I did a study a while back - In the original Half Life 2 it appeared that models were build to a 16u = 12in scale, while buildings were generally on a 12:12 ratio.
This was probably done in an effort to make humans look right, or it could have just been a combination of factors, perhaps leftover from GoldSrc. On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Eugenio Roman <[email protected]>wrote: > Great, now I cant wait for vacation. I need to map... Its like an obsession > you know? And I'm all like, I gotta map, gotta map. > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Major Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes, because Hammer hasn't changed. The only thing that differs between > > the games is: > > Textures > > Models > > Entities > > > > None of which matter to Sketchup. > > > > Draco18s > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Eugenio Roman > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Holly duck zap! it sucks I dont have much time but I have to go through > > > your tutorial and follow it. It looks very, very, very helpful. Does > the > > > plugin work for other source builds? Like tf2, portal 2 and L4D2? > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 9:45 AM, SodaBob <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Except, of course, that a standard 6 foot character (e.g. Gordon > > Freeman) > > > > can fit exactly under something 72 units high :) > > > > > > > > In practice, therefore, units essentially have a "fuzzy" scale. Just > > > > depends on whether you're talking about the character (1 unit = 1 > > inch), > > > or > > > > what's convenient for building structures (16 units = 1 foot) in the > > > > editor's grid. > > > > > > > > Bob. > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] [ > > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Major > Johnson [ > > > > [email protected]] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:18 AM > > > > To: Left 4 Dead Modder List > > > > Subject: Re: [L4Dmapper] Source Engine Used for 3D visualization > > project? > > > > > > > > Except that there aren't 16 inches to a foot. ;) > > > > > > > > (16 HU = 12 inches < > > http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Hammer_Units > > > >) > > > > > > > > Draco18s > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Saul Rennison < > > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > 1 unit in Source is equal to an inch. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > *Saul Rennison* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9 November 2011 14:38, AJ Hallmon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Well the floor plan isn't actually based on an existing structure > > > (just > > > > > one > > > > > > she made up), and she didn't have any exact dimensions, more so > > just > > > a > > > > > > sketch on some graph paper, so I'm not really worried about > > > dimensions > > > > > that > > > > > > much (although I did do some testing a long time ago when > building > > my > > > > > first > > > > > > house map, based on the common theory of 1 foot in RL = 16 units > in > > > > > > hammer). > > > > > > > > > > > > And the floor plan isnt exactly that complicated, and I'm > > relatively > > > > fast > > > > > > with hammer anyways, so I'm not too worried on time especially > > since > > > I > > > > > > already have most of the props being used figured out. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:32 AM, <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think there is no problem. I made a css map of my old high > > school > > > > > and I > > > > > > > had no problems. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The issue of using hammer as a floor deisgn are the > measurements. > > > You > > > > > can > > > > > > > get a nice aproximate but you won't be able to find out exactly > > the > > > > > > > distances within objects so it won't be definitive for an > > architect > > > > or > > > > > > > people like that. It could be usefull to see how it would look > > with > > > > > > > lighting, some props (and zombies), so give it a go, although > due > > > > > monday > > > > > > is > > > > > > > gonna be quite stressfull to make a finalized relatively > polished > > > map > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope this helps and tackles some of your questions > > > > > > > Enviado desde mi oficina móvil BlackBerry® de Telcel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: AJ Hallmon <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 08:26:48 > > > > > > > To: Left 4 Dead Modder List<[email protected]> > > > > > > > Reply-To: Left 4 Dead Modder List < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > Subject: [L4Dmapper] Source Engine Used for 3D visualization > > > project? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A (high school) teacher of mine asked for my assistance on a > > > college > > > > > > > project in which she has to create a floor plan of a school > tech > > > > > center. > > > > > > I > > > > > > > agreed to help her and also mentioned I can create a 3d > > > visualization > > > > > of > > > > > > > the floor plan, using the Source Engine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering on the legality of doing so. I will be creating > > the > > > > > > > visualization using L4D2 including some L4D2 models as well as > > > custom > > > > > > > models. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I nor the teacher is getting paid for the project, but it will > be > > > > used > > > > > > for > > > > > > > a college project. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please respond as soon as possible please, as the project is > due > > > > > Monday. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AJ Hallmon > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Eugenio "Motanum" Roman > > > > > > https://sites.google.com/site/motanumproyect/ > > > [email protected] > > > http://twitter.com/#!/MotanumR > > > http://steamcommunity.com/id/Motanum > > > http://www.youtube.com/user/motanium > > > _______________________________________________ > > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > L4Dmapper mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > > > > > > -- > Eugenio "Motanum" Roman > > https://sites.google.com/site/motanumproyect/ > [email protected] > http://twitter.com/#!/MotanumR > http://steamcommunity.com/id/Motanum > http://www.youtube.com/user/motanium > _______________________________________________ > L4Dmapper mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper > _______________________________________________ L4Dmapper mailing list [email protected] http://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/l4dmapper
