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.
startup, script, error
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.
unknown system exception, vmf importer, fgd parser
Collision Hulls
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2020
Use Wall Worm to quickly build convex collision hulls for your model.
collision hull, convex, phys
My Material is always Transparent but I don't want it to be
Posted on Oct 4, 2015 | Last Updated Mar 23, 2016
Information on outputting the desired alpha settings for your materials.
translucent, alphatest, transparency, opacity
Studiomdl.exe - SteamStartup() failed
Posted on Feb 13, 2012 | Last Updated Feb 13, 2012
You'll get this studiomdl error if you try to compile a model and Steam isn't running.
Displacement Proxies
Posted on Jun 18, 2018 | Last Updated Mar 29, 2020
Displacement Proxies allow teams to work more efficiently with displacements in multiple files.
displacement proxy, sculpt proxy, xref scene
