Hammer

Posting about Valve's Hammer Level Editor
Source 2
DM's OPEN | Ran by: @SethTooQuick

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You can hold Tab and then press Mouse1 to move the pivot quickly! #CS2 #source2 #hammer #valve

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Copying Properties from Object to Another
Ctrl-select properties you want to copy and ctrl+c.
Select the object(s) you want to copy them to and paste ctrl+v!
(You don't have to hover the properties panel to paste)
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[Hammer @editor_hammer]

You can preview Texture Density (and other texture views!) by pressing the top right viewport button > Tools Visualization Mode > Texture Density
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Making stairs at an angled corner using the Workplane and Clipping tool, which is undoubtedly the faster way to do this. Thanks @NotEagle_ for the tip.
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https://t.co/9Rg7ScKZ7P

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Making stairs at an angled corner using the Screen Reflect tool. (Not in Alyx or SteamVR)
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https://t.co/HfUpEMzTDR

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@Waskero @yanzl_ @Angel_foxxo did something more to what you're thinking of using cubemaps.
https://t.co/AAVlC4VZEP

[Angel @Angel_foxxo]

You can make spider man style fake parallax windows in CS2!
There is no room there, zero geometry is drawn apart from the glass, just a neat way of using the parallax corrected cubemaps source2 offers
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Used on the new Train remake in #cs2, these windows use the Transmissive Backface Ndotl feature in the Csgo_Complex shader. This allows lights to pass through the backfaces while also lighting up the glass mesh itself. Very neat trick!

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@Waskero Breach, a community map made by @yanzl_, uses the Csgo Simple 3layer Parallax shader to do something similar to those games, but not the same.

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@hxgonic

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Have a prop you want to physics sim but can't because it doesn't have a convex hull collision model? You can by making a placeholder!
Hotkeys used:
Alt + T: Align object to object under mouse
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[Hammer @editor_hammer]

Constrain lets you slide along geometry and is usable in all edit modes. How: Grab a handle (Move, Scale, or Rotate!), then hold alt.
It doesn't stay on grid that great, but very useful for other tasks.
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Ctrl + E: Center the selected object in the center of the 2D viewport
Ctrl + Shift + E: Center selection in the center of ALL viewports
Shift + A: Frame the selected object to the active viewport
Ctrl + Shift + A: Frame the selected object to ALL viewports

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@hxgonic

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Recently added to hammer is the ability to create a mesh based on the object selections bounding box.
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Archways are ezpz
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[Mapcore @Mapcore]

Mapcore is thrilled to announce our $15,000 Big Adventures CS2 Mapping Contest, powered by @FACEIT !
RULES AND ENTRY: https://t.co/3ozz8FjFB6

[Hammer @editor_hammer]

ModelDoc tip! You can preview the tint in modeldoc by clicking "Preview State."
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[Hammer @editor_hammer]

There's a few options in the pie menu. When I chose Origin, it was mirroring it at the world origin. If you're to choose slice, it will merge the edges at the center if it can.
I haven't looked too much into the other options, like "Cache Position." I have 0 idea what it does.

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Screen Reflect is another tool for mirroring selected faces. CTRL+ALT+W to bring up the pie menu, then you choose which direction, based on your current view, to mirror it to. Very useful for quick mirroring.
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[Hammer @editor_hammer]

You can drag assets from the asset browser onto an asset property to change it. Useful if you already have the asset browser open :)
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