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Porting Levels

Posted on Dec 19, 2016 | Last Updated Dec 30, 2020

Articles related to porting levels into Source using 3ds Max and Wall Worm.

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Incorrect Rotation on World Geometry

Fixed in WWMT 1.867
Posted on Sep 27, 2012 | Last Updated Oct 18, 2012

In earlier versions of the VMF exporter, non-rectangular faces on geometry produce inaccurate texture rotations.

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vmf, texture, rotation, uaxis, vaxis, problem, incorrect

Missing Icons and Functions in 3ds Max 2022

Since version 5.9.3 Wall Worm requires 3ds Max 2022.3+ for the 2022 versions of Max.
Posted on May 30, 2023 | Last Updated May 30, 2023

How to fix icons and menus missing for Wall Worm in some versions of 3ds Max 2022.

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2022, missing icons

Slow Closing File or 3ds Max

This problem is fixed with sculpt meshes created with WW 2.82+.
Posted on Jul 30, 2014 | Last Updated May 20, 2016

3ds Max seems to hang when closing a file with a large sculpt mesh.

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frozen, hang, slow

Texturing World Geometry in 3ds Max

Posted on Oct 13, 2015 | Last Updated Oct 13, 2015

Basic tips on texturing world geometry in Max, especially for those with a Hammer background.

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texturing, world geometry

Archive of Wall Worm Version 2 Changelog

Archive of Changelog 2014 to early 2017
Posted on Oct 9, 2017 | Last Updated Oct 9, 2017

Archive of Wall Worm Version 2.X changelog in 2014 through early 2017.

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2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Help! There was an Error and Now Max is Frozen

Posted on Mar 26, 2015 | Last Updated Jun 26, 2015

If there is a MAXScript error during some functions, the MAX UI can remain in limbo (frozen or non-responsive). Here is the function to fix this.

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frozen, freeze, UI, 3ds Max

Converting Displacements to Models

Posted on Oct 25, 2019 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2019

Steps on converting a collection of displacements to props.

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displacements, convert, props, mdl, render to texture

Bitmap Crop and Coordinates in 3ds Max

Posted on Apr 8, 2018 | Last Updated Sep 2, 2019

Tutorial on using the BitmapTexture crop function with models and world geometry.

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crop, bitmap, coordinates, uv, bitmaptexture

Finding Leaks in 3ds Max

Posted on Aug 8, 2014 | Last Updated Aug 8, 2014

Some information on finding and troubleshooting leaks.

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