Im trying to make a deathfunction (Wenn the actor/player dies he turns into a regdoll) but I don`t know how.
I begone like this: (sorry for my bad englisch)

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void setLimit

STRING* head_mdl = "head.mdl"; // head
STRING* torso_mdl = "torso.mdl"; // upper body
STRING* abs_mdl = "abs.mdl"; // middle body
STRING* pelvis_mdl = "pelvis.mdl"; // lower body
STRING* leftarmup_mdl = "arm_up_left.mdl"; // left arm
STRING* leftarmdown_mdl = "arm_down_left.mdl";
STRING* rightarmup_mdl = "arm_up_right.mdl"; // right arm
STRING* rightarmdown_mdl = "arm_down_right.mdl";
STRING* leftlegup_mdl = "leg_up_left.mdl"; // left leg
STRING* leftlegdown_mdl = "leg_down_left.mdl";
STRING* rightlegup_mdl = "leg_up_right.mdl"; // right leg
STRING* rightlegdown_mdl = "leg_down_right.mdl";

function ragdoll1
{
???
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How can I put everything together?

Can somebody please help me?

I have finished my system today(needs some tweaking).
Its hard to explain, but i can give you some hints:
For every bone you want to be a part of the ragdoll model, you have to create a model(with similar sizes of the region its atached to). This model is a physik objekt an joined to other
Physikmodel bones, in the same order, the bones are connected on your model.

Then you have to update the rotation of a bone by reading the angle of the given constraint.

Oh i see i am going to confuse everyone with my way of explanation.

Play around with joints of physik models. Its the main part

GREETS
RACKSCHA

So I must connect everithing.

Ok I try action head (the head first)

function ragdoll
{

you = ent_create(temp_string,my.x,attach_shadow)
//the pysics
phent_settype(my,PH_RIGID,PH_BOX);
phent_setgroup(my,1);
phent_setmass(my,0.5,PH_BOX);
phent_setfriction(my,88);
phent_setelasticity(my,25,10);
phent_setdamping(my,25,25);

//how can I creat the head and set the head in the right place?
//With this?:
(1,0,0),nullvector,nullvector);

At first, you have to use the you pointer when calling the phent_ functions not the my pointer.
Ok how do you want to create it? One normal model, with invisible physik bones atached to it, or just a stickman like charaktere where you see every part?

A normal model with invisible physik bones.

Ok, now you have bones added to your model in med right?
Ok, use vec_for_bone to get a position of a bone and add the physik bones to it. The difficult part(which doesnt work 100% in my code) is to update the rotation of the angles in the right way. you'll have to figure it out

Yes my model has bones. (now...)

//more ditail

void setLimit(VECTOR* vec1, VECTOR* vec2);

//a new vector

VECTOR temp_head;

//a define for bodyparts

#define bodyPart skill1

STRING* head_mdl = "head.mdl"; // head
STRING* torso_mdl = "torso.mdl"; // upper body
STRING* abs_mdl = "abs.mdl"; // middle body
STRING* pelvis_mdl = "pelvis.mdl"; // lower body
STRING* leftarmup_mdl = "arm_up_left.mdl"; // left arm
STRING* leftarmdown_mdl = "arm_down_left.mdl";
STRING* rightarmup_mdl = "arm_up_right.mdl"; // right arm
STRING* rightarmdown_mdl = "arm_down_right.mdl";
STRING* leftlegup_mdl = "leg_up_left.mdl"; // left leg
STRING* leftlegdown_mdl = "leg_down_left.mdl";
STRING* rightlegup_mdl = "leg_up_right.mdl"; // right leg
STRING* rightlegdown_mdl = "leg_down_right.mdl";

function ragdoll1
{
//So the vec_for_bone...:

//first the head
vec_for_vertex(temp, temp_head, 23);
temp_head = ent_create(head_mdl, temp, 0);
//I think that cold work as limit
setLimit(vector(0,1,0), vector(-40,40,0));
BodyPartInit(25, temp_head);
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Cold that work?

It seems you are using a Ragdoll template(maybe the one from helghats? hope i wrote your name right )

No im using the cranesimulation (1prise last year).
Then the crane is somthing like a ragdoll...

But is that code right or not? (rightnow i meen)

I dont know what the last line EXACTLY does. But as far as i can see its ok.