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L4D: Installing Authoring Tools and SketchUp

May 21, 2009
Category: Left 4 Dead Mapping

Installing Left 4 Dead SDK Authoring Tools and Google's SketchUp.

In the following video I explain how to install the SDK and Google's Free Tool SketchUp.

Additional notes are below.

L4D Mapping: Installing Authoring Tools & SketchUp Video Tutorial:

Notes:

1. Log into your Steam account and click on Tools tab.

Right click and hit install on L4D Authoring Tools.

2. Download free Google's SketchUp program here. Choose the free download and install it.

3. Launch SketchUp to make sure it works.

4. Install the plug-ins to SketchUp from Steam's SketchUp Plug-ins.

Copy All from here:

and Paste it all to here:

5. Launch Google's SketchUp and under plugins you should see Export SMD and Export VMF.

Comments are Closed. Please Join & Discuss this post in the World of Level Design Forums Comments NotJarJar 15 Dec 2009, 07:59 Atabek are you JarJar Binks? Yousa soundsa like him. Thanks for everything Alex. Great site! Your videos are helping me do stuff on my map I never thought of. RpC "Daily Grind: 9 to 5 to Stay Alive!" PhycicKiLLeR36 02 Nov 2009, 14:31 Hey thanks for the help I'm doing a building & I want a texture that's different on the outside as well as different on the inside.I knoticed that when you texture a building on the inside the same texture is on the out side as well.Same thing applies for a ceiling as well,I thought it might not be possible to do different textures on ech side of a wall so I had a bckup plan & that is to create a very slim brush & put on the outside of the building to get my brick texture,same thing for my roof as well.Being that I'm used to the Unreal Editor when u carved out a brush (block) u did subtracted space which meant u would get an empty room but could texture every face of it whatever u wish.Thanks for your help & I'm still using your vidz keep up the good work for the community. AlexG 27 Oct 2009, 16:43 Hey Phycic, Happy I could help. For the brushes it doesn't matter the size. The texture will tile automatically so it will not stretch. But you may want to build the floor a section at a time. If you use a single brush for the entire floor it may slow down your map and you won't be able to change texture to something else if you want variety. So see if you can build your brushes in sections rather then as one whole. PhycicKiLLeR36 27 Oct 2009, 15:02 Hi Alex,loved your tutes I got them all been watching & learning.But I have a problem,I'm looking to do a map w/a start similar to No Mercy where u start out in an apartment,how big does the area of the main brush need to be?? it will have an asphalt texture so I'm worried bout it looking stretched.All of my biuldings will go on it as well it's basically a floor you could say for the whole map.Much like a main terrain floor for an outdoor Unreal map.If i know the size or size's the brush has to be I could make it & that would give a foundation for my map to start on. Help me if you can PLEASE !! I really wanna do a map for L4D. Thank You. AlexG 11 Oct 2009, 22:57 Hey harvosis, It seems like after a patch Valve got rid of the plugins. Do a google search for them. I personally do not use Sketchup to create maps, so it is not something that is required. Good luck. harvosis 11 Oct 2009, 17:49 So got a problem in my sdk tools plugin folder all i have is online help and Valve_library so obviously i dont have plugin with the two export files u know what could cause that problem do i need another dl? serafm 21 Sep 2009, 16:40 cool serafim 21 Sep 2009, 15:43 i dont now how to go on the thing to make a map Atabek 25 Aug 2009, 11:54 For you to know it's just redistribution part of game no warez because it do not contain the game it separate addon for buyed game :( some people live for less than 1$ per day but they are people too and they want to live like others and be happy etc. So give them chance to do that =( as you say it only 23$ it's too big for they happiness ? Atabek 25 Aug 2009, 11:51 For you to know :( some people live for less than 1$ per day but they are people too and they want to live like others and be happy etc. So give them chance to do that =( as you say it only 23$ it's too big for they happiness ? AlexG 23 Aug 2009, 21:01 No warez. The game is only $23 on amazon, sometimes cheaper through Steam. Most people will support Valve and buy it. Atabek 23 Aug 2009, 14:13 Why you delete my link? You scare of valve? most people need it :( AlexG 07 Aug 2009, 08:40 Sorry, thats not how steam works. You have to download it through steam only and through your account. There is no way to have a separate installation file. Atabek 07 Aug 2009, 06:06 I can not install Left 4 Dead SDK Authoring Tools from steam due to time out error :( I use dial Up connection 44K Can you share it for me or send via mail? Atabek 07 Aug 2009, 06:04 Hi, I can not install Left 4 Dead SDK Authoring Tools from steam due to time out error :( I use dial Up connection 44K Can you share it for me or send via mail? sylent[at]mail.ru Please!!!!!!! Powered by Scriptsmill Comments Script