Mat wireframe: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:25, 31 January 2011

Mat_wireframe set to 1. Note the tree is being drawn by the engine even though it is behind the wall. This is an example of visibility issues.

A console variable that (when active) renders a wireframe that shows how much of the game world is being rendered, and how.

It has four settings (0-3).

Model polygons are always outlined in cyan.

mat_wireframe 0: Do not display any wireframes.
mat_wireframe 1: Outlines all rendered world brush polygons (in pink). (This setting displays hidden polygons as well.)
mat_wireframe 2: Outlines all visible world brush polygons (in green).
mat_wireframe 3: Outlines all rendered visleafs (in pink).

This variable is a cheat.

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-'''Mat_wireframe''' is a [[console]] command.
+[[Image:Mat_wireframe1.jpg|thumb|Mat_wireframe set to 1. Note the tree is being drawn by the engine even though it is behind the wall. This is an example of [[visibility]] issues.]]
-It will render wireframe over the normal in-game rendering. This shows how [[brush]] faces are being chopped. The wireframe will also render for objects that are blocked by other objects, which can help with [[visibility]] optimization.
-Mat_wireframe is a cheat.
+A [[Developer Console|console]] variable that (when active) renders a wireframe that shows how much of the game world is being rendered, and how.
-[[Image:Mat_wireframe1.jpg|thumb|mat_wireframe set to 1. Note the tree is being drawn by the engine even though it is behind the wall. This is an example of [[visibility]] issues.]]
+It has four settings (0-3).
+Model polygons are always outlined in cyan.
+;mat_wireframe 0:Do not display any wireframes.<br>
+;mat_wireframe 1:Outlines all rendered [[world brush]] polygons (in pink). (This setting displays hidden polygons as well.)
+;mat_wireframe 2:Outlines all visible [[world brush]] polygons (in green).
+;mat_wireframe 3:Outlines all rendered [[visleafs]] (in pink).
+This variable is a [[sv_cheats|cheat]].
+== See also ==
+* [[Optimization (level design)]]
+* [[visibility optimization]]
+* [[areaportal]]
+[[Category:Console variables]]