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Texturing World Geometry in 3ds Max

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

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

texturing, world geometry

Finding Leaks in 3ds Max

Posted by Shawn on Aug 8, 2014 | Last Updated Aug 8, 2014

Some information on finding and troubleshooting leaks.

leak

Help! There was an Error and Now Max is Frozen

Posted by Shawn 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.

frozen, freeze, UI, 3ds Max

Textures

Posted by Shawn on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jan 23, 2020

This page details how materials in 3ds Max map to materials in Source. There are two types of materials you can export: model materials and world materials.

materials, textures, vmt, vtf, tga, source engine

Bitmap Crop and Coordinates in 3ds Max

Posted by Shawn on Apr 8, 2018 | Last Updated Sep 2, 2019

Tutorial on using the BitmapTexture crop function with models and world geometry.

crop, bitmap, coordinates, uv, bitmaptexture

Making Collision Models

Posted by Shawn on Jul 16, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 29, 2013

Articles about making collision models.

collision, hull, model, convex, concave

Making Facial Animations

Posted by Shawn on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jan 15, 2020

This page explains how to export your facial animations into Source. Facial animations are done using a different procedure than most animations in Source.

vta, facial, morpher, morph-o-matic, flexfile