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Introduction

Ifyou’venevereditedin3Dbefore,thisintroductionwillhelpyougetintoWorldcraft

quickly.

Editinginthreedimensionsonatwodimensionalmonitormeansthatthesubject(in

thiscase,aHalf-Lifemap)mustbedisplayedinseveraldifferentperspectives.

Worldcraft,likemanyCADprograms,usesfourperspectivestorenderwhatyou’re

editing:

Inclockwiseorder,startingatthetop,leftwindow:

•The3Dviewdisplaysthemapinthreedimensions.It’safairlyaccurate

representationofwhatthemapwilllooklikeinthegame–theonlydetailit’s

missingisproperlighting.Architectureandtextureplacementareperfectly

rendered.

•The2DX/Yviewdisplaysabird’seyeviewofthemap,asthoughyouare

lookingdownonit.

•The2DX/Zviewdisplaysasideviewofthemap.

•The2DY/Zviewdisplaysafrontviewofthemap.

Tip:usethethreebuttonsonthetoptoolbartochangethetypeof

renderingperformedinthe3Dview,inorder:wireframe,solidpolygons,

andtexturedpolygons.

SelecttheCameratooltomovearoundinthe3Dview–holddowntheleft

mousebuttontorotateandtilttheviewpoint,therightmousebuttontostrafe

(movesidetoside)andchangethealtitiudeoftheviewpoint,andtheDandCkeys

tomovecloserandfurtherawayfromtheobjectsintheviewport.

Mosteditingisdoneinthe2Dviews.Tomovearoundintheviews,usetheside

scrollbarsorholddownthespacebarandtheleftmousebuttontodragtheview.You

canzoominandoutontheobjectsintheviewwiththeplusandminuskeysonthe

rightkeypad.

Basictools

CreatingmapswithWorldcraftissimilartousingmostdrawingtools.Youcanuse

themouseforprettym