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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 bugSiez on Mon Oct 2nd 2006 at 10:38pm

You could have elaborated more on just about every step of this tutorial. I know what to cut, not how. The images are good, but you could have added a LOT more to the text, including a lot of specifics which newbies absolutely need to understand.
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Posted by Livett on Thu Jan 20th 2005 at 8:37pm

A rectangle, with a cylinder on top, and then a triangle on top of that creates a dust like archway. Looks good
0 starsPosted by ReNo on Thu Jan 20th 2005 at 6:48pm

A reasonable way to make an arched hole in a wall would be to make two vertical clips that segment off the section you want your arch in, and then clip that section into various smaller vertical strips and either vertex manipulate them or clip them one at a time to make an arch shape. You may want to use a cylinder for reference to get a nice shape.
0 starsPosted by Ladybulf on Thu Jan 20th 2005 at 11:16am

Mmm I tried cutting an arch through a wall - total disaster - did it the hard way. so need more practice.
Also I'd go with the above comment. Spent hours trying to make a 90 deg pipe bend smiley eventually gave up and just had the pies run into a hollow box to go round the corner.
0 starsPosted by RadiKal on Wed Jan 19th 2005 at 11:28pm

I thought it was a good, basic tutorial. Understandably, the block may have been better cut another way, but seeing as this is aimed at newbies to the clip tool, I don't think confusing them with poly counts or trouble with texturing down the road should be the emphasis of the tutorial. (besides the best way to learn is from your mistakes) Personally I would like to see a more advanced tutorial that hits on better ways to minimize poly counts and if possible using the clipping tool to say, take a corner and round it out evenly in all 3 dimensions for a nice smooth look.
0 starsPosted by Tracer Bullet on Wed Jan 19th 2005 at 4:23am

Not great, not terrible. I'd say you chose a bad way to clip that block. There are a number of cosiderations that go into just where you decide to clip an object to create a basic square hole. For instance, you allways want to make two parallell cuts that are orthogonal to the long axis of the brush you are working on. This minimizes the creation of brushes with wierd aspect ratios and can help lower you poly counts.
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Posted by Livett on Tue Jan 18th 2005 at 9:43pm

May I just say... that if you are unable to make textures allign then you need to read a few more tutorials. I could have hundreds of unusual shapes forming a wall and I would be able to allign a texture to it and you would not notice a thing, in probly about 2 minutes. I am sure that most other mappers could do the same.
0 starsPosted by MJ on Tue Jan 18th 2005 at 2:50pm

Not the best method if you want textures to align correctly.
0 starsPosted by Razorub on Tue Jan 18th 2005 at 4:24am

I think your tutorial was fine. At least you spent some time out of your day to help others.
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Posted by Livett on Mon Jan 17th 2005 at 5:27pm

Look... this was a tutorial on using the clipping tool. It wasn't a tutorial about why not to use carve. Carve can be a good tool if you know how to use it. Also, I don't care that my carvings are uneven... I got the hole didn't I? I'll stick an arrow pointing to where the clip tool is
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