func_detail grouping?

DrHaphazard said:

If so I guess that means i need to save creating the func_details until the map is very near complete. Otherwise it makes it difficult to manipulate individual pieces of the func_detail.

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Nah, jut hit the IG button at the top of the screen, it means you can select only one brush from a group/multiple brush entity.
Just make sure you hit it again before you try to do any entity work.

Let's, for instance, say I make an "I" beam out of 3 brushes. If they aren't serving to seal a part of the map as world geometry It's probably a good idea for me to select all 3 of the brushes at once and turn them into func_details. When I select them again (with the "groups" selection option in the upper right corner) I'll automatically select all 3 brushes with one click. Helpful if you want to move or rotate the brushes as one. This is a personal preference of course; one that's used mostly for organization of map elements. If you don't want to group your details, then there's really no reason for you to do so.

Yes, it's possible to turn it back into a regular world brush. Right next to the "To Entity" button there's a "To World" button. I'll bet you can guess what it does.

Yup. Just one.

I always border on max entity counts when I map so I often end up going back and making multiple func_details one entity.

incidentally, I dont know if just grouping does it. you have to actually (crtl-T) tie them all together.

DrHaphazard said:

Oh, wait, what about the grouping saving you on entities counts?

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Grouping does not save on entity counts. Grouping information is retained in the vmf only, not the bsp. Notice that when you decompile, there are no groups (minus the groupings automatically created (in the Auto visgroups tab)).

It all comes down to this: Tie to Entity (Ctrl-T) turns all selected objects into one func_detail. Grouping just allows you to select multiple objects at once.

Nice to know Dirty, thanks for this tip.