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. Animating Weapons for Counter-Strike Source Applications Used Setting up the Work Folders Setting up the Source SDK