Primitive

Primitives are single convex brushes within Hammer. They include arches, blocks, cylinders, spheres, spikes, tori and wedges.

Primitive types

Note:Tori and arches are actually not primitives but groups of primitives.

Arch

Must be created from the top view and rotated into whatever position you want it in.

Block

The block, a basic cube, is the most used object when mapping in Hammer.

Cylinder

Cylinders are second in popularity only to blocks. They must be created from the top view and rotated into position.

Sphere

The sphere is a rather complicated piece of geometry, so it would be wise to be careful with the number of faces you give the sphere.

Torus

The torus resembles an inner tube or a donut. This is most useful for rings. This primitive can easily mass polygons so keep the number of faces on this primitive low.

Wedge

The wedge is best used for creating ramps. It is basically a triangular prism.

See also

• Brush Creation
• Hammer Block Tool