From Hammer to Blockland

[Demian]

Is it possible to create a map with Hammer and somehow export it to Torque Constructor/.dif file? Constructor's interface is horrible and making simple cubes is way too hard, I've also read that you can't edit vertices.

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[adc90]

It's possible, I'm pretty sure you can export ".map" file types in hammer and open up and export that to a ".DIF"  in Constructor or QuArK. You might also be able to simply drag the file onto the actual command line program "map2diff.exe".

[Demian]

I've already tried a few BSP to MAP converters but none of them have worked, any help?

[adc90]

Here you can try this, I was almost sure that hammer exported straight to ".map" though : /

http://www.torquepowered.com/community/blogs/view/9322

[Demian]

The guide is very useful, but the problem is that the result is in .dif. I need it as .map because I'd want to edit it in TC. Is there a way to open .dif files in Torque Constructor?
Edit: I also appear to be missing this "Torque SDK".

Edit2: I managed to import a 3D shape made with Hammer to Torque Constructor, but TC treats it as a single object. In other words, I just gotta learn to use TC. Anyone know good TC tutorials?
Here's how you do it.

• Create a shape in Hammer
• Export it as ".dxf"
• Import it to Blender (No add-ons required, Blender has support for .dxf files)
• The object is enormous, so you must scale it down
• Export it as ".dts" (Add-on required, use Google)
• "Import Static Mesh" with Torque Constructor

Sadly, TC treats the shape as a single object.

[heedicalking]

.dts import won't help here. You are importing a static shape, which is usually used as a size reference.

[adc90]

Yeah wedge gave me some really good ones a while back for Constructor

These are the tutorials I posted earlier:

http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/Making_Domes.pdf
http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/Size_Does_Matter.pdf
http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/Making_a_Torus.pdf
http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/More_Domes.pdf
http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/Complex_Arches.pdf
http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/Making_Arches.pdf
http://www.cybereye-visioneering.com/csx/Making_Spirals.pdf

I found the tutorials here:

http://www.garagegames.com/community/forums/58

It's very likely you'll find lots of more useful information there, so be sure to browse it.

Also I think that by default blender has a script that exports ".map" files, at least I don't remember adding the extension myself.

[Demian]

I can't export to .map and I have the newest Blender.
Edit: Woah! Redownloading Blender and reinstalling Python helped! Now I have a bunch of different extensions to export to.
Edit2: But it doesn't really matter, I tried exporting a model to TC, it's a mess. A complete mess. Unneeded faces everywhere, double vertices and such.

[Jellypuddle]

So you have hammer, blender and TC o_O

[heedicalking]

So you have hammer, blender and TC o_O

I have hammer, blender, TC, milkshape, sketchup, 3ds max, anim8or, wings3d, QuArK, and Shaper

Am I cool now?

[Quartz]

I find Hammer harder, lol.

[Demian]

Hammer is awesomeness put into one program. The most awesome thing ever.

[Radial543]

Hammer is awesomeness put into one program. The most awesome thing ever.

^This.

Also, does anyone know how big a 1x1 brick is in hammer?

[Demian]

If you're importing it to Blender, it scales the whole thing up about 10 times. You have to resize it anyway.

[Mapster]

Try importing it to Milkshape then export it as a .dif. Milkshape is good for that sort of thing, and btw if it does work dont be surprised if your model is really small or really big because it can vary a lot between porgrams.