Blender Source Tools

A Team Fortress 2 model being edited

Scene configuration

Blender Source Tools allows Blender to import and export SMD and DMX files.

Features

• Supports GoldSrc and Source
• One-click export and import
• SMD and DMX support
  • SMD export can be optionally tailored to suit GoldSrc's limitations^[Elaborate?]
• Support for most Blender features
• Export multiple objects to one file
• Compile QCs automatically
• Import complicated models by QC

Bug:Triangles which occupy the same three vertex positions as a previous triangle have their vertices reset to around the mesh's origin (at least for SMD export).  [todo tested in?]

Installation

1. Install the latest version of Blender (minimum 4.1, or later). Or Install Blender from Steam (AppID: 365670)
2. Download the Source Tools. Don't unzip.
3. In Blender:
   1. Select Edit > Preferences
   2. Move to the Add-ons tab
   3. Click Install... at the top-right of the window
   4. Find the downloaded zip file and select it (Double click)
   5. 'Blender Source Tools' should be the only add-on shown if installed correctly. Check the box to the left and wait a moment for activation to complete.

Tip:To change the default export format to SMD, change export_format in __init__.py.

Community

• News and changelog
• Forums

Documentation

• Blender Source Tools Help
• Skeletal animation
• Flex animation (shape keys)
• Modelling Props with Blender
• Compiling a model
• Steam Community Guide covering all model features in great detail