Engine Tools

Tools that ship with Source 2.

In this section

• Asset Browser - Asset Browser
• Hammer Level Editor - Smart Props, Lighting, Getting Started, Physics simulation in Hammer, Level Design and 1 more
• Material Editor - Getting Started
• Animgraph Editor - Animgraph Editor Nodes, Getting Started
• CS2 Workshop Item Editor - CS2 Workshop Item Editor
• Model Doc - ModelDoc Overview, Model Doc Nodes
• Particle Editor - Particle Editor Guide
• Post Processing Editor - Post Processing Editor Guide, Post Processing Effects, Existing Map Examples
• Subrect Definition Editor - Subrect Definition Editor
• VConsole - External console for Source 2 debugging and tools.
• Workshop Manager - Workshop Manager
• Model Editor (SteamVR) - Model Editor (SteamVR)
• Resource Compiler - Compiles game assets into runtime-ready resources.
• Map Compiler - Hammer's Build Map dialog, its stages and presets.