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Attachments & Particle System UI

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 12, 2012

Attachments are points on your model where you can attach extra models and particle systems (guns, sprites, etc). This page details both Attachments and Particle Systems since the Particle System controls are also in the attachment rollout.

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Compile Errors

Posted on Feb 13, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 29, 2013

Compiling your assets for Source sometimes generates errors. This page lists categories for finding solutions to compile problems.

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Making your 3D Skybox

Posted on Mar 12, 2014 | Last Updated Mar 12, 2014

Explanation on making a 3D Skybox in 3ds Max with Wall Worm.

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3d skybox

Using Props in Your Scene

Posted on Mar 3, 2015 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2016

Article on re-using existing props in a scene.

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props

Textures

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jan 23, 2020

This page details how materials in 3ds Max map to materials in Source. There are two types of materials you can export: model materials and world materials.

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materials, textures, vmt, vtf, tga, source engine

Tags

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 27, 2012

The Tags tab in Anvil lets you mark geometry in the scene as different kinds of objects. This page is an overview of the UI.

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tags, anvil, ui

Blend Materials and WorldVertexTransition

Posted on Dec 21, 2013 | Last Updated Feb 2, 2019

Instructions on creating a WorldVertexTransition material inside 3ds Max using Blend Materials.

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blend, worldvertextransition, material, displacement

Export Multiple Texture Skins

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Sep 22, 2019

You can give your model multiple skins (textures) so that the same mesh can look differently in different uses.

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skins, texturegroup

Generating LODs

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jun 6, 2020

The Level of Detail Generator on the Level of Detail Tools Rollout lets you generate LOD models from the root mesh. The tool will make lower-res versions of your model so that less polygons are rendered in-game when players move farther away.

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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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