I will also 'touch' on various aspects of the modeling process and expose you to other tools such as FUSE (a model creation tool developed by Mixamo and available through the Steam Store), GIMP (an GNU Image Manipulating tool), VTFEdit (Manipulates Valve Formatted Textures and assists in creating basic VMT files to call them), Notepad ++ (Text Editor for creating QC files). It is also the tool required for you to be able to import Valve models that have been decompiled into Blender. If you elect to use the DMX format, it will actually create flex controls for mesh flexes created using ShapeKeys, and will provide the ability to compile your model straight from Blender itself. This is going to be a guide on how to get a model from a program such as FUSE, decompiled from a Valve model, found on the internet or even your own creation using a tool like Blender (in fact any model that is importable to Blender) into Source Filmmaker using the Blender Plugin called Bender Source Tools.īlender Source Tools is an all-in-one Blender Plugin that will create the require model Source SMD or DMX files. Porting models to Source Filmmaker from a format that can be imported to Blender has never been easier. If you don't know 'how to do something', you are going to have to research your problem yourself. I am not going to teach you how to use the tools (ie Blender) here, I am going to show you what needs to be done to get your model from Blender into SFM. Some of the techniques here may be far from the proper way to do something, Some may seem totally out to lunch if you are an experienced modeler, but they work for me and I'm still learning.īesides, I have always been of the opinion that it is better to do something the hardway first, then learn and apply shortcuts later (as some shortcuts tend to just go away.) Mostly through trial and error and a LOT of research. These are simply tips and tricks that I have learned bopping around with this stuff. I'm a tinkler and like most of you a hobbyist. I am NOT an expert (never claimed to be) and I am not a modeler (yet anyway). NOW!!!, Before we start, let's lower some of the expectations of what I hope to accomplish with this guide. However the changes have not been that significant that it requres a complete rewrite (Yet, lol!) Blender has updated multiple times since I started for one thing as have Blender Source Tools and Crowbar. The reason why I've released it in this state is that things are changing faster than I can write this guide. You can click on them to blow them up to give you a better view REMEMBER this as you work through the guide. Last update - 22 March 2018 14:24(pm) - added link to Shapekey tutorial in the Shapekeys section

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