Good Level Editor

[Zajoman]

Hi guys.

I've been working with WC/Hammer, UnrealEd, Build and varios classical Doom editors for many years now.

I'd like to know if there is a general (not game specific) level editor similar to Hammer, ideally with exporting to general formats (3DS, etc.). I just need to build a few sketches of a level and export it.

May you, please, point me in the right direction?

[hessi]

hammer editor can export DXF format which is supported by Maya. I don't know what Max and XSI give about DXF but i am sure it is supported in those packages as well.

[FMPONE]

hammer editor can export DXF format which is supported by Maya. I don't know what Max and XSI give about DXF but i am sure it is supported in those packages as well.

Yeah, I don't know if you meant something other than hammer or simpler than hammer, but honestly there isn't an editor of any kind that I know of that actually is any simpler than hammer. I can't imagine how you could simplify things anymore

[Zajoman]

Thanks. I know of this feature. I should have said that I'm looking for a freeware editor like that. I know just a few - 3D World Studio, Quark, Blender. I really don't know what's the best.

[FMPONE]

Thanks. I know of this feature. I should have said that I'm looking for a freeware editor like that. I know just a few - 3D World Studio, Quark, Blender. I really don't know what's the best.

You can download the older versions of the hammer editor for free, google hammer 3.4

sorry if I still misunderstand

[Zajoman]

Yeah, I don't know if you meant something other than hammer or simpler than hammer, but honestly there isn't an editor of any kind that I know of that actually is any simpler than hammer. I can't imagine how you could simplify things anymore

Surely not! I don't want an even simpler editor than Hammer. I need just an editor like that.

[Zajoman]

Thanks for quick replies.

I need a standalone editor with no need to configure it for a specific game. I need to set measures (1 grid unit = ?). And I need to be able to export it to general formats.

[Sindwiller]

GtkRadiant is free (both as in freedom and freebeer ) and exports to Wavefront obj.

http://www.qeradiant.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi

It's the standard Q3 editor. Its handling is mostly the same as Hammer, although there may be some differences.

[Zajoman]

GtkRadiant is free (both as in freedom and freebeer ) and exports to Wavefront obj.

http://www.qeradiant.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi

It's the standard Q3 editor. Its handling is mostly the same as Hammer, although there may be some differences.

Yeah, but it's game-specific-dependent. Or am I able to build the goemetry alone?

[Rick_D]

I would learn maya or max seeing as that is what you will be using in a professional environment - unless you end up scripting things then a knowledge of unreal would serve you well and you'd probably end up using an inhouse editor anyway.

[Sindwiller]

I would learn maya or max seeing as that is what you will be using in a professional environment - unless you end up scripting things then a knowledge of unreal would serve you well and you'd probably end up using an inhouse editor anyway.

I just need to build a few sketches of a level and export it.

:roll:

Yeah, but it's game-specific-dependent. Or am I able to build the goemetry alone?

I think so

[Rick_D]

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google sketchup if you just want to do mock ups.