Lightmap Scale
This article details the process of setting lightmap scale on objects, displacements and faces with Wall Worm Anvil's lightmap tools.
MDL Loader isn't working
Instructions on manually setting the correct plugin paths if WW did not set them during installation.
Models and QC
Information on exporting models and QC files.
Using Props in Your Scene
Article on re-using existing props in a scene.
Nothing Happens When You Hit Export
Model does not compile when you hit export. Here are some solutions.
Collision Hulls in 3ds Max for Source
Using WWMT in 3ds Max to create your model's collision hull with the Quick Hull feature.
Wall Worm Year in Review: 2013
Review of Wall Worm development in 2013.
Exporting Correct Smoothing on Models
Understanding Smoothing Groups and Explicit Normals
Discussion on smoothing groups and explicit normals and how they relate to Source.
Displacement Texture Scale Sometimes Incorrect
Understanding Displacement Blend Texture Scale
This page explains one cause for displacement materials to be scaled incorrectly in Source as well as the solution. You should use bitmaps of equal dimensions in both materials controlling the Blend material.
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.
