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.
smoothing, normals, smoothing groups, smooth
MDL Loader isn't working
Posted on Dec 23, 2016 | Last Updated Dec 23, 2016
Instructions on manually setting the correct plugin paths if WW did not set them during installation.
plugin paths, mdl loader troubleshooting
Export Body Groups | $bodygroup
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jan 7, 2018
You can export body groups ($bodygroups) directly into Source in 3ds Max.
bodygroup, submodel, submodels, bodygroups, body group, sub model, $bodygroup, qc, export
Creating Entities
Posted on Oct 27, 2016 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2016
Details on what objects automatically export as entities in a VMF and how to manually create other entities.
entity, assign, tie to entity
[FIXED] Blend Materials Crashing 3ds Max 2021
Many DirectX shaders are crashing 3ds Max 2021, including the Wall Worm Blend Materials
Posted on May 26, 2020 | Last Updated Dec 19, 2020
There is a regression in 3ds Max 2021 that causes Max to crash when using Wall Worm's DirectX shaders for displacements.
crash, cer, 2021, dx, shader, blend, fix
Exporting a Level from 3ds Max into Source
Brush Geometry, 3D Skybox, 2D Sky, Animated Textures
Posted on Oct 8, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 28, 2015
Video tutorial and sample file on exporting a 3ds Max scene into a Source VMF file with Wall Worm.
vmf, animated texture, video turorial, sample file, download
Sky Writer
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2020
Sky writer allows you to render your 3ds Max scene straight into the Source Game Engine as a HDR 2D sky texture (also known as a cubemap).
sky writer, skies, pfm
