the buildings with the necessary functionality
Motor elements, elastic elements, ropes and all the rest - that's what we are talking about. Let's say that the door is opened with elastic elements and motor elements, set the former to maximum power, and the latter to medium. Then the door will open by pressing the button, but when it is closed, it will cause damage incompatible with life.

Step 5. Add texture and color
The appropriate tools will allow you to add the final touches. You can make the look of your door any way you want - from the available options, of course.

Step 6. Final touches
For example, destructible materials can be used to make the door close automatically. For example, if the door is suddenly stuck in the roof, then a bottle with an elastic element should be added to the door elements. When the bottle breaks, the elastic disappears, allowing the door to come into position on its own.

Step 7. Enjoy
Advice
- If your creation flies, it will be difficult to control it without lifting. Use balloons to fight back gravity, then use weak engines.
- It is better to freeze everything than to start over.
- The drums are great for doors - they have no radius or problems with working through walls.
- Try not to use counter-directional elements in your device. Two elastic elements pulling in opposite directions is not the path of wisdom.
- Use the wealth of items the game provides to make your buildings even more exciting.
- Do not overuse engines and sliders, so as not to fix everything every now and then.
- Let the secrets of your building remain so for people! May they never know that huge containers fell on them just because the invisible bottle that held them in the sky broke!
Warnings
- Do not overuse elastic elements and motors also because it is fraught with the slow operation of the game.
- Don't spam with basic items on servers, nobody likes it.
- If you put something in the air, and then forget to freeze it, it will hurt you when something falls from heaven on you.