displacement help

[hav0k]

Alright take it easy on me boys Im kind of new to this displacement stuff I want to know how to make this level (look in the picture) sorry about the bmp. Im to lazy to mess open/mess with it in photoshop

 

[Sieg]

For a start,learn how to turn files into JPEG.

 

[hav0k]

Thank you for your help I appreciate it buddy if anyone has some real help that I can benefit me please share.

 

[Dead-Inside]

Select both surfaces, and in the displacement menu, press sew.

And learn how to convert files in to jpg.

 

[hav0k]

I have done this and It does not work.

 

[Freelancer]

mess with it in PSP??? dude Ms. Paint does the .jpeg thingy!

 

[hav0k]

I didnt ask for a tutorial on ms paint did I?

 

[cnexs]

it dont work because your original boxes dont align and touch each other...

 

[hav0k]

Im pretty sure I made them touch... but ok i will try it again.

 

[hav0k]

Ok I tried it again. I also tried it making them overlap eachother but that does not work either. =(

 

[PvtRyan]

So both displacements have at least 1 edge in common?

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Levels/displacements.html

Does it look like this?

http://www.valve-erc.com/srcsdk/Levels/images/disp_sew_05.png

 

[hav0k]

it looked like the first one before I used the displacement tool. not they arent aligned and I cant get them to align.

 

[hav0k]

ohh Im sorry everyone I didnt know that I had select the entire brush before using the displacement tool.. I was actually selectin just one face haha.

 

[hav0k]

so I guess their isnt a way to do this without having to make the hole brush a dicplacement?

 

[Dead-Inside]

so I guess their isnt a way to do this without having to make the hole brush a dicplacement?

Yes there is. Align two faces perfectly, make a displacementmap, THEN make it different levels, etc, with both selected. Sew if you need to but it shouldn't be needed as long as both are selected.

Why do you figure you have to make a whole brush a displacementmap? Have you seen it done somewhere?
Unless it's for a pipe (Long rectangular brush, all sides, subdivide) it shouldn't be done. Ever.

 

[skidz]

you only have to select one face, the face that is visible. If you dont you are created useless triangles adding to your maps visible triangle count
Just make sure both displacments have equal vertex points on both edges and they will sew just fine.

EDIT/
beat me to it Dead-Inside