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Unknown Bitmap Filetypes Crash VMF Exporter

Do not use bitmap filetypes that Max doesn't know how to read.
Posted on Oct 18, 2012 | Last Updated Oct 18, 2012

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.

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vmf, crash, material, vtf

Phong Materials

Posted on Dec 1, 2013 | Last Updated Dec 1, 2013

Setting up a Phong material for Source using Wall Worm.

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phong, material, vmt, phongboost, reflections

CorVex Utility Floater

Posted on Jul 25, 2017 | Last Updated Jul 29, 2017

Basic overview of the CorVex Utility Floater.

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Soundscaper

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

This utility is a helper function to generate a skeleton Soundscape file based off of soundscape entities in your level.

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Menus and Macroscripts Don't Update

Posted on May 10, 2016 | Last Updated May 10, 2016

The WW menus don't automatically update when updating WW in 3ds Max 2017. Here are steps to update manually.

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menus, update, max 2017

Wall Worm Anvil

Formerly called Wall Worm Displacement Tool
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 25, 2017

Overview of Anvil. Anvil is a level design toolset to help send 3ds Max scenes into Source.

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anvil, overview, level design

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

Wrinklemaps

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 | Last Updated Feb 18, 2015

Instructions on making wrinklemaps in 3ds Max with Wall Worm Pro.

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wrinklemaps, flex, facial, texture, wrinkle

Arch Primitive

Posted on Aug 18, 2015 | Last Updated Apr 22, 2020

The Arch Primitive is a scripted geometry plugin for 3ds Max that creates arches for world geometry in BSP games such as those made on the Source Engine

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arch, geometry, brush

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.

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