Hammer Tools Part 2: Using the brush tool

HalfLife 2 Mapping Tutorial: Hammer Tools Part 2: Using the brush tool

This HL2 tutorial will continue the theme of how to use the hammer tools bar.  In this section I will explain how to use the brush tool.  As shown in the figure below, use the cursor to select the brush tool, it is surrounded by a red box in the figure.  Then click and hold the left mouse button on an area of one of the viewing windows, and move the mouse pointer in the desired direction. It will create a box with a dotted line.



Now right-click in the area of the dotted box, and left click on the option create object.  This will create the brush.  See figures below:





This is the simplest action performed by this tool.  You can also create cylinders, spikes and spheres.  To do this, find theobject bar, and select the drop-down menu as depicted below, and choose a shape.Note: If you cannot see the object bar, go to the view menu and select screen elements, then make sure object bar is ticked.



Repeat the same process as when you were making a cube.



You can also select the number of faces for your shape, as shown below.  The brush tool can also be used to create archways and stairs, but this will not be discussed in this tutorial.