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Wall Worm News / Wall Worm 5.0.64 Released

« on: March 05, 2021, 12:27:58 am »

Version 5.0.64 released on 3-5-2021

   * ProPalBoard: Added an Offset parameter to move the meshes up or down in the Z axis to help create padding between rendered elements.

   * ProPalBoard: Updated default Render Elements to removed the Alpha element.

   * ProPalBoard: Added a button to Set Cage (pushes Cage to 2 times current radius).

   * ProPalBoard: Updated the Render function to automatically put the diffuse texture into the opacity slot of the material, as well as set the bitmaptexture to use the Alpha as Mono Out.

   * ProPalBoard: Updated the bump map texture to not use PreMultiplied Alpha.

   * Detailer: Added new parameter to tesselate the detail props.

   * QC Importer: Fixed importer not working with some QC files formatted in certain ways.

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Version 5.0.63 released on 3-3-2021

   * QC Importer: Fixed bug importing QC files.

   * QC Importer: Fixed bug importing QCs from entities listed in a VMF file.

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Version 5.0.62 released on 2-27-2021

   * Entities: Fixed some entities causing a MAXScript error on being loaded (like the chicken entity in CS:GO).

   * VMF Exporter: Added new option to delete the NAV file before compiling a level so that it can get regenerated.

   * CorVex: Fixed error when using CorVexSpline objects that have closed splines.

   * WallWormMDL: Fixed MAXScript error loading model data from a WWMT Node using older WW formats (created in old scenes).

   * RES/PAK: Updated the RES/PAK function to collect from more locations when assets do not exist in the Game Info Directory. Will now add entries for files located in the (Game EXE)/game path if it does not match the Game Info Directory. Will also look for assets in the Extra Paths.

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Version 5.0.61 released on 1-21-2021

   * ShellVex: Fixed a bug running the macros to create ShellVex from selection.

   * Point Entities: Updated the point entity floater to automatically place env_cubemap entities 64 units above picked point which is generally the expected location for the cubemap entity.

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Version 5.0.59 released on 1-15-2021

   * Plugins: Added support for 3ds Max 2022.

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Version 5.0.58 released on 1-12-2021

   * CorVex: Fixed bug in CorVex when using splines with modifiers.

   * PropLine: Fixed bug in PropLine when using splines with modifiers.

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Version 5.0.57 released on 1-11-2021

   * Displacements: Added a couple new functions in the Displacement Floater to generate a terrain (Brushes, Displacements and Sculpt Mesh) all from selected template geometry.

   * CorVex Spline: Fixed bad data in CorVex spline that was causing duplicate knots in some sub-splines.

   * CorVex: Updated CorVex to read latest CorVex Spline data.

   * VMF Importer: Fixed bug importing some scenes.

   * CorVex: Fixed MAXScript error with some splines.

   * PropLine: Fixed MAXScript error with some splines.

   * CorVex: Added new settings for setting segment ranges of splines to skip start/end segments of splines.

   * VMT Importer: Fixed MAXScript error importing some VMTs.

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Version 5.0.48 released on 1-5-2021

   * Propline: Fixed a bug in PropLine in 3ds Max 2020 and older.

   * ShellVex: Updated the Create Terrain from Selection macro to add nodraw materials onto back sides of brushes if the source geometry only has one material.

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Version 5.0.47 released on 1-5-2021

   * Displacements: Added new options in Displacement Floater to create displacements from only faces using Blend materials or to exclude faces using Tool materials, etc.

   * MDL: Updated the WallWormMDL UI to include some cleanup such as updated tooltips, minor UI tweaks and updated documentation URLs.

   * Entities: Updated UI with minor fixes to updated documentation URLs.

   * CorVex: Fixed MAXScript errors related to using shapes other than Editable Spline shapes in a CorVex object caused by a regression in 3ds Max 2021.

   * CorVex: Fixed bad interpolation settings for some kinds of shape objects being used in a CorVex node.

   * CorVex: Updated CorVex to not use invalid shapes that would cause bad geometry when in Block Mode. Now these shapes are excluded from calculation in Block Mode: Star, Text, Channel, Angle and WideFlange. Arcs with the Pie parameter turned on will also be skipped in Block Mode.

   * PropLine: Fixed MAXScript errors related to using shapes other than Editable Spline shapes in a PropLine object caused by a regression in 3ds Max 2021.

   * PropLine: Fixed duplicate instances being added to closed shapes.

   * PropLine: Fixed some spacing problems when using the Division value.

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Version 5.0.45 released on 12-19-2020

   * WWMT: Added a new function to report the results of a cluster to show how many objects were condensed in a cluster as well as how many triangles were reduced. Only available in the Cluster Info rollout for WWMT Helpers that were created with the Convert Scene to Model tool.

   * CorVex: Fixed a bug in CorVex when using a Spline set to Adaptive Interpolation that caused a MAXScript error. Now when Adaptive is turned on, CorVex will fall back to using Non-Interpolation unless an explicit value is set in the CorVex spline base settings with the Force Steps turned on.

   * Toolbars: Removed the Hull Helper button in the Wall Worm Model Tool toolbar because the same button is in the Wall Worm Hull Tools toolbar.

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Version 5.0.43 released on 11-30-2020

   * CorVex: Fixed a MAXScript error in 3ds Max 2020 and earlier when a CorVex object was converted into a Boolean object.

General Discussion / Re: Texture with transparency does not work in Hammer.

« on: January 11, 2021, 08:46:59 am »

One more thing: The same bitmap in the material editor needs to be piped into the Opacity slot of the standard material in order for the VMT exporter to set the $translucent flag.

General Discussion / Re: Texture with transparency does not work in Hammer.

« on: December 30, 2020, 03:28:19 pm »

What are the dimensions of your TGA file? The texture compiler requires bitmaps to be standard dimensions (multiples of 2) like 1024x1024, 1024x512, 512x512, etc.

Wall Worm News / Wall Worm 5.0.42 Released

« on: November 29, 2020, 12:32:26 pm »

Version 5.0.42 released on 11-29-2020

   * Entities: Updated the Entity function in Max 2019+ to force any entity with a parameter named "radius" to be stored as an integer and to include a new function to display that radius with a radius helper in the scene. Note that this change breaks compatibility with entities that have the type of a radius set to a string value.

   * Startup: Removed the notice about having recently updated Wall Worm.

   * Startup: Added information in MAXScript listener when starting Max to show startup impact time of Wall Worm.

   * WWMT: Updated the function for exporting MDL with the FBX option to use the Material name instead of the Bitmap filename.

   * WWMT: Updated the FBX export to honor Use Local Origin as World Origin if exporting a WWMT that meets these conditions: Has $staticprop turned on and only has one mesh assigned to model.

   * UI: Added backward-compatible support for newer versions of Max to properly resize rollouts when the command panel is resized.

   * CSGO: Fixed VMF Exporter not being able to launch game in CSGO with compiled map. Added these launch parameters that are now required to launch CSGO from outside of Steam: -insecure -hijack

   * MACROS: Added a new macroscript that will try to get missing TGA files in scene from VPK; this is helpful when opening a scene from another user that has loaded VTFs into TGA files from the VPK but those TGA files are not on your current system. Only looks for missing TGA files that happen to be in a path that includes "sceneassets\images". Command to use: macros.run "wallworm.com" "FetchMissingTGAfromVTFinVPK"

   * Get Brush By ID: Fixed Get Brush By ID from causing a MAXScript error if a brush element of a concave brush is missing from the ID values embedded in it.

Bug Reports / Re: Prop_dynamic collision bug

« on: November 27, 2020, 01:55:59 pm »

Quote from: Kaesar on September 09, 2020, 01:24:59 pm

I'm not using WW right now, but well

Hopefully you got a fix for this. I'm pretty low on time lately, so except for issues dealing with Max/WW, I generally am slow to respond. Check that your bone hierarchy is same between hull and model.

Wall Worm Level Design in 3ds Max / Re: Notice of Upcoming Update affecting ambient generic entities

« on: November 27, 2020, 01:47:05 pm »

I am about to release an update to Wall Worm with this change. Below is a MAXScript that you can run before updating to store the current values that will be affected:

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/*
struct WallWormEntityDataTypeHelper (
	--values stored as strings that will be converted to floats in a custom attribute update and we need to store it because 
	stringsThatWillBeFloats = #("radius"), --make array in case we add more in future
	/*
	This script will embed entity parameters that are strings but will be converted to floats in a custom attribute update.
	This is necessary because when a custom attribute parameter type is changed, it's current value is not kept (converted) but reverts to parameter default value.
	*/
	function storeCurrentValues = (
		local updatedEnts = #()
		for ent in ::WallWormHelperOps.entities WHERE isvalidnode ent do (
			local ca = ::WallWormEntityOps.getEntCA ent
			if ca != undefined then (
				for p in stringsThatWillBeFloats do (
					if isProperty ca p then (
						local v = (getProperty ca p)
						if classof v != float then (
							setUserProp ent (("wallworm_entity_store_"+p) as name) (v as string)
							append updatedEnts ent
						)
					)
				)
			)
		)
		if updatedEnts.count > 0 then (
			selectionSets["Entities that Stored old values"] = updatedEnts
		)
	),
	function retrieveOldValues = (
		if ::WallWormHelperOps.entities.count > 0 then (
			local paramsToCheck = #()
			for p in stringsThatWillBeFloats do (
				append paramsToCheck (datapair p (("wallworm_entity_store_"+p) as name))
			)
			for ent in ::WallWormHelperOps.entities WHERE isvalidnode ent do (
				local ca = ::WallWormEntityOps.getEntCA ent
				if ca != undefined then (
					for p in paramsToCheck do (
						local storedVal = getUserProp ent p.v2
						if storedVal != undefined AND storeVal != "" then (
							if isProperty ca p.v1 then (
								--do a try because we cannot guarantee the string value can be converted to the data type
								try (
									setProperty ca p.v1 (storedVal as (classof (getProperty ca p.v1)))
								) catch (
									format "ERROR: Could not set % to % in %\n" p.v1 storedVal ent
								)
							)
						)
					)
				)
			)
		)
	)
)

::WallWormEntityDataTypeHelper = WallWormEntityDataTypeHelper()

To use this

click Scripting > New Script
Paste that code into your MAXScript File
Click Tools > Evaluate All (CTRL+E)
In the MAXScript Listener (F11) paste this code and then hit ENTER: ::WallWormEntityDataTypeHelper.storeCurrentValues()

Now the script will store the current values.

To retrieve the values after you update Wall Worm, you can then run this command in the MAXScript listener:

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::WallWormEntityDataTypeHelper.retrieveOldValues()

IMPORTANT NOTE: You must run this code before updating to Wall Worm 5.0.41+ on each scene that you want to preserve the radius values of entities. If you do not have entities that use the radius parameter (or the radius was already defined as a float in the FGD you are using), you do not need to concern with this script.

Wall Worm Level Design in 3ds Max / Re: Notice of Upcoming Update affecting ambient generic entities

« on: September 03, 2020, 06:57:42 pm »

The FGD data made the radius be a string (with text input) for several entities :

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radius(string) : "Max Audible Distance" : "1250" : "Maximum distance at which this sound is audible."
Here are the entities that I see this problem going to occur from base.fgd :

ambient_generic
env_physexplosion
physics_cannister
trigger_proximity

Wall Worm Level Design in 3ds Max / Notice of Upcoming Update affecting ambient generic entities

« on: September 02, 2020, 07:39:50 pm »

I'm going to add an update to WW soon that has a visual helper for the radius of some entity parameters (like for env_soundscape and ambient_generic). The problem is that to do this correctly, I need to make sure that the parameters for these functions are float values. Unfortunately, due to the way the FGD files are written, the radius parameter for some entities (ambient_generic, for example) were stored as strings instead of floats. In my update, these will convert to floats. But here is the catch--the update to Custom Attributes that changes a parameter type does not allow the current value to propagate. This means that any existing scenes will get the default value applied to all ambient_generic radius values.

I can write a function that can embed the current value that can later be retrieved into the updated entities, but it must be done on a scene BEFORE updating to the version of WW that has these entity updates.

I want to try and get an idea about how many people this will affect as well as how many scenes. I need to know if it's worth my time to built this function.

Bug Reports / Re: Max 2018 - Module not found

« on: August 24, 2020, 10:56:51 am »

What version of Windows are you on?

Bug Reports / Re: Max 2018 - Module not found

« on: August 21, 2020, 06:22:44 pm »

Can you retry installing Wall Worm now you are on latest version of Max 2018?

Bug Reports / Re: Max 2018 - Module not found

« on: August 17, 2020, 08:18:16 pm »

I'm sorry about the issues you are having. Can you confirm you have the latest version of Max 2018 installed? That should be 3ds Max 2018.4 . If you do not have that update version installed, please install the latest update to Wall Worm 2018.4 and let me know if this fixes your issue.

General Discussion / Re: WWMT Helper significantly slows down the FPS of the viewport

« on: August 13, 2020, 09:00:00 am »

Additional note about this: A WWMT Helper is actually just a Text shape with a piece of data attached to it in something called a Custom Attribute.

Can you see if adding simple Text shape objects into the scene replicates this for you?

General Discussion / Re: WWMT Helper significantly slows down the FPS of the viewport

« on: August 13, 2020, 08:58:48 am »

I cannot reproduce this on my computers. I will still try to investigate if there is some setting inside Max that might cause it.

General Discussion / Re: WWMT Helper significantly slows down the FPS of the viewport

« on: August 11, 2020, 11:24:07 am »

Thank you for the information. I will look into this tonight and test on 2019.3.

In the meantime, do you have access to 3ds Max 2020.3 ? That is the preferred/recommended version for using WW at this time.

General Discussion / Re: WWMT Helper significantly slows down the FPS of the viewport

« on: August 11, 2020, 10:11:39 am »

That is certainly not how it should work as we have scenes in Black Mesa that have hundreds of WWMT Helpers without an issue.

What version of WW and what version (and update version) of Max are you using? Also, how much System RAM and what Video Card do you have?

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