Modeling with Prefabs

In this tutorial we'll make a street lamp and
then save it as a prefab model using Radiant.


Prefabs are a neat way to add more complex architecture
to your map in the way of light sources, vehichles, or just
eye candy.  We'll make a basic street lamp to demonstrate
how the feature works in Radiant.  Create the base by using
a  nine  sided  brush  with  a  height  of  around  eight  units. 
Then  place  a  six sided brush  on  top with the same height.

   

Now use a basic four sided brush on the last brush and 
lengthen it vertically using the z-axis window.  Now use
the edge tool to draw all four sides of the brush in at the
top.  Hit 'e' to activate the tool and just pull the blue dots
leaving a space of around ten units square.  Now create
another  brush  that  will  hold  our light above  the main
pole.  Use the free rotate button on the tool bar to angle
the  brush  like  the  picture  below  and  make  sure  the 
base dimension is the same as the top of the pole.  Use
the  edge  tool  again  to  line  up the corners so that the
two brushes line up perfectly.  

   

This will act as the base for our street lamp and now
on to the joy of illuminating this object.