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Normal Tools

Posted on Aug 6, 2014 | Last Updated Apr 22, 2020

Normal Tools are a collection of utilities and functions for quickly editing your Normals in 3ds Max.

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normals, edit normals, smoothing, hard edge, script, commercial

Gmod and Wall Worm

Set Up Wall Worm for Garry's Mod in 3ds Max
Posted on Aug 18, 2013 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2019

Instructions and video on setting up Wall Worm to export levels, models and materials using Wall Worm 3.71+ and 3ds Max 2018.

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gmod, garry's mod, garrysmod, steampipe, setup

Displacements Fail to Export

Posted on Feb 15, 2016 | Last Updated Feb 15, 2016

Some tips on troubleshooting displacements failing to export from Max into Source.

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displacements, troubleshooting, missing, fail

CorVex

Posted on Dec 10, 2013 | Last Updated Jan 9, 2022

CorVex is a geometry plugin for 3ds Max aimed at quickly building game level layout and convex walls with simple parametric controls and planar UV mapping.

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corvex, level design, plugin, wall, walls, blocks, convex, parametric

The Age of Free Game Engines is Here

Posted on Mar 30, 2015 | Last Updated Mar 30, 2015
de_pontificiWrinklemaps in 3ds Max

The game engines are all going free and Wall Worm Pro is now available.

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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

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

Error Code 126

Startup Error Loading Wall Worm
Posted on Apr 10, 2023 | Last Updated Apr 10, 2023

Solution to a startup error and VTF bitmaps not loading in 3ds Max.

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vtflib, error code 126, startup error

Getting Started with WWMT

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 13, 2012

Getting started with using the Wall Worm Model Tools.

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Exporting Animated Particle Textures

Posted on Oct 20, 2015 | Last Updated Oct 21, 2015

Instructions on exporting animated textures straight from 3ds Max into the Particle Editor.

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animated vtf, particles, makesheet, mksheet, .mks, .sht