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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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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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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

ShellVex

Posted on May 20, 2015 | Last Updated Apr 22, 2020

ShellVex is a scripted geometry plugin for 3ds Max that allows you to create convex geometry blocks from the polygons (or tris) of other objects in the scene.

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brush, bsp, geometry, world geometry, plugin

Importing Models

Posted on Mar 12, 2017 | Last Updated Mar 12, 2017

Articles and documents related to importing model assets into 3ds Max.

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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

Using WWMT

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

Articles on using the Wall Worm Model Tools.

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Worm Face

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jan 24, 2020

Worm Face is a script that lets you mimmick the behavior of Hammer's Texture Application Tool inside 3ds Max.

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worm face, wormface, texture drop, texture application, decal, overlay

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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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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