How to compile models for the source engine.

[Jaanus]

I whipped up this tutorial out of boredom.

[B]IT ONLY SHOWS HOW TO GET AN ALREADY EXPORTED MODEL FILE COMPILED. NOTHING LESS, NOTHING MORE.[/B]

My site: [url]http://www.jaanus.cc/flash/tutorial.html[/url]
Downloadable: [url]http://www.jaanus.cc/flash/tutorial.exe[/url]

Shitty FP embed:
[media]http://www.jaanus.cc/flash/tutorial.swf[/media]

I'd recommend using the tutorial on my site, because FP's media tags stretch it and make the images look like crap.

[Sassafrass]

This is pure win. Thanks jaanus I loved it. I also appreciated the fact you disabled the context menu (edit: the media tags enabled it again) and didn't used compressed images.

[Jaanus]

Well, the media tags made the context menu come back. :argh:

[Spigot]

Nice, very useful. Err, informative. Thanks... Hmm...

[Lord Ned]

Does it cover the SDK Beta? Or work with the SDK Beta?

[Jaanus]

It works with any configured SDK.

[Lord Ned]

Weeell, the Beta SDK's studiocompiler.exe refuses to compile the collision models.

[Jaanus]

Well, I'm using GUIStudioMDL and collision models work perfectly for me.

[Lord Ned]

403 forbidden on GUIStudioMDL

[Jaanus]

He doesn't like direct linking. Fixing.

[b]Edit:[/b]

Alright, loads of stuff fixed, going to sleep.

[postal]

Nice tutorial.

[Aleiku]

[highlight][b]RAVE BREAAAK!!![/b][/highlight]

:dance:

Also awesome tutorial

[funnymonk]

This is absolutely sick!

[Jaanus]

[QUOTE=funnymonk]This is absolutely sick![/QUOTE]

Your mom's sick. :argh:

:v:

[solidmoose]

This should be stickied.
Thanks for the tut!

[Senscith]

I think my SDK or the old cannonfodder decompiler is gone to hell

ERROR: unknown attachment link 'ValveBiped.Anim_Attachment_RH'
ERROR: Aborted Processing on 'kittyscript\Heros\spades.mdl'

ERROR: c:\users\bileks\kittyrp-custom models\spades\smds\spades.qc(56): - bad command $mass
ERROR: Aborted Processing on 'kittyscript\Heros\spades.mdl'

Great tut man, mind adding a section for my issue? :v:

[bOND>>GM]

Jaanus I have a problem i tried to compile in GUI studio mdl and i got some error.
Here is the compile log.
GUIStudioMDL 2.2/Source - © 2007 Neil 'Jed' Jedrzejewski - [url]http://www.wunderboy.org/[/url]

*ERROR* Orange Box tools path is not valid - use "Config" then "Set EP1 Tools Path..." from the menu to set it.
Loaded QC file - "C:\Documents and Settings\Svamenzi\Desktop\Noobish folder\poop.qc"

Created command line: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\markotulic\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\studiomdl.exe" -game "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\markotulic\garrysmod\garrysmod" -notxbox "C:\Documents and Settings\Svamenzi\Desktop\Noobish folder\poop.qc"

qdir: "c:\documents and settings\svamenzi\desktop\noobish folder\"
gamedir: "c:\program files\steam\steamapps\markotulic\garrysmod\garrysmod\"
g_path: "poop"
Working on "poop.qc"
SMD MODEL shovel.smd
ERROR: c:\documents and settings\svamenzi\desktop\noobish folder\poop.qc(9): - bad command {
ERROR: Aborted Processing on 'models\svamenzi\shovel.mdl'
Can you help me?

[Jaanus]

Post your .qc

[luch174]

haha nice your quite the man with flash as can see from your web impressive :D i never got good at flash :(

[i_speel_good]

I think you forgot to say that if the subdirectory the model goes in doesn't actually exist, you'll get an error.

Or didn't you?
Lemee recheck

[bOND>>GM]

Here you go!
$modelname "models\svamenzi\shovel.mdl"
$cdmaterials "svamenzi\"

$scale 1
$surfaceprop "metal"

$sequence idle "shovel.SMD" fps 1

$collisionmodel "shovel.SMD" {
$mass 20.0
$inertia 1.00
$damping 0.00
$rotdamping 0.00
}

[Jaanus]

Oh you have that SDK problem. I had that too, I don't really have any idea how to fix it.

[b]Edit:[/b]

[QUOTE=i_speel_good]I think you forgot to say that if the subdirectory the model goes in doesn't actually exist, you'll get an error.

Or didn't you?
Lemee recheck[/QUOTE]

Yeah, forgot to say that.

[i_speel_good]

[QUOTE=bOND>>GM]Here you go!
$modelname "models\svamenzi\shovel.mdl"
$cdmaterials "svamenzi\"

$scale 1
$surfaceprop "metal"

$sequence idle "shovel.SMD" fps 1

$collisionmodel "shovel.SMD" {
$mass 20.0
$inertia 1.00
$damping 0.00
$rotdamping 0.00
}[/QUOTE]
Does the folder garrysmod/models/svamenzi exist? If not, try creating it and retry compiling

[b]Edit:[/b]

[QUOTE=Jaanus]Yeah, forgot to say that.[/QUOTE]
Yay, I helped avoid more errors

[b]Edit:[/b]

At bOND, you can try renaming "noobish folder" to "noobishfolder" and putting it somewhere without spaces in it's filename, like the root
C:/noob for example

[bOND>>GM]

Ok, it's still not working.
Maybe that's because I don't have Orange box?

[i_speel_good]

[QUOTE=bOND>>GM]Should I create them in Garrysmod folder?[/QUOTE]
Your subdirectory must be there.

Steam/SteamApps/username/garrysmod/garrysmod/models/SUBDIRECTORY

[Subzero MP3Z]

Nice work jaanus

[bOND>>GM]

Ok, I made a model in 3ds max, it's simple, i got to export and choose .smd, I downloaded .smd plug-in earlier. I put smd and qc file to same folder, I create folder which is specified in .qc file, and change names in qc to .smd's name. Run GUI studio, load the qc, press compile, and get an error. What should I do?
You can see error log, and my .qc file if you go up.
[b]EDIT[/b]
Error log says that here is a problem with .qc file,
but i don't think it's correct, because you guys are pros.
Can you make example .qc file and .smd file and give me to try to compile?

[Jaanus]

It's your SDK's problem. I don't know what causes it, I had it too, but it somehow fixed itself.

[HeatPipe]

I like your flash representation.

[Sassafrass]

Awesome intro music, nice touch.