Tools Visualisation Modes

Listed below are all the different tool vis modes available in Source 2. These modes can be used to debug and preview various rendering properties for your maps/models/materials in engine.

Usage

Use mat_fullbright <value> while in editor mode.

Tools Vis List

Tools Vis Name	Value	Description
FULLBRIGHT	1	Albedo with Specular preview
DIFFUSE_LIGHTING	2
SPECULAR_LIGHTING	3
TRANSMISSIVE_LIGHTING	4
LIGHTING_COMPLEXITY	5
SHOW_UVS	6
INDEXED_LIGHT_COUNT	7
ALBEDO	10	Same as S1 Fullbright
REFLECTIVITY	11
ROUGHNESS	12
REFLECTANCE	13
DIFFUSE_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION	14
SPECULAR_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION	15
SHADER_ID_COLOR	16
CUBEMAP_REFLECTIONS	17
NORMAL_TS	20
NORMAL_WS	21
TANGENT_U_WS	22
TANGENT_V_WS	23
GEOMETRIC_NORMAL_WS	24
BENT_NORMAL_WS	25
BENT_GEOMETRIC_NORMAL_WS	26
GEOMETRIC_ROUGHNESS	30
CURVATURE	31
EYES/MOUTH MASK	32
WRINKLE	33
BAKED_LIGHT_RESULT	40
BAKED_LIGHT_DIFFUSE	41
BAKED_LIGHT_SPECULAR	42
BAKED_LIGHT_SPECULAR_WITH_PROBES	43
BAKED_LIGHT_AMBIENT	44
BAKED_LIGHT_AMBIENT_OCCLUSION	45
BAKED_LIGHT_LIGHT_DIRECTION	46
BAKED_LIGHT_LIGHT_COLOR	47
BAKED_LIGHT_LIGHT_CHART	48
BAKED_LIGHT_COUNT	49
TOOLS_VIS_MODE_TEXTURE_MIP_USAGE	70
QUAD_OVERDRAW	100	Visualize quad overdraw. Brighter color means more overdraw