L4D: Creating Geometry

May 21, 2009
Category: Left 4 Dead Mapping

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Let's create a basic room in Hammer. This tutorial covers creating brushes in Left 4 Dead editor.

Additional notes are below.

L4D Mapping: Geometry Part 1 - Interface Overview Video Tutorial

L4D Mapping: Geometry Part 2 - Basic Room Creation Video Tutorial

L4D Mapping: Geometry Part 3 - Two Rooms and a Hallway Video Tutorial

Notes:

1. File-->New and Save As

2. In the Texture Browser, filter and select developer textures. It will make it simpler for you to focus on blocking in your maps and keeping everything to scale.

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3. Pay attention to grid size and snapping. Work with 16 unit grid to begin with when you are blocking in your levels.

Use [ ] keys to size up/down between the grid spacing.

4. Become familiar with the Block Tool. It is the main tool you will use to create geometry for your level.

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Don't forget, you are not bounded by the basic block. You are able to create various geometric shapes.

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5. Viewport Navigation:

Space Bar + LMB: Pan around the 2D viewport

Shift + Z: Maximize the window

Mouse Wheel: Zooms In/Out

Z: 3d viewport Wod View, move around by using A S W D keys and Mouse Look

[ ] Grid spacing up/down

Select Item and Shift+Drag: Duplicate