QC

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 SMDs into a binary model that can be loaded into a game. The extension stands for Quake C, the programming and scripting language from which the Valve Data Format was originally derived.

A QC configures the model's location and name, which SMD files are used to provide geometry, collision meshes and animations, how the model reacts when shot, and so on.

Tip:Shared QC files intended for use with $include are given the extension qci.

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"
$staticprop
$surfaceprop	combine_metal
$cdmaterials	"models\props_sdk"

$sequence idle	"myfirstmodel-idle.smd" loop fps 15

$collisionmodel	"myfirstmodel-phys.smd" { $concave }

See also

• Category:QC Commands
• Compiling a model
• LOD Models
• Prop Types Overview
• Notepadpp VDF languages
• Highlighting and Compiling QCs with ConTEXT