The general method to rigging is the same no matter which 3D modelling tool you use to do it.

• 1. Import the mesh of the Valve survivor to replace.

  2. Line up the custom mesh to the Valve survivor mesh.

  3. Delete the Valve survivor mesh.

  4. If custom mesh has its own skeleton, delete the custom mesh's skeleton.

  5. Link the custom mesh to the Valve survivor skeleton.

  6. Weight the vertices to each of the relevant bones.

  7. Export to SMD.