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* {{key|ctrl|Y}} - Redo

* {{key|ctrl|A}} - Select all

=== Debug controls ===

* {{key|shift|F3}} - Toggles overlays for item collisions, embed spaces, antline connection points, and antline pathing.

* {{key|shift|F4}} - Toggles ambient occlusion on floors.

* {{key|shift|F5}} - Toggles ambient occlusion on walls.

* {{key|shift|F6}} - Toggles the vertical brightness gradient on walls in tall chambers.

* {{key|shift|F7}} - Toggles fog.

* {{key|shift|F8}} - Toggles outlines around convex wall corners.

* {{key|shift|F9}} - Toggles shadows below the chamber. (Different from <code>puzzlemaker_shadows</code> console command.)

* {{key|shift|F12}} - Toggles drawing clickable objects instead of the chamber.

* {{key|F11}} - Prints the console message <code>TODO-WIP: UI (need to launch the appropriate VGui screen)</code>. Seemingly intended to open a GUI for <code>puzzlemaker_export</code> that was never implemented.

==Items list==

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* [[File:Puzzle Creator cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Cube]] (with dropper)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator companion cube.png|32px]] [[Weighted Companion Cube|Companion Cube]] (with dropper)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator edgeless safety cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Edgeless Safety Cube]] (with dropper)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator edgeless safety cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]] (with dropper)

* {{Spoiler|[[File:Puzzle Creator frankenturret.png|32px|]]}} {{Spoiler|[[Frankenturret|Franken Cube]]}} (with dropper)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator tbeam.png|32px]] [[Excursion Funnel|Tractor Beam]] (~~forward/backward~~)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator tbeam.png|32px]] [[Excursion Funnel|Tractor Beam]] (reversible)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator faithplate.png|32px]] [[Aerial Faith Plate|Faith Plate]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator hard light emitter.png|32px]] [[Hard Light Bridge|Light Bridge]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator stairs.png|32px]] [[Panel|Stairs]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator fizzler.png|32px]] [[Material Emancipation Grill|Fizzler]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator glass.png|32px]] Glass (can be turned into grating)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator glass.png|32px]] [[Barriers|Glass]] (can be turned into grating)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator arm paneltop.png|32px]] [[Victory Lift|Piston Platform]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator arm motionplatform.png|32px]] [[Unstationary Scaffold|Track Platform]]

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* [[File:Puzzle Creator paintsplat portal.png|32px]] [[Conversion Gel]] (with dropper)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator paintsplat water.png|32px]] [[Cleansing Gel]] (with dropper)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator portal door.png|32px]] Door (cannot spawn)

}}

* ~~The following~~ items are exclusively featured in the [[Portal 2 - Educational Version]].

=== Default items ===

~~{{columns-list|3|~~

These are the mandatory items are placed in the chamber, and can only be moved.

* [[File:Puzzle Creator portal door.png|32px]] Entry Door (with Co-op variant)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator portal door.png|32px]] Exit Door (with Co-op variant)

* [[File:Puzzle Creator observation room.png|32px]] Large [[Observation Room]]

=== Educational Version items ===

These items are exclusively featured in the [[Portal 2 - Educational Version]].

* [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button#Contraption Cube Receptacle|Contraption Cube Receptacle]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator contraption cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Contraption Cube|Contraption Cube]] (with dropper)

* Text bubbles

}}

==Hints==

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* [[File:Puzzle Creator crusher.png|32px]] [[Crusher]]

* [[File:Fixed portal door.png|32px]] [[Autoportal]]

* [[File:Puzzle Creator panel door.png|32px]] ~~Unidentifiable~~ [[panel]] ~~variant~~

* [[File:Puzzle Creator panel door.png|32px]] A Glass [[panel]]

* 4x1 observation room

* Shadows, enabled with the {{code|puzzlemaker_shadows}} command. They are somewhat buggy, and don't accurately represent the actual lighting in the chamber.

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Modifications are addons that add custom content to the Puzzle Maker.

=== BEEmod ~~and BEE2~~ ===

=== BEEmod ===

'''BEEmod'''~~, or '''Ben and August's Extended Editor''',~~ is a well-known ~~puzzlemaker modification~~ which adds ~~10 extra items~~ to the ~~in-game~~ palette~~, including~~ [[High Energy Pellet]]s and [[Portal Spawner|Autoportals]]. ~~A download and more information about the mod~~ can be ~~found at~~ https://~~portal2backstock~~.com/~~bee~~/.

'''BEEmod''' is a well-known Puzzlemaker mod which adds additional content to the editor. The latest major version of the mod is version 2.4, which uses a standalone app to configure the item palette and other options not available within the Puzzle Creator itself. Some of BEE2.4's features include additional items such as [[High Energy Pellet]]s and [[Portal Spawner|Autoportals]], styles such as Portal 1 and Overgrown, and a large selection of music from various Portal games and mods. BEE2.4 can be downloaded from its [https://github.com/BEEmod/BEE2.4 GitHub page].

'''BEE2''' is the second version of the BEEmod. BEE2 is a standalone app which allows the user to choose the items available on the palette from a wide range of custom items. It also includes Carl Kenner's Stylechanger, allowing you to choose between styles such as 1950s and Overgrown. It can be downloaded at http://portal2backstock.com/bee2/, along with TeamSpen210's Addons.

=== Disable placement error check ===

~~'''BEE2.4'''~~ is ~~a new version of~~ the ~~BEE2 which has been completely rewritten~~ in ~~Python by TeamSpen210. It includes lots of new features including multiple game support~~, ~~stylevars which can~~ be ~~used to configure the behavior of things, and many new compiler features~~. ~~This new version is available~~ on ~~GitHub at https:~~//~~github~~.~~com~~/~~BEEmod~~/~~BEE2~~.~~4. This is~~ currently ~~the only supported version~~, ~~any bugs~~ in ~~the old BEE2 will not be fixed~~.

Using a hex editor, it is possible to disable the check for if items are in invalid locations, allowing the map to be built anyway. To do this on Windows, open <code>Portal 2/portal2/bin/client.dll</code> in a hex editor, search for the byte sequence <code>8b 5d f8 8b 7d ec c6 45 ff 00</code> and replace <code>00</code> with <code>01</code>. Equivalent patches for macOS and Linux are not currently known, but could be created in theory.

~~The BEE2 allows~~ the ~~user to select~~ from ~~a wide range of Valve-made and custom test elements~~, ~~such~~ as ~~the large version of the [[Aerial Faith Plate]] and warm light strips~~. ~~It also allows you to select a style in~~ which ~~the chamber~~ will be ~~built (such as 1950s Old Aperture). In~~ the ~~BEE2.4~~, ~~you can also choose the background music~~, ~~what voice lines are present (if any), the skybox (used for fog in larger chambers~~ and ~~bottomless pits)~~ and ~~the entry/exit [[elevator]] videos, if the style supports them. For example, you could make your map in a 1970s Enrichment Sphere with bottomless pits and the [[Announcer]] talking~~ to ~~the player, while [[Portal 2 Soundtrack|Die Cut Laser Dance]] plays in the background~~.

When using the patch, items will still display placement error visuals, but this will no longer prevent the map from compiling. Use this with caution, as certain item placements may lead to game crashes or compiler errors. Also note that some invalid placements still are not possible with this patch - items which embed into walls will force their embed space to be filled regardless of how it appears in the editor, resizeable items like glass may disappear in certain placements, and items like observation rooms and cube droppers will still not rotate to attach to invalid surfaces.

== Gallery ==

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 * {{key|ctrl|Y}} - Redo
 * {{key|ctrl|A}} - Select all
+=== Debug controls ===
+* {{key|shift|F3}} - Toggles overlays for item collisions, embed spaces, antline connection points, and antline pathing.
+* {{key|shift|F4}} - Toggles ambient occlusion on floors.
+* {{key|shift|F5}} - Toggles ambient occlusion on walls.
+* {{key|shift|F6}} - Toggles the vertical brightness gradient on walls in tall chambers.
+* {{key|shift|F7}} - Toggles fog.
+* {{key|shift|F8}} - Toggles outlines around convex wall corners.
+* {{key|shift|F9}} - Toggles shadows below the chamber. (Different from <code>puzzlemaker_shadows</code> console command.)
+* {{key|shift|F12}} - Toggles drawing clickable objects instead of the chamber.
+* {{key|F11}} - Prints the console message <code>TODO-WIP: UI (need to launch the appropriate VGui screen)</code>. Seemingly intended to open a GUI for <code>puzzlemaker_export</code> that was never implemented.
 ==Items list==
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 * [[File:Puzzle Creator cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Weighted Storage Cube|Weighted Cube]] (with dropper)
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator companion cube.png|32px]] [[Weighted Companion Cube|Companion Cube]] (with dropper)
-* [[File:Puzzle Creator edgeless safety cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Edgeless Safety Cube]] (with dropper)
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator edgeless safety cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Safety Cube]] (with dropper)
 * {{Spoiler|[[File:Puzzle Creator frankenturret.png|32px|]]}} {{Spoiler|[[Frankenturret|Franken Cube]]}} (with dropper)
-* [[File:Puzzle Creator tbeam.png|32px]] [[Excursion Funnel|Tractor Beam]] (forward/backward)
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator tbeam.png|32px]] [[Excursion Funnel|Tractor Beam]] (reversible)
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator faithplate.png|32px]] [[Aerial Faith Plate|Faith Plate]]
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator hard light emitter.png|32px]] [[Hard Light Bridge|Light Bridge]]
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator stairs.png|32px]] [[Panel|Stairs]]
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator fizzler.png|32px]] [[Material Emancipation Grill|Fizzler]]
-* [[File:Puzzle Creator glass.png|32px]] Glass (can be turned into grating)
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator glass.png|32px]] [[Barriers|Glass]] (can be turned into grating)
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator arm paneltop.png|32px]] [[Victory Lift|Piston Platform]]
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator arm motionplatform.png|32px]] [[Unstationary Scaffold|Track Platform]]
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 * [[File:Puzzle Creator paintsplat portal.png|32px]] [[Conversion Gel]] (with dropper)
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator paintsplat water.png|32px]] [[Cleansing Gel]] (with dropper)
-* [[File:Puzzle Creator portal door.png|32px]] Door (cannot spawn)
 }}
-* The following items are  exclusively featured in the [[Portal 2 - Educational Version]].
+=== Default items ===
-{{columns-list|3|
+These are the mandatory items are placed in the chamber, and can only be moved.
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator portal door.png|32px]] Entry Door (with Co-op variant)
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator portal door.png|32px]] Exit Door (with Co-op variant)
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator observation room.png|32px]] Large [[Observation Room]]
+=== Educational Version items ===
+These items are exclusively featured in the [[Portal 2 - Educational Version]].
 * [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button#Contraption Cube Receptacle|Contraption Cube Receptacle]]
 * [[File:Puzzle Creator contraption cube.png|32px]] [[Cubes#Contraption Cube|Contraption Cube]] (with dropper)
 * Text bubbles
-}}
 ==Hints==
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 * [[File:Puzzle Creator crusher.png|32px]] [[Crusher]]
 * [[File:Fixed portal door.png|32px]] [[Autoportal]]
-* [[File:Puzzle Creator panel door.png|32px]] Unidentifiable [[panel]] variant
+* [[File:Puzzle Creator panel door.png|32px]] A Glass [[panel]]
 * 4x1 observation room
 * Shadows, enabled with the {{code|puzzlemaker_shadows}} command. They are somewhat buggy, and don't accurately represent the actual lighting in the chamber.
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 Modifications are addons that add custom content to the Puzzle Maker.
-=== BEEmod and BEE2 ===
+=== BEEmod ===
-'''BEEmod''', or '''Ben and August's Extended Editor''', is a well-known puzzlemaker modification which adds 10 extra items to the in-game palette, including [[High Energy Pellet]]s and [[Portal Spawner|Autoportals]]. A download and more information about the mod can be found at https://portal2backstock.com/bee/.
+'''BEEmod''' is a well-known Puzzlemaker mod which adds additional content to the editor. The latest major version of the mod is version 2.4, which uses a standalone app to configure the item palette and other options not available within the Puzzle Creator itself. Some of BEE2.4's features include additional items such as [[High Energy Pellet]]s and [[Portal Spawner|Autoportals]], styles such as Portal 1 and Overgrown, and a large selection of music from various Portal games and mods. BEE2.4 can be downloaded from its [https://github.com/BEEmod/BEE2.4 GitHub page].
-'''BEE2''' is the second version of the BEEmod. BEE2 is a standalone app which allows the user to choose the items available on the palette from a wide range of custom items. It also includes Carl Kenner's Stylechanger, allowing you to choose between styles such as 1950s and Overgrown. It can be downloaded at http://portal2backstock.com/bee2/, along with TeamSpen210's Addons.
+=== Disable placement error check ===
-'''BEE2.4''' is a new version of the BEE2 which has been completely rewritten in Python by TeamSpen210. It includes lots of new features including multiple game support, stylevars which can be used to configure the behavior of things, and many new compiler features. This new version is available on GitHub at https://github.com/BEEmod/BEE2.4. This is currently the only supported version, any bugs in the old BEE2 will not be fixed.
+Using a hex editor, it is possible to disable the check for if items are in invalid locations, allowing the map to be built anyway. To do this on Windows, open <code>Portal 2/portal2/bin/client.dll</code> in a hex editor, search for the byte sequence <code>8b 5d f8 8b 7d ec c6 45 ff 00</code> and replace <code>00</code> with <code>01</code>. Equivalent patches for macOS and Linux are not currently known, but could be created in theory.
-The BEE2 allows the user to select from a wide range of Valve-made and custom test elements, such as the large version of the [[Aerial Faith Plate]] and warm light strips. It also allows you to select a style in which the chamber will be built (such as 1950s Old Aperture). In the BEE2.4, you can also choose the background music, what voice lines are present (if any), the skybox (used for fog in larger chambers and bottomless pits) and the entry/exit [[elevator]] videos, if the style supports them. For example, you could make your map in a 1970s Enrichment Sphere with bottomless pits and the [[Announcer]] talking to the player, while [[Portal 2 Soundtrack|Die Cut Laser Dance]] plays in the background.
+When using the patch, items will still display placement error visuals, but this will no longer prevent the map from compiling. Use this with caution, as certain item placements may lead to game crashes or compiler errors. Also note that some invalid placements still are not possible with this patch - items which embed into walls will force their embed space to be filled regardless of how it appears in the editor, resizeable items like glass may disappear in certain placements, and items like observation rooms and cube droppers will still not rotate to attach to invalid surfaces.
 == Gallery ==