Animating Weapons for Counter-Strike Source/Setting up the Source SDK

Setting up the Source SDK

Purpose: To simplify access to studiomdl for compiling

In experienced user terms:

• Install the Source SDK.
• Add a new filetype called QC.
• Associate a batch file that takes the first input of studiomdl and pauses when you right click a QC file and click compile.
• Unhide extensions for known file types.
• Change the Source SDK's startup options to -engine ep1

 Otherwise:

• Log into Steam.
• Click the "Tools" tab.
• Install Source SDK if you have not done so already.
• Right click Source SDK.
• Click properties.
• Click set launch options.
• Enter the following into the text box:

-engine ep1

(This makes sure you can change what game for which you are compiling.)

• Press OK and close as necessary to exit the windows.
• Go Start>Run and type in %sourcesdk%. This is the location of your Source SDK directory.
• Navigate to sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin folder. Here you will find all of the programs that are included with the Source SDK.
• Create a new file called compile.bat in this folder.
• In a text editor, add the following code to compile.bat.

studiomdl.exe %1
pause

• Drag any file onto compile.bat. If it says studiomdl.exe is not recognized, then replace "studiomdl.exe" in compile.bat with the full path of your studiomdl.exe in quotes. Example:

studiomdl.exe %1

changes into:

"C:\program files\steam\steamapps\username\sourcesdk\bin\ep1\bin\studiomdl.exe" %1

• Press windows key + E. This opens up windows explorer.
• Go to Tools>Folder Options.
• Click the file types tab.
• Click New and enter QC in the box.
• Click the Change... button and choose a text editor.
• Click the Advanced button.
• Click New.
• Under Action, type in Compile.
• Under Application used to Perform Action, select the compile.bat that you just made.
• Keep clicking OK or close as necessary until you have closed the windows explorer window.
• Now you can right click a QC file and click compile whenever you want to compile your model.