Displacement Alpha Blending
Posted on Dec 29, 2015 | Last Updated Jul 26, 2017
Information on displacement alpha blending and the shaders you can use to visualize the blending.
worldvertextransition, alpha blending, blend material, directx shader, 3ds max, wallworm, anvil
My Model Scale is Wrong
All you need to know about getting your model scale correct.
Posted on Jul 20, 2013 | Last Updated Dec 3, 2016
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.
scale, matrix, transform, xform, reset, troubleshoot, big, small, giant, units
Unknown System Exception
Posted on Jul 10, 2015 | Last Updated Oct 29, 2016
Steps on fixing problems with an Unknown System Exception when importing files.
unknown system exception, vmf importer, fgd parser
Level of Detail (LOD) Generator & Tools Rollout
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jun 6, 2020
The Level of Detail Tools Rollout gives you controls for making LOD models and other LOD-related tools.
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.
substance, bitmap2material, triplanar, blended mapping, blended projection, uvw, material library
Converting Displacements to Models
Posted on Oct 25, 2019 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2019
Steps on converting a collection of displacements to props.
displacements, convert, props, mdl, render to texture
Using 4Way Blends
Posted on Dec 29, 2016 | Last Updated Mar 13, 2017
Overview of creating and working with Lightmapped_4WayBlend shaders in Wall Worm.
Lightmapped_4WayBlend, 4way blend, vertex paint
