Find out what models are used "in game"

Okay like the title suggests, I would like to know what model valve
used in a certain map. Basicaly im asking for an impulse code (or
something of the sort) that tells me what model im looking at in game,
so I can use it in my own levels.

Much like I would use to find out what texture they used in game I
would type impulse 107 to get the console to tell me what texture im
looking at.

Thanks

Woo, all I can say is good thing for both of us that was easy (I was trying out each command from 101 and up). It's impulse 106! :smile:

so its 106 for models and 107 for textures... is there a way to have it display on-screen like when it displays stuff in Dev mode (in the upper-left)? so you dont have to open the console and type it in every time you want to find something?

Well, no, but if you type "bind" "f1" "impulse 106" and just hit f1 every time...and even if you couldn't it would just be a mater of hitting ~ and then the up once or twice

impulse 106 only works for prop_physics, your answer is correct, but
its not what im looking for. Is there a command that draws only
models?(So that I know that what i want is a model)

edit: I'll mark it correct anyways

what if you turned on mat_drawflat 1 ? or does that draw models flat too?

Ohh yeah, a command for that would be cool.... Here's what I did (not even close to as convenient as a command to tell you what you're looking at).

Get GCF Scape (search on google if you don't already have it)

Extract the HL2 Models GCF file to a folder on your hard drive

Run a search for *.jpg at the root folder

Now view each jpg using a slideshow viewer (in XP just use the Microsoft Picture and Fax Viewer, which is default for .jpg files).

Go through each .jpg and you can quickly preview all of the models to find the one you were looking for. There are a lot, but once you've done it a few times you pretty much know what to expect. :smile:

The problem with your suggestion is that some of the jpegs dont show
the model entirely, like the track modes only show it from the side
making it look like a line. And Plus I wouldnt need to get all the
jpegs out of the gcf, cause it already gives me a preview of the model
when I click browse. Nice to know that your thinking though.

Of course, but you have to double click each folder in the browser (ie: props_c17) in order to view the jpegs... this way you have a searchable folder to find what you're looking for... sorta like the texture filter where you can type in some text and it will show you textures which have that string within them.