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Viewport Freezes in 3ds Max 2017+

Fix: Update to the latest NVidia drivers.
Posted on Apr 13, 2017 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2017

The Max viewport can freeze and become unresponsive with Nitrous in DX 11.

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3ds max, viewport, freeze, hang, 2017, 2018, nitrous, directx shader, dx11, NVidia, windows 10

Lighting Rollout

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 23, 2013

This rollout contains lighting controls and other miscellaneous controls that are either rarely used or are experimental.

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Unknown System Exception

Posted on Jul 10, 2015 | Last Updated Oct 29, 2016

Steps on fixing problems with an Unknown System Exception when importing files.

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unknown system exception, vmf importer, fgd parser

When Opening Scene there is a startup script error.

Anvil embeds reference to a script in your 3ds Max scripts folder. If that file is missing, there can be an error.
Posted on Oct 13, 2014 | Last Updated Oct 13, 2014

Anvil embeds some scripts for scene startup to protect displacements from being invalidated via improper manipulation. Older versions of Anvil referenced a file that could cause an error if missing.

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startup, script, error

Nudge Tools

Posted on Sep 29, 2017 | Last Updated Oct 9, 2017

Nudge Tools in Wall Worm

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3ds max, nudge, move, grid

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.

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smoothing, normals, smoothing groups, smooth

Wrinklemaps

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 | Last Updated Feb 18, 2015

Instructions on making wrinklemaps in 3ds Max with Wall Worm Pro.

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wrinklemaps, flex, facial, texture, wrinkle

Illegal Characters in Path

Posted on May 28, 2015 | Last Updated May 28, 2015

Solving some problems with special characters and illegal characters in filename paths.

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Studiomdl.exe and Vtex.exe - Unable to find gameinfo.txt

Posted on Feb 13, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 13, 2012

This error usually indicates Steam did an update or you are working with a mod that doesn't use the Steam VProject setting. Read the fix here.

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For Hire

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Dec 25, 2022

Low on time to complete a project? Hire Wall Worm to get the job done faster.

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hire, 3d modeler, ohio, source game engine, assets