Compiling Hats & Attachments For Source

[Short]

Tools needed.

 

Maya

3ds max (what I'm using for the tut)

Blender

Vtfedit

Guistudiomdl

Smd exporter plugins/scripts

Source sdk (it should come with steampipe games).

 

Step one. Export your model.

 

First make sure your model is zeroed in the world then export the reference (ref.smd) and one sequence with 5 frames (idle.smd). Open the ref.smd in notepad++ and make sure the texture name is correct (jester.psd).

 

NOTE: depending on the attachment type it may need to be rotated a certain way before being exported.

 

 

Step two. Creating the vmt and vtf.

 

Open up vtfedit and import your texture and use these settings, save your texture as and make sure it matches the above name in the ref.smd.

 

 

Next create a vmt with this code, replace the XXX.vtf with the name of the texture you just made (jester.vtf). Make sure the vmt name matches the vtf name.

 

"VertexLitGeneric"

{

$baseTexture "models/player/hgitems/hats/XXX.vtf"

"$phong" "1"

"$phongexponent" "150"

"$phongboost" "1"

"$phongfresnelranges" "[0 1 4]"

"$basemapalphaphongmask" "1"

"$rimlight" "1"

"$rimlightexponent" "4"

"$rimlightboost" "2"

}

 

Copy the vmt and vtf to cstrike\download\materials\models\player\hgitems\hats.

 

Step Three. Compiling your model.

 

Create a qc file with this code, replace the XXX.mdl with the name that you want the model to be (jester.mdl), replace the XXX.smd with the reference model name (ref.smd). The qc and the two smd's should be in the same directory.

 

$modelname "player\hgitems\hats\XXX.mdl"

$body "HG" "XXX.smd"

$cdmaterials "models\player\hgitems\hats\"

$hboxset "default"

$surfaceprop "carpet"

$illumposition 1.280 0.000 80.164

$sequence idle "idle" loop fps 30.00

 

Now open up guistudiomdl and open the qc you just made (I'm using my own app but it does the same thing).

 

 

Final step. Check to make sure it works in model viewer.

 

 

If you are getting a pink and black checkerboard texture it means it could not find the texture, check your vmt, vtf and ref.smd names.

 

Post any questions below .

Edited September 13, 2013 by Short

[RageQuit]

This is beautiful, and you are beautiful.

[persianskillzz]

NICE!! Thanks shorty..