Alternatives to Maya and blender to open .MDL files and animations?

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  • BlenderSourceTools

    The Blender Source Tools add Source engine support to Blender, the free 3D modelling suite.

    • Blender Source Tools, to open any models that SourceIO didn't manage to (though you will need to decompile those, e.g. using Crowbar), or for exporting DMX/SMD files for your own maps

  • SourceIO

    SourceIO is an Blender(3.4+) addon for importing source engine textures/models/maps

    • SourceIO, to directly open most source engine file formats (including MDL)

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  • Crowbar

    Crowbar - GoldSource and Source Engine Modding Tool

    • Blender Source Tools, to open any models that SourceIO didn't manage to (though you will need to decompile those, e.g. using Crowbar), or for exporting DMX/SMD files for your own maps

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