GUI StudioMDL - Win32 Gui wrapper for the Half-Life model compiler
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(c) 2004 Neil 'Jed' Jedrzejewski
jed@wunderboy.org
http://www.wunderboy.org/

Current version can be found at the above web site.

Introduction
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GUI StudioMDL provides access to all the same functions and parameters as
the DOS based Half-Life StudioMDL compiler, but through a simple, lightweight
Windows based graphical user interface.

So why use it?
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Well I cant force anyone to use it but it does save some of the hassle of
starting a DOS window and typing long pathnames in! It does however give you
the following:

    * Windows interface - no more MS-DOS!

    * Works in just about any 32-bit version of Windows (9x, ME, 2000/XP)
    
    * Lets you use any version of studiomdl.exe
    
    * Lets you set command line parameters through simple checkboxes
    
    * Ability to drop QC files onto GUIStudioMDL and have them automatically
      load, or set up a file type association.
    
    * A Shortcut can be set-up with the -autocompile parameter and you can
      drag-and-drop compile models!

Known bugs/caveats
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Toutput window doesnt show the output of studiomdl.exe until after the compile
is done, so if its a large model your compiling you might not see anything for
a while.

Installation
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Place guistudiomdl.exe in a location of your choosing along with a copy of the
studiomdl.exe that you wish to use. The default Half-Life SDK version is included
in the zip file.

If you create a desktop short-cut to GUI StudioMDL you can drag QC files onto it
and they will be automatically opened and loaded.

To create a drag-and-drop short-cut that will automatically compile your QC file,
create a desktop short-cut as normal and in the properties, add -autocompile after
the GUI StudioMDL EXE. e.g:

"C:\Program Files\GUIStudioMDL\guistudiomdl.exe" -autocompile

If you then drag a QC file onto that short-cut the QC will auto-load and compile
for you.

License/Disclaimer
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You are allowed to distribute this utility freely as long as it is not for profit
and this documentation is intact and unmodified. If you do decide to distribute
it, please let me know as I'd like to know who's using it.

This software is experimental. I, Neil Jedrzejewski, assume no responsibility
whatsoever for its use by other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or
implied, about its quality, reliability, or any other characteristic.