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Combining brushes

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:24 pm
by Wheat
I saw the command on another thread but it was a random comment and I can't find it again. I forgot how, so does anyone know the command to combiine two brushes together to form one?

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:49 pm
by M&M
ctrl +u as in Union
this was in the tips of the day thread (1st page) posted by silversound on nov 25 last year :wink:

i have important info like this saved on my HDD :wink:

editor commands

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 10:03 pm
by tltrude
Here it is, but it only works if the selected brushes form a convex shape.

CSGMerge = Ctrl+Shift+U

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 3:19 pm
by Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D
I dont get what it means by "convex"....

word

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:36 pm
by tltrude
Look up the word in your dictionary. Also, look up concave.

____
|____\
|____ | ...= convex (Can be merged)
|____/
_______
|______|
|___ |__ ...= concave (Can not be merged)
|______|

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 4:44 pm
by lizardkid
haha, Algebra 1.....

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:37 pm
by blue60007
Algebra? No, geometry. :wink:

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:08 pm
by Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D
I KNOW WHAT CONVEX AND CONCAVE MEAN!!!!!!

but what i mean is what does RADIANT mean by that????

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:22 pm
by blue60007
This is a convex brush:

Image

Now say you had these brushes:

Image

You CAN NOT merge them into this:

Image

The way the Q3 engine works, it's impossible for this shape to be made.

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:04 am
by Master-Of-Fungus-Foo-D
Ok. So it means basicaly(did i speel that right?) anything you cant make by using the clip brushes you cant combine?

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2004 5:21 am
by blue60007
Basically

I think what your saying is right, yes it is.