On the Grid
Information and videos on using the grid in 3ds Max for Source Engine Level Design.
MAP and RMF Importer
3ds Max RMF and MAP file format importer.
Starter Kits
Source Engine level design starter kits will automate some entity setups for common level design tasks.
Texturing World Geometry in 3ds Max
Basic tips on texturing world geometry in Max, especially for those with a Hammer background.
Wall Worm Anvil
Formerly called Wall Worm Displacement Tool
Overview of Anvil. Anvil is a level design toolset to help send 3ds Max scenes into Source.
Archive of Wall Worm Version 3 Changelog
Archive of Changelog early 2017 to early 2019
Archive of Wall Worm Version 3.X changelog in early 2017 through early 2019.
Some PSDs can crash VTEX
PSD files created with Viewport Canvas must be converted
PSD files created with Viewport Canvas can sometimes crash VTEX.
VMAP Exporter
The Wall Worm Level Exporter can export 3ds Max scenes into Source 2 VMAP files.
Unknown Bitmap Filetypes Crash VMF Exporter
Do not use bitmap filetypes that Max doesn't know how to read.
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.
