Is there an easier way to set door angles then entering numbers? Just looking for some TB tutorials. 

Is there an easier way to set door angles then entering numbers? Just looking for some TB tutorials. 

Is there an easier way to set door angles then entering numbers? Just looking for some TB tutorials. 

Is there an easier way to set door angles then entering numbers? Just looking for some TB tutorials. 

Is there an easier way to set door angles then entering numbers? Just looking for some TB tutorials. 

Not really. But entering numbers is pretty simple once you get used to it. If you are looking to easily figure out the correct angle just add a monster near your door and turn him facing the direction you want to door to move, note his angle and use this value. I am horrible with this stuff so I had to come up with little tricks like this.

See example here

Also up is -1 and down is -2 in the angle key/value. 

Won't happen until after MapJam 9999 but if you need help post here. I am on here multiple times a day. 

Good initiative! 

Thank you for the tip! Still learning and teaching myself as I go. Also is there a way to say draw custom brushes in the editor instead of say a four sided box? Thanks for the info though! 

There are no "stock" primitives (triangles, columns, etc.) as in other editors but take a look at the Brush tool (tap B). You can click and edit points and then extrude them into custom shapes. It's very powerful.

I made a quick video that makes it clear. Hold Shift to drag out the shape and hit enter to create the shape.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-xkqcrQhLm7NEVDbEJ1TFZlajA 

Oh thank you for the video and info! I am learning and testing. I have never mapped before so this is an adventure in itself. 

A couple of words of advice for all beginners: Start small. Don't do anything too large or complex for your first map. Have people play your maps before you release. You don't want to release a broken map and then have multiple copies out there. Enjoy!

And also: "Go map!" is a good saying here on func_msgboard. 

Stair brush would be excellent in TB.

https://twitter.com/logicalerror/status/884894816890490880 

That's enough to make me switch right there if the alt+right click texture applicator was added too. 

Has there been any news about a newer version of trenchbroom? 

I've been creating some info_null entities and changing their classname to "func_illusionary", in order to make corpses, but TB seems to make the entities disappear after I deselect them. They still compile and appear in-game, but there is no way to edit them or find them again after creating them.

Any idea what might be causing this? 

I think. 

Today I decided to man up and start to use Trenchbroom. Loving it so far. Feeling proud of myself.

Sorry, continue. 

as soon as I deselect the func_illusionary entities they seem to disappear...

Check the View menu upper left side of 3d window. Make sure you somehow didn't accidentally uncheck func_liiusiionary.

Aside form that you could edit the FDG to include a func_illusionary point entity... but I have no idea how to do that and it could mess up brushes.... gah! I will add a request for this on the TB2 Github because a lot of hack need this type of functionality. Or @ericw might have a suggestion on a workaround? 

I just filed a bug: https://github.com/kduske/TrenchBroom/issues/1805

I'm not sure if TB will deal with a classname appearing twice in the fgd (point + brush), it's worth a try though. 

I've run into the same issue myself while doing the same thing (using func_illusionaries to display models) and was actually just about to post it- what's happening isn't that the entities are disappearing, it's that Trenchbroom is hiding brush entities with no brushes included. You can find the missing entities by going to the Issues tab below the map view- look for entries that say 'Entity 'func_illusionary' does not contain any brushes.' If you have a bunch of illusionaries- or a bunch of other, unrelated issues, like brushes with non-integer positions (i.e. you were doing a bunch of clipping at grid level 1), it might be difficult to find the entity you want.

Click the issue and the purple box for the func_illusionary will show up as the entity is selected and you can edit it in the Entity pane, but it'll disappear again once you click on something else in the map view. So far as I remember this bug/feature wasn't present in older versions of TB, I only saw it happen once I moved to the latest 2.0 release candidate (RC4). Word of advice though, so far as I can tell using that method to show models/corpses/etc. means they'll always be aligned to face 'forward' (0,0 by viewpos) so if you want your dead bodies to be positioned more imaginatively, it's better to use info_notnulls with the proper modelindex and model fields filled out instead. 

But modelindex isn't too reliable. If you, for instance, delete an earlier placed monster and recompile, the indices might shift on you. 

True, it's half-dozen one, six of another when it comes to placing models. Worst comes to worst, get all your enemies and entities set and working how you want before you start detailing things and use the 'edict <number>' console command to find the one you're looking for (as edictlist won't show the whole list if you have enough stuff in your map)- also helpful to prevent precache errors caused by an info_notnull trying to use a model that hasn't been loaded yet due to showing up later in the entity list.