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I have seen so many threads that do not understand how to cut a basic hole in a wall so I thought I would write a quick tutorial on how it is done.

Firstly create a wall using the block tool.



Then draw a block going through it, make it the size you want the hole. This is just for visual help when cutting the wall.



Now select your larger outer block that you want to cut the hole in and draw a line along the top of the visual aid object using the clip tool (Has a couple of squares going round it on my screenshot)



Now keep clicking on the 'Clipping' tool button until both sides othe shape are white.



Now press 'Enter' or 'Return' and it will cut the object. Then select what section you need to cut next.



Cut that peice in 2, and then select the next section and do the same, and keep going until it looks like this.



Now delete the visual aid box with you wanted to cut out around.



Now delete the section where you want the hole to be.



You may want to group the objects together afterwards by selecting them all 1 by 1 holding down Ctrl and then 'Tools' >> 'Group'


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0 starsPosted by Mr_noob on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 4:02pm

I hardly ever use the clip tool, i only use it when i need to cut the corner off or cut things out of brushes that cannot be done with the carve tool.
0 starsPosted by Desert Gunner on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 1:04pm

Um.....couldn't you just right click on the block in the center of the second pic and, on the menu that pops up, click Carve?
0 starsPosted by Myrk- on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 10:26am

You didn't cut it very nicely, should of had the 2 horizontal planes equal and the 2 vertical equal, instead you have them over extending...
0 starsPosted by Ferret on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 5:05am

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0 starsPosted by Joe-Bob on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 3:24am

This tutorial doesn't do a lot to explain why the carve tool may or may not be useful...
Also, it's too difficult for newbies (most don't know what the carve tool is).

The worst part is that this would be one of the few possible exceptions for the "ONO CARVE IS TEH EVIL" rule of HL mapping.

Edit the post, include what that crazy clip tool actually is, what it does, what happens if you hit "enter" when half of it is red, and show how to make a cool shape with the clip tool.
0 starsPosted by Gorbachev on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 2:33am

It would still be better and easier to manipulate if it had two long boxes like the top and two smaller "sides" like the brush on the middle left.
0 starsPosted by ReNo on Sun Jan 16th 2005 at 11:56pm

Sorry CBK, but DrGlass is right on this. In such a simple situation as this, there is little to pick and choose between carving and clipping, but if you look at more complex scenarios then clipping is almost always the way to go. Carving often gives results that are far from optimal, with excess brushes being created and vertex layouts being confusing. Getting used to clipping, and familiarising yourself with vertex manipulation, is a necessity in HL/Source level editing.
0 starsPosted by DrGlass on Sun Jan 16th 2005 at 11:32pm

No sorry your opinion is wrong.
0 starsPosted by cbk on Sun Jan 16th 2005 at 11:07pm

In my opinion carve > clip smiley
0 starsPosted by DrGlass on Sun Jan 16th 2005 at 10:48pm

I dont think this tutorial is as clear as it should be, you need to explane where that "line" came from. noobies wont know what the clip tool is. point it out on the menu. Also explane why the carve tool is pure evil.

I may upload a carve vs. clip tutorial that goes a bit more in depth, I think the best example is when you carve a circle.
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