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{{bug|The recent SteamPipe update has also created a bug where, upon clicking '''File > New''', Hammer reports that it ''failed to load the default scheme file'', and all viewports will be black. To fix this Hammer must not be launched from the SDK program through Steam, but instead through the chosen game directory, e.g. <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life 2\bin</code>.}}
:::([http://web.archive.org/web/20170525233554/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3225145 solution on Steam SDK Forums])


* Go to Steam’s '''Library''' tab (1), then the '''Tools''' tab (2) and launch the '''Source SDK''' (3).
Most of the Source SDK applications including Hammer are found in the game's bin folders, following the SteamPipe update for Source engine games.
* Select the engine version and game you want to use for your map (4).
* Go to Steam’s '''Library''' tab (1), right click your game (2), hover over Manage to expand more options (3), and click Browse Local Files (4).
* Launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source (5).
* From there, double click your game's <code>/bin</code> folder to view it (5).
* Find <code>hammer.exe</code> in this folder and double click it (6). This will launch '''Hammer''', the level editor for Source.
[[File:Game config set.png|700px]]
[[File:Game config set.png|700px]]
* From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''':
* From the '''File''' menu, select '''New''':

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Most of the Source SDK applications including Hammer are found in the game's bin folders, following the SteamPipe update for Source engine games.

  • Go to Steam’s Library tab (1), right click your game (2), hover over Manage to expand more options (3), and click Browse Local Files (4).
  • From there, double click your game's /bin folder to view it (5).
  • Find hammer.exe in this folder and double click it (6). This will launch Hammer, the level editor for Source.

Game config set.png

  • From the File menu, select New:

Hammer newwindow.png

  • An empty map will appear.

Hammer emptyworkspace.png

Icon-Bug.pngBug:You may find that Hammer’s viewports are all totally black. This is because Hammer is running with a different branch of Source from the game you are working on. If you encounter this, Reset the Source SDK Game Configurations.  [todo tested in ?]

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