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| * **Brush-based entities** are related to at least one brush or bezier patch and thus have a volume. Examples for brush based entities include doors and platforms, bodies of water, area triggers, etc. | * **Brush-based entities** are related to at least one brush or bezier patch and thus have a volume. Examples for brush based entities include doors and platforms, bodies of water, area triggers, etc. | ||
| - | The creation of entities is detailed at [[mapping:cawe:editingtools#newentity]]. | + | The creation of entities is described in the [[mapping:cawe:editingtools:newentity|New Entity tool]] documentation. |
| + | A list with a description of all available entity types can be found in the [[mapping:cawe:reference:entityguide|Entity Guide]]. | ||
| ===== Static Detail Models ===== | ===== Static Detail Models ===== | ||
| - | While //static detail models// are really only a specific type of entity, they provide another powerful means to | + | While //static detail models// are really nothing more than (point-based) entities of type ''static_detail_model'', they provide another powerful means to augment the detail in your world in a way that is not easy or even impossible to achieve with brushes, bezier patches and terrains alone. |
| - | augment the detail in your world in a way that is not easy or even impossible to achieve with brushes, bezier patches and terrains alone. | + | Such models can be imported from your favourite 3D modelling program, they can be arbitrarily complex, and they can for example be under the control of a level-of-detail system. |
| - | Such models can be imported from your favourite 3D modelling program, they can be arbitrarily complex, | + | Examples include models for furniture, statues, household or laboratory inventory, vehicles, etc. |
| - | and they can for example be under the control of a level-of-detail system. | + | |
| - | Examples include models for furniture, statues, household inventory, vehicles, etc. | + | |
| - | A description of all available entity types is available at [[mapping:cawe:reference:entityguide]]. | + | |
| ===== Putting it All Together ===== | ===== Putting it All Together ===== | ||
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| By combining these simple components, you can create stunningly virtual worlds whose number of variants is virtually unlimited. | By combining these simple components, you can create stunningly virtual worlds whose number of variants is virtually unlimited. | ||
| Starting with a rough outline of brushes and possibly terrains, you can fill in architectural detail with other brushes, patches and entities. | Starting with a rough outline of brushes and possibly terrains, you can fill in architectural detail with other brushes, patches and entities. | ||
| - | Eventually you will populate your world with more entities that bring your creating to life. | + | Eventually you will populate your world with more entities that bring your creation to life. |
| The final step in making a world is compiling it so that it can be run with the Ca3D-Engine. | The final step in making a world is compiling it so that it can be run with the Ca3D-Engine. | ||
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| However, CaWE has a great built-in facility to make the compilation process as easy as possible for you. | However, CaWE has a great built-in facility to make the compilation process as easy as possible for you. | ||
| The article [[mapping:compiling_new]] has more information about how CaWE assists in compiling maps. | The article [[mapping:compiling_new]] has more information about how CaWE assists in compiling maps. | ||
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