From Sketchup to .vtf

[Beachbum790]

Not quite sure if this is the wrong section.


I am making maps/models for the team I'm in for a steam game entitled Athena, and I need to make buildings for the old modeler who was kicked off. But, since I'm horrendous in Hammer, I need to use Sketchup or Milkshape. Feedback please.

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[Captain Boris]

For a start, the .Vtf (Valve Texture File) format is for textures and such, and you'd have to export to .3ds and get that into some program which can export into Source-compatible .mdl files, I suggest XLD.

[Reactor Worker]

Is it to be in the Source Engine? If so, then you should use Hammer. It is brush based, whereas Milkshape and Sketchup are not. Even if you found a viable export path, it would be more hassle than it is worth and would likely lead to significant errors.

As stuffty as it is; use hammer.