texturing to different faces

Hello. Utter newbie question here, can someone tell me how I texture to
each individual face of a brush? I'm trying to create some shatterable
glass for my map and the tutorial asks me to texture one side one way
and the others another. I can't work out how to do this.

Thanks

Use the toggle texture application tool. I don't know the shortcut because I'm not on my computer. It's on the left side of the editor, its picture is the cube with each face textured differently. Press it to open up the application window. With this window open, click on the face you want to texture. Only that face will be selected. Select the texture you want from the drop down, and press apply. Presto, 'tis complete :biggrin:

asked/answered. sadly, multiple times.

its the box with one side that looks..... different. :/

amazing, icons that look like what they do.

As annoying as it is to have the same question asked over and over again, it's an easy way for people, specifically newer members, to answer the questions. While the older members will ignore it, it gives the younger ones the chance to get points for answering the questions. Thus, in a round-about way, it's kind of good to have these posts.

it also creates bad habits the new mapper doesn't need.

i helped set up the current "ask/answer/look up answer" system. i cannot help but defend it.

mappers learn better and the results last longer when they help themselves, tis the reason we set up the system in the first place.. or at least one of the reasons.

i may sound like i am being a prick, but i have years behind my reasons.

Awfully sorry for my impertinence, but I did search the forum for
thirty minutes, using every variety of terms for my problem that I
could think of. It isn't clear in Hammer how to do this, no newbie
mapping or texturing tutorial has mentioned this that I have come
across (and believe me, I checked over several sites before posting).
They always tell you how to texture the entire brush, not individualy.

Thanks anyway, but looking elsewhere might be an idea if people are
going to start to sound like pricks after I follow the guidelines.

took me 3 tries, and 2 minutes searching.. a long time for me so i can believe its a difficult topic to locate, but still it is findable

look at the bottom of the page, you will see "search"

type in "applicator"

it should bring up two threads.. the second one is the correct choice.

i would like to say however that if i sound mean, i do advise you to seek assistance elsewhere cause i was being rather polite.

proving my point by searching myself proves it.

i am sorry you searched without results, but the system is not foolproof.

now, be a sport and mark master toasts answer "correct"

"applicator" isn't the first thing I'm going to search for when trying
to find an answer for this question, and the terms I would think of are
far too generic to return anything but a myriad of results.

The search function is quite useful when one is trying to do something
specific enough that it has it's own word dedicated to the topic
("displacement" "spot light" etc) but it's impossible to search for
words like "texture" "brush" "invidividual sides" because these terms
are either two generic (the first two) or too specific to one's own
diction.

Furthermore, often a newbie own't know the vocabulary required to
answer a question until they've heard the answer, and then it is nye
impossible to do a search. You caste your question in the vague
terms you know, and get nothing but unrelated results, because you
don't know that you need to use the "applicator" for instance.

Regardless, these posts hardly overrun the editing forums, one or so a
day, and they allow users to answer a question without thinking, which
is sometimes a relaxing and enjoyable thing in and of itself..

/2 cents

sadly, i have to agree this time.

begrudgingly.

problem is, i know we have discussed this at least 5 times this week, and the search failed to locate even one.

bottom line though, in this one case, the icon does look exactly like what you wish it to do.

I think it's a bit harsh to go off on someone that is only trying to learn. I have been level editing in various editors for a while now and if I was searching for tips on texturing I don't think I'd have thought to enter the word 'Applicator' into the search bar either. You knew to type that into the search because you proably saw the thread once or twixce before, wheras a newcomer would not have.

Maybe if the Editing forums were split up into more specific areas such as, "Brushwork", "Entities", Texturing", "Vertexing", etc, etc, then you would have more cause to moan at his lack of effort. But sometimes it is difficult to find what you are looking for, especially if your basic knowledge on the subject is limited.

Encourage the noobs, don't damn them for trying to learn!

Peace!

P.S. If you use the Selection Tool to select a brush first then go into the texture browser and select a texture and hit apply then you'll cover that brush with the chosen texture. Useful for covering it with the NoDraw Texture. Then while you have the texture browser open you can select individual faces, choose a texture and apply to single faces :wink:

Aaaah, the eternal "Editing Forums" setup debate. Whichever way we do
it, there will be problems or people feeling a little cheated by the
system. You have to forgive our suspicions that people don't search,
because more often than not, they don't :razz:

Also, Orph has a point - don't forget to mark answers as correct, that
keeps the system running smoothly! I don't think he intended to hurt
anyones feelings with what he said or even cause any offence at all, he
just gets a little.. exasperated from time to time :wink:

We will never create the perfect system, but if you have ideas, we'd
love to hear them in the Site Suggestions/Bugs Stick on General Banter!

Quicktip also: To apply a texture to a face with the values used
previously, just right click with the face application tool on the face
you want to change. I never knew this til not so long ago :razz:

some people learn easy, some people need to be slapped to learn.

those who learn easy will not be offended in most cases if you slap them.

those that need slapped, will often get offended. however some of them actually learn from the experience. those that don't. well, they were not editing material anyways and its no real loss. they prolly would have made a piece of crap map and following their prior mentality, get all upset when you give feedback on it.

i do not apologize for any of my comments. i did however acknowledge that this particular question was more difficult to locate. thats as far as i will go to saying sorry.

as i said, i helped initiate this system, i will defend it even if it causes hurt feelings and possible enemies. its not perfect, but its better than doing without.

the only thing i can say is this. there is absolutely no way we can tell for sure that an individual has indeed searched. it is human nature to be lazy and take the easy way out. we see it every day and it gets old.

assume, that we assumed you did not search properly. it will forestall any future bad feelings.

/ 2 cents