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:''For a list of '''QC commands''', see [[:Category:QC Commands]].''
:''To learn how to  '''compile a model''', see [[Compiling a model]].''

A '''QC''' file is a script which controls the process of "compiling" [[Studiomdl Data|SMD]]s into a binary [[model]] that can be loaded into a game. 
A QC configures the model's location and name, which SMD files are used to provide geometry, [[collision mesh]]es and [[skeletal animation|animation]]s, how the model reacts when shot, and so on.

Comments can be lines starting with <code>//</code>, <code>#</code> or <code>;</code>, or blocks contained between <code>/*</code> and <code>*/</code>.

{{note|Although the "QC" file extension is derived from the [[QuakeC]] programming language used by {{quake|4.1}}, the syntax of StudioMDL QC files is significantly modified from the {{w|C (programming language)|C}}-like syntax used by QuakeC.}}
{{tip|Shared QC files intended for use with {{ent|$include}} are typically given the extension <code>qci</code>.}}

== Simple example ==
Here is a very simple QC file for a solid model without any animation or special properties (click on each command for details):

 [[$modelname]]	"props_sdk\myfirstmodel.mdl"
 [[$body]] mybody	"myfirstmodel-ref.smd"
 
 [[$surfaceprop]]	combine_metal
 [[$cdmaterials]]	"models\props_sdk"
 
 [[$sequence]] idle	"myfirstmodel-ref.smd" // no animation wanted, so re-using the reference mesh
 
 [[$collisionmodel]]	"myfirstmodel-phys.smd" { $concave }

== File format ==
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== Files ==
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== See Also ==
* [[:Category:QC Commands]]
* [[Compiling a model]]
* [[LOD Models]]
* [[Prop Types Overview]]
* [[Notepad++ VDF languages]]
* [[Highlighting and Compiling QCs with ConTEXT]]