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Exporting Correct Smoothing on Models

Understanding Smoothing Groups and Explicit Normals
Posted on Dec 8, 2017 | Last Updated Apr 10, 2023

Discussion on smoothing groups and explicit normals and how they relate to Source.

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smoothing, normals, smoothing groups, smooth

CorVex

Posted on Dec 10, 2013 | Last Updated Jan 9, 2022

CorVex is a geometry plugin for 3ds Max aimed at quickly building game level layout and convex walls with simple parametric controls and planar UV mapping.

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corvex, level design, plugin, wall, walls, blocks, convex, parametric

Visgroup Manager

Posted on Oct 12, 2018 | Last Updated Oct 20, 2018
Visgroup Manager

The Visgroup Manager in Wall Worm allows you to arbitrarily show/hide objects in your scene.

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visgroup, display

Unexpected Model Orientation in VMF Exporter

Fixed in WWMT 1.772
Posted on Mar 31, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 31, 2012

The orientation of models in the QC Generator has been flipped on the Z-axis and the VMF Exporter is also rotated to accomodate this result. You may need to recompile models compiled before the 1.772 update.

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Wrinklemaps

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 | Last Updated Feb 18, 2015

Instructions on making wrinklemaps in 3ds Max with Wall Worm Pro.

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wrinklemaps, flex, facial, texture, wrinkle

Wall Worm: Work Flows and Other Things

Posted on Aug 14, 2015 | Last Updated Aug 14, 2015

Some new videos on the Wall Worm Workflow for Source.

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workflow, pipeline

Back to the Future with BSP

Posted on Feb 20, 2016 | Last Updated Apr 7, 2016

Newsletter #2 in 2016 with recent updates in Wall Worm, talk about the level design contest and random thoughts.

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2016, contest, random

Displacements

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Oct 22, 2024

An overview of creating displacements for the Source Game Engine inside 3ds Max using Anvil.

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displacement, edit mode, sculpt mesh

On the Grid

Posted on Sep 8, 2015 | Last Updated Dec 11, 2018

Information and videos on using the grid in 3ds Max for Source Engine Level Design.

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grid, snaps, level design, snapping

Displacement Proxies

Posted on Jun 18, 2018 | Last Updated Mar 29, 2020

Displacement Proxies allow teams to work more efficiently with displacements in multiple files.

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displacement proxy, sculpt proxy, xref scene