Brush: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:31, 17 January 2009

A brush is a convex block created with Hammer's Block tool. Unless tied to an entity it will form part of the backbone of the map, defining visibility as a world brush.

Brushes are complimented in Source with models:

Models cannot control visibility, and are slower to draw, but allow for greater detail, enforced consistency, and dynamic lighting.
Brushes perform poorly with too much detail, are each unique, and are lit exclusively with Lightmaps (which do not change once the map has been compiled).

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 Brushes are complimented in Source with [[model]]s:
-* Models cannot control visibility but allow for greater detail (geometry and animation), greater consistency, and dynamic lighting.
+* Models cannot control visibility, and are slower to draw, but allow for greater detail, enforced consistency, and dynamic lighting.
-* Brushes should not have too many faces, are each unique, and are lit exclusively with [[Lightmap]]s (which do not change once the map has been compiled).
+* Brushes perform poorly with too much detail, are each unique, and are lit exclusively with [[Lightmap]]s (which do not change once the map has been compiled).
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