Now you have to convert the model to PMX format by using Blender, MMD Tools, and Source Tools.ģ. Step 5: Converting the models to PMX format. Make a folder for the textures, I’ll call mine “Tex”, and save the textures in the folder either as a TGA file or a PNG file to keep transparency. Drag the VTF file into the VTFEdit window.ģ.
After you download and install VTFEdit, go to the “materials” and do the following:Ģ. Step 4: Decompressing the VTF files.Īfter you complete decompressing the MDL files, you have to extract the textures. The QC file is the complete model unseparated, that’s the one we need. This is very helpful if you only want a part of the model.
The SMD files are the model separated into multiple parts or assets. Most of them have the extension (.smd) and one file has the extension (.qc). In the output folder, a bunch of files will be extracted. Choose an output folder and uncheck the following settings: Drag the MDL file into the program window.Ĥ. Go to the “models” folder and do the following:ģ. You’ll have the two folders: “models” and “materials”. The program will extract the GMA file into a (.7z) file. Drag the GMA file into the GWTool window. Rename it to a simpler name (Ex: NameHere.gma) then decompress by doing the following:Ģ.
When the download is finished, you’ll have a file that has the extension (.gma). Method for GMOD Models downloaded through the Steam Workshop Downloader: The method for SFM models downloaded through the Steam Workshop Downloader is the same. VTF files have the textures in image file formats which are what we need.
VMT files are code so you can delete them. The “materials” folder has files that have the extensions (.vmt) and (.vtf) which stand for “Valve Material File” and “Valve Texture File” which can be opened using VTFEdit. That’s the model’s data, similar to PMX and PMD but MDL files are compressed and need decompiling or decompression. We don’t need the VVD, the PHY, and the VTX files because they are additional data that work only in SFM and GMOD so you can delete them. The “models” folder has files that have the extensions (.mdl), (.vvd), (.phy), and (.vtx). You’ll have two folders: “models” and “materials”.