Hitboxes and Bone Properties
The bone tools allow you to give specific bones artbitrary surface properties, set mass bias and create hitboxes and hitbox groups.
Studiomdl.exe - Check for write enable
This error occurs when the path for the output model does not exist. This is an error that happens at the compile stage and will happen if you are compiling straight from WWMT or by compiling manually from the batch file.
Unknown Bitmap Filetypes Crash VMF Exporter
Do not use bitmap filetypes that Max doesn't know how to read.
Using unknown bitmap types on world geometry and displacements will crash the VMF Exporter. This currently happens if using VTFs in materials in 3ds Max 2013 since there is no VTF plugin yet.
Making Facial Animations
This page explains how to export your facial animations into Source. Facial animations are done using a different procedure than most animations in Source.
On the Grid
Information and videos on using the grid in 3ds Max for Source Engine Level Design.
Source Shader Settings
Control many Source VMT parameters directly inside 3ds Max.
My Model Scale is Wrong
All you need to know about getting your model scale correct.
Many new 3ds Max users have problems with the scale of their exported models not matching the scale in the Max UI. Here are some tips on solving that.
Unexpected Model Orientation in VMF Exporter
Fixed in WWMT 1.772
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.
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.
How to fix icons and menus missing for Wall Worm in some versions of 3ds Max 2022.
Source 2 Engine
Wall Worm and Source 2. Information on Counter-Strike 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
