Bitmaps to Materials
Information on creating substance-driven material libraries and generating tri-planar projection textures without need for UV mapping.
Bitmap Crop and Coordinates in 3ds Max
Tutorial on using the BitmapTexture crop function with models and world geometry.
Displacement Proxies
Displacement Proxies allow teams to work more efficiently with displacements in multiple files.
Animated Textures
Instructions on creating an animated texture in 3ds Max and exporting to Source.
Rotating Textures
Instructions on creating VMTs that animate the texture rotation.
Texturing World Geometry in 3ds Max
Basic tips on texturing world geometry in Max, especially for those with a Hammer background.
Max Crashes When Applying a Modifier
3ds Max scripted modifiers crash when applied to objects if the keyboard shortcuts include any assignments to the backtick key.
Making Your Sky
Series on making your 2D Sky and 3D Skybox in 3ds Max for the Source Engine.
Transparency and Reflections
Tutorial and example scene on making a material that has reflectivity that matches the transparency in 3ds Max.