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[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.

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crash, cer, 2021, dx, shader, blend, fix

Anatomy of a Design Team

Teamwork in 3ds Max
Posted on Jan 17, 2018 | Last Updated Sep 22, 2023
Anatomy of a Design Team

This documents the most efficient setup of 3ds Max, Wall Worm and team organization for a Source Engine Project.

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teamwork, setup, wallworm, 3ds max, anatomy of a design team, source, team

Missing Icons and Functions in 3ds Max 2022

Since version 5.9.3 Wall Worm requires 3ds Max 2022.3+ for the 2022 versions of Max.
Posted on May 30, 2023 | Last Updated May 30, 2023

How to fix icons and menus missing for Wall Worm in some versions of 3ds Max 2022.

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2022, missing icons

Slow Closing File or 3ds Max

This problem is fixed with sculpt meshes created with WW 2.82+.
Posted on Jul 30, 2014 | Last Updated May 20, 2016

3ds Max seems to hang when closing a file with a large sculpt mesh.

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frozen, hang, slow

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

Texturing World Geometry in 3ds Max

Posted on Oct 13, 2015 | Last Updated Oct 13, 2015

Basic tips on texturing world geometry in Max, especially for those with a Hammer background.

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texturing, world geometry

SMD, VTA and QC Importer

Posted on Feb 5, 2013 | Last Updated Jan 21, 2020

Information on importing SMD files and QC files from Source into 3ds Max.

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smd, qc, importer, vta

Brush Geometry

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2022

How to export brush geometry with the Wall Worm VMF Exporter.

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brush, geometry, layout, bsp, brush mode, tag, world geometry

Bad Texture Alignment on Brush Geometry and Displacements

Fixed in VMF Exporter 1.21 (WWMT 1.768)
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 29, 2012

The current VMF Exporter does not yet export the correct texture alignment, rotation and scaling on brush geometry and displacements.

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Help! There was an Error and Now Max is Frozen

Posted on Mar 26, 2015 | Last Updated Jun 26, 2015

If there is a MAXScript error during some functions, the MAX UI can remain in limbo (frozen or non-responsive). Here is the function to fix this.

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frozen, freeze, UI, 3ds Max