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.
anvil, overview, level design
Global Settings and Configuration
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2025
This floater controls global settings for Wall Worm. The settings control some system settings as well as default settings for common tools and actions in Wall Worm.
settings, configuration, paths, config, setup, global settings
Brush Geometry
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2022
How to export brush geometry with the Wall Worm VMF Exporter.
brush, geometry, layout, bsp, brush mode, tag, world geometry
A Source for New Tools
2016 Year in Review for Wall Worm
Posted on Oct 31, 2016 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2016
Halloween 2016 news for Wall Worm and the release of a new MDL Importer for 3ds Max.
halloween, 2016, mdl importer, black mesa
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
Advanced Texture Controls
Posted on Jun 24, 2015 | Last Updated Mar 31, 2017
With Wall Worm Pro, you can export arbitrary texture maps as VTF files in Source.
vtf, wwpro, texture, procedural
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
