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Exporting SMD/VTA with WW Pro with a Morpher Modifier

Posted on May 20, 2016 | Last Updated May 20, 2016

Sometimes WW Pro will have a problem exporting a model with a Morpher modifier if the normals cache is not being displayed properly.

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smd, vta, export, ww pro, bug, error, fix

WWMT Textures

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jun 18, 2015

Information on exporting Wall Worm Model Tools WWMT textures.

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texture, export, model, vtf, vmt, tga, 3ds max, wallworm

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

Studiomdl.exe - Model has 2-dimensional geometry

Relates also to: Error with convex elements of Mesh
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 8, 2017

This error is usually caused by models having a $concave flag that do not have proper collision hulls.

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Vtex.exe - ERROR: Can't convert image from RGBA8888 to DXT1 in CalcLowResImage

Posted on Feb 13, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 13, 2012

This error occurs if you are trying to compile an image that has a dimension that isn't a Power of 2.

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Wall Worm Beta Changelog

Archive of Changelog from 2010
Posted on Oct 9, 2017 | Last Updated Oct 9, 2017

Archive of the Wall Worm Model Tools beta changelog for versions 0.5 to 0.999.

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2010, beta

Rad Worm

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Apr 21, 2016

Rad Worm helps you create RAD files from your 3ds Max scene that will cause the textures to give off light when compiled into Source.

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rad, radiosity, lighting, shadow, cast, vrad, compile

Export Textures to WAD

Posted on Jan 17, 2015 | Last Updated Jan 30, 2015

Export Bitmaps from your 3ds Max scene to WAD files.

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wad, qlumpy

Why are Models Appearing as Cubes?

When reopening a scene the models can appear as cubes if the game settings do not include paths to the source MDL files.
Posted on Mar 4, 2017 | Last Updated Mar 4, 2017

This document explains why models can appear as cubes instead of props when importing VMF or MDL nodes.

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mdl, model, cube

Brush Materials have incorrect rotation and scale when using the DirectX Shader

Posted on Apr 10, 2012 | Last Updated Apr 10, 2012

The Wall Worm Material Library Generator originally created DirectX Materials for all materials. But updates to the VMF Exporter changed the way materials are interpretted. Whenever possible, you should not use DirectX Materials.

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material, bug, directx shader, rotation, scale