Model Mirrored Cliff Walls

[Psy]

Description

I took it upon myself to mirror all the cliff walls as I was creating a small section for Nightfall making use of a few of them. The map is mirrored like Pipeline and Ravine and you can't perfectly mirror a lot of models which can cause grief.

So this is why I made this. To make mirroring easier.

How To Use

1. Create a brush along the line of symmetry.
   
   
2. From the top-view, select all your cliff wall models, hold down shift, then drag them across.
3. Flip the models horizontally (CTRL + L) or vertically (CTRL + I) and align the brush you've created so it meets up against the line of symmetry.
   
   
4. Whilst you still have the models selected hit CTRL + SHIFT + R (Replace) and replace .mdl with _mirrored.mdl.
   
   
5. Now you simply have to fix your models rotation which is quite simple. You simply invert each model's angle along the X-axis.
   
   So for example I would change this...
   
   
   
   
   To this...
   
   

Enjoy!

 

[Zwiffle]

Thanks for sharing Psy, this is cool stuff.

 

[J4CK8]

Wait? You can mirror a model in hammer?

 

[Dr. ROCKZO]

I think he's made 2 different models if I'm reading correctly, thank you Psy, may come in handy.

 

[Ravidge]

Wait? You can mirror a model in hammer?

No.


Looks like an useful thing, especially for mirrored maps, like plr

 

[J4CK8]

Ah, I see now. The example is what do to get them mirrored properly.

 

[Psy]

Wait? You can mirror a model in hammer?

Nope but I bet you can in UE3. I wish Hammer had more features from UE3.

 

[Beck]

Thank you. Will no doubt come in handy at some point

I also wish Hammer had more features from UE3. It so easy to import models

 

[ricardojvc6]

good job mister i like it