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1. HL2 model compile error - Please help

   

   Topic by TorQue[MoD] · Jun 2007 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi guys! I've compiled a few different prop models for HL2DM without any problems, but now I'm doing one thats a bit more complicated and it keeps running into the same error "bad collision model, check your smoothing groups. Warning: Truncating model Warning: tower_arch has bad smoothing groups Model has 1 convex…

2. Re: HL2 model compile error - Please help

   

   Reply by TorQue[MoD] · Jun 2007 · Home› Technical Talk

   reference mesh. Like I said, I've compiled a few models before without problems so I know what format I'm supposed to export to... I'm technically doing everything properly but its still giving me the error... its really weird.

3. Re: HL2 model compile error - Please help

   

   Reply by Needles · Jun 2007 · Home› Technical Talk

   Are you exporting in animation smd or reference mesh smd? That might be causing the problem.

4. Re: HL2 model compile error - Please help

   

   Reply by Showster · Jun 2007 · Home› Technical Talk

   erm what about, 1) Exporting it as a 3ds, reimport it, weld the verts, reassign the smoothing then try? Max sometimes goofs up .max files 2) Reset Xforms, Collapse to Edit Poly, Then Apply Smoothing Groups to 1 again 3) Check you haven't got any hidden meshes in the scene or incorrectly applied textures 4) What does the…