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Bitmaps to Materials

Posted on Apr 5, 2016 | Last Updated Dec 19, 2016

Information on creating substance-driven material libraries and generating tri-planar projection textures without need for UV mapping.

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substance, bitmap2material, triplanar, blended mapping, blended projection, uvw, material library

Model & Basic QC Rollout

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 8, 2017

Explanation of the model and basic qc rollout inside WWMT where you assign the mesh, set model/material paths and set some basic parameters.

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3ds Max 2019

Posted on Mar 21, 2018 | Last Updated Mar 21, 2018

All Wall Worm plugins now support 3ds Max 2019.

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3ds max 2019

Anatomy of a Design Team

Teamwork in 3ds Max
Posted on Jan 17, 2018 | Last Updated Sep 22, 2023
Anatomy of a Design Team

This documents the most efficient setup of 3ds Max, Wall Worm and team organization for a Source Engine Project.

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teamwork, setup, wallworm, 3ds max, anatomy of a design team, source, team

Wall Worm, Still Squirming

Posted on Mar 28, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 28, 2012

First Wall Worm blog entry. A brief discussion on the past, present and future of Wall Worm.

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blog, news

Wall Worm, the Angry Teapot and the Art of Xen

Posted on Jun 5, 2016 | Last Updated Jun 5, 2016
Angry TeapotSurface Tension Uncut

Latest news on Wall Worm development, the Angry Teapot Awards and some insight on the future development of Xen in Black Mesa.

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blog, angry teapot, xen

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

Animated Textures

Posted on May 19, 2016 | Last Updated May 19, 2016

Instructions on creating an animated texture in 3ds Max and exporting to Source.

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animated texture, vtf

Exporting Animated Particle Textures

Posted on Oct 20, 2015 | Last Updated Oct 21, 2015

Instructions on exporting animated textures straight from 3ds Max into the Particle Editor.

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animated vtf, particles, makesheet, mksheet, .mks, .sht

Transparency and Reflections

Posted on Feb 6, 2014 | Last Updated Feb 1, 2018

Tutorial and example scene on making a material that has reflectivity that matches the transparency in 3ds Max.

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material, transparency, reflectivity