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The Reference.mdl, conventionally named <modelname>.mdl, contains a range of key information for an in game model:

The model's Origin, which is used to align its rendermesh (vtx), collisionmodel (phy), gibs, etc to the Model Entity's position in the World.
The name of the .vmt file to use as the default Skin.
The name of the .phy file to use as a collisionmodel.
The names of any sound .wav files used by this model.
etc

The reference.smd, conventionally named <modelname>_ref.smd, contains some of the information that goes into the reference.mdl, but not all of it:

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 == Reference.mdl ==
-The Reference.mdl, conventionally named <code><modelname>_ref.mdl</code>, contains a range of key information for an in game model:
+The Reference.mdl, conventionally named <code><modelname>.mdl</code>, contains a range of key information for an in game model:
-* The model's Origin, which is used to align its rendermesh, collisionmodel, gibs, etc to the Model Entity's position in the World.
+* The model's Origin, which is used to align its rendermesh ([[vtx]]), collisionmodel ([[phy]]), gibs, etc to the Model Entity's position in the World.
-* The Mesh and UV map geometry that is actually rendered in game.
+* The name of the .vmt file to use as the default Skin.
-* The skeletal geometry (bones)
+* The name of the .phy file to use as a collisionmodel.
-* The name of the VMT file to use as the default Skin.
+* The names of any sound .wav files used by this model.
-* The name of the MDL file to use as a collisionmodel.
-* The name of any animation MDL files used by this model.
-* The names of any sound WAV files used by this model.
 * etc