Hammer Editor Documentation: Difference between revisions

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A Hammer Editor screenshot.

The Valve Hammer Editor is a 3D design tool used for creating levels for Source engine games.

The Hammer editor can be used for:

Introduction to Editing - A introduction to the basic principles of editing with the Hammer Editor.

What's New - New features of the Valve Hammer Editor for Source.

Menus - Reference guide to the menus and their contents.

Dialogs - Reference guide to various dialog boxes.

Toolbars - Description of the toolbars and their icons.

Hotkey Reference - Listing of all keyboard shortcuts.

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 [[Category:Level Design]]
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-The Valve Hammer Editor is a 3D design tool used for creating levels for Source engine games. Geometry and gameplay elements can both be created using Hammer.
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+[[Image:Hammer screen.jpg|right|thumb|A Hammer Editor screenshot.]]
+The Valve Hammer Editor is a 3D design tool used for creating levels for Source engine games.
+The Hammer editor can be used for:
+* Creating level architecture -- geometry, texturing, and lighting.
+* Placing modes (props) created in 3D modeling packages, such as [[XSI]].
+* Placing [[Creating_Entities|entities]] for gameplay.
+* Scripting gameplay entities with [[Inputs and Outputs]].
+* Adding [[:category:AI|AI]] navigation information.
+* [[Hammer_Run_Map_Normal|Compiling]] and running game levels.
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 ==Getting Started==