Phong Materials
Posted on Dec 1, 2013 | Last Updated Dec 1, 2013
Setting up a Phong material for Source using Wall Worm.
phong, material, vmt, phongboost, reflections
Brush Materials have incorrect rotation and scale when using the DirectX Shader
Posted on Apr 10, 2012 | Last Updated Apr 10, 2012
The Wall Worm Material Library Generator originally created DirectX Materials for all materials. But updates to the VMF Exporter changed the way materials are interpretted. Whenever possible, you should not use DirectX Materials.
material, bug, directx shader, rotation, scale
Using WWMT
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 12, 2012
Articles on using the Wall Worm Model Tools.
MDL Loader isn't working
Posted on Dec 23, 2016 | Last Updated Dec 23, 2016
Instructions on manually setting the correct plugin paths if WW did not set them during installation.
plugin paths, mdl loader troubleshooting
Understanding Wall Worm Displacements
Posted on May 31, 2013 | Last Updated May 19, 2016
Overview on working with displacements in 3ds Max for the Source Game Engine.
displacements, sculpt mesh, brush
Advanced Bone Settings
Posted on Jan 18, 2015 | Last Updated Apr 22, 2019
Information on adding bones to your model or controlling advanced parameters.
bones
On the Grid
Posted on Sep 8, 2015 | Last Updated Dec 11, 2018
Information and videos on using the grid in 3ds Max for Source Engine Level Design.
grid, snaps, level design, snapping
SMD, VTA and QC Importer
Posted on Feb 5, 2013 | Last Updated Jan 21, 2020
Information on importing SMD files and QC files from Source into 3ds Max.
smd, qc, importer, vta
