Generic Quake C file

// READ FIRST: This qc is a work in progress and probably the simplest you can get and will work
// fine with any simple model (that has no animations, no jiggle bones, or any other more
// advanced features).
//
// This should be a good start if you are going through your very first simple hat
// or c_weapon for TF2. This will not work for prop models as it needs a few changes for that.
//
// For weapons you will need to change the compiler destination folders and $cdmaterials folders
// accordingly.
//
// For more qc commands refer to:
// http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:QC_Commands
//
// Happy compiling!
//
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Let's assume you'd be making a soldier hat called my_hat.
// You'd create a folder called "my hat" (optional name) and have these files in it
//
// C:\TF2 Works\my hat\my_hat.smd         // Your exported model
//             LOD1_my_hat.smd    // Lower poly version
//             LOD2_my_hat.smd    // Even lower poly version
//                     idle.smd           // Get this from any decompiled model
//                     my_hat.qc          // Name is arbitrary, but you should stay organized.


// Lines with two forward slashes (//) are comments and will be ignored by studiomdl.


// Work folder, where your smd files are
$cd "C:\TF2 Works\my hat\ "

// Folder where your compiled files will be saved. You can specify the folder in which the game
// looks for models, as that will make things easier if you need to recompile. Otherwise you
// will have to copy/paste the files every time.
$modelname "player/items/soldier/my_hat.mdl"

// Name of your smd model file (not sure about the 1st quoted part - seems to not affect it)
$model "my hat" "my_hat.smd"

// LOD models will replace the original model as you get more distant (ommit this if you
// don't have them) At least one LOD is included in Valve's requirements, though)
$lod 10     //some distance (around 4-5 meters)
{
  replacemodel "my_hat_hat.smd" "LOD1_my_hat.smd"
}

$lod 25     //even more distance
{
  replacemodel "LOD1_my_hat.smd" "LOD2_my_hat.smd"
}


// Where you will place the materials (whatever you put here will determine where your model
// will look for the vmt)
$cdmaterials "models\player\items\soldier\ "

// Not very sure. Creates a hitbox around a bone. I believe "default" will make it be auto-generated.
$hboxset "default"

// Not very sure either. This line can be omitted in certain circunstances, but that's another
// story. Usualy I get these values from the qc file from a similar model to mine.
$hbox 0 "bip_head" -5.119  -8.492  -6.836  3.941  0.000  3.310

// Material surface properties - this affects the sounds the model makes when colliding
// or getting hit - http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Material_surface_properties
$surfaceprop "cloth"

// Uncoment this line if you're making a weapon. simply delete the two slashes behind it.
// I would advise getting the values from the qc of an existing model similar to yours
// $illumposition -1.634 -1.268 11.460

// $sequence specifies model animations. In this case there's none, so you only need
// the idle one.
$sequence idle "idle" fps 30.00

// You can make a colision model, export it as my_hat-phy.smd (name is optional)
// or you can use the original model as its own collision model. Whatever the case, the
// name of the collision model file is specified here. Both options seem to work fine.
// The parameter settings were taken from a Valve hat, and seem to work fine with others
$collisionmodel "my_hat.smd"
{
    $mass 5.0
    $inertia 1.00
    $damping 0.00
    $rotdamping 0.00
}