creating a circle Created 20 years ago2004-01-11 22:26:41 UTC by black mesa

how do i make a circle in worldcraft? the arc solid doesn't work because it doesn't make a circle so should i vm something?

In hl, there's no such thing as a true circle... just polygons, I'm afraid.

for something close, set the arc radius to 360* and have the number of sides about 16, max, or it gets a bit messy.

but how do i get an inclosed circle?

use the cylinder thing, if not, use a model, DO you mean a sphere?

yes a meant a sphere sry!!

there is a tut on it somewhere. someone asked the same question in a previous forum, look it up.

i saw the tutorial but it doesn't apply to hammer because u can't make a cone in hammer. (at least i don't think u easily can). I will make a model instead. Does any1 know of any good model makers besides milkshape coz milkshape didn't work.

You can make circles in Hammer, and you can make cones too. Use the spike tool to make cones, just adjust the number of sides.

Use the arch tool, click circle, adjust the number of sides and wall thickness.

I did both of these just before I posted this. It can be done. I would recommend using your calculator and divide 360/n sides. If it comes out a whole number you should be good.

if you really want a good sphere, make a model of it instead, halflife hates complex geometry

there is one in pak0, called testsphere...never used it in a map though

heh, never seen that before, textures a bit crap though

Also have a look at: Making a sphere at Handy Vandals.

Spheres are a mess.
To undetailed they get ugly, to detailed they get all errorish and alot of faces :
I like to dress up doll's. But then again I have a flame sticking out of my head.

Do you ever read the entire thread?
Almost everyone before you has said the same thing.....

Spheres should be avoided in Hammer. They even look crap in Radiant.

at prefablab im sure sum1 made a sphere with spikes n cylinders. mayb it'd do.

andy, i jsut wanna say you hacve to take a look at handy and what do i see??..... if you want il make one, always wanted to try it

There were quite a few spheres in redemption (brushes). They didn't look amazing, but you knew they were spheres. There's that thing that gman spins round at the start. Later on, there's something REALLY impressive: A hollowed out semisphere! It looks just like a satellite dish, which is what it's meant to be, even if it is a bit blocky. I think redemption deserves a lot more publicity, not all that many people realise it comes with retail cs. It's a brilliant mod though, and well worth playing.

There's a tut on the snarkpit on hollow spheres
www.snarkpit.com