Question for Modelers

I'm making models in MAX and I really don't have a clue on how to get
them from being MAX models to HL2 models. :/ I know that
there's an exporter you can find that will export your models into the
XSI format, but that's about it. I don't know how to compile 'em,
or how one should go about texturing them (i.e., how do the textures
get from the model to the game), etc.

If anyone can help me out, it'd be much appreciated.

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My maps are stupid.

Well if you export to the XSI format, then you could load them into XSI
and follow the tutorials about compiling documented here...

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:Modeling

Not sure if there is a more direct route from max; I know that
milkshape can export to .smd files and those can be compiled directly
by the SDK compile tools, but I haven't looked into that for max.

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Try
this.
A quick google brought it up, it says that it's painless. Give it
a shot :smile:

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting French Toast</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Try this. A quick google brought it up, it says that it's painless. Give it a shot :smile:
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Thanks, I think that's going to help a lot... the tutorial is rather badly written, and it doesn't really give me any advanced information for compiling more detailed models, but it's start.

It's funny, I googled for this stuff before and couldn't find one darned thing. :/ Must not've searched for the magic words.

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My maps are stupid.

I searched "extracting 3ds max model to Half-Life 2"

French Toast said:
I searched "extracting 3ds max model to Half-Life 2"

yea, see... all I searched was "3dmax + hl2". :rolleyes:

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My maps are stupid.

You even got the abreviation of 3D studio max wrong! No wonder :razz:

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-[Better to be Honest than Kind]-

lol... yes. seems I suck at typing and thinking lately. :O

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My maps are stupid.