This guide is for the Alien Swarm SDK, if you have access to the Counter-Strike: Go Beta then you can use the more up to date CS: GO SDK by following the guide I have also written here.
Step One
Download GCFScape:Â http://nemesis.thewavelength.net/index.php?p=26
Step Two
Launch GCFScape and open the “dota 2 beta\dota\pak01_dir.vpk” file:
Step Three
Extract the “root” directory to somewhere on your hard drive and then rename it to “DOTA 2″ after the extraction is finished:
Step Four
Copy the “gameinfo.txt” and “scripts” folder into the newly created “DOTA 2″ folder, along side the files we extracted in step three:
Step Five
Install the “Alien Swarm SDK” from the Steam library tool list:
Step Six
Launch the “Alien Swarm SDK” and then open the “Edit Game Configurations”:
Step Seven
Click “Add” and a create a new entry for the newly created “DOTA 2″ directory:
Step Eight
Restart “Alien Swarm SDK” and select “DOTA 2″ from the drop down box:
Step Nine
Launch the “Model Viewer” making sure “DOTA 2″ is selected from the previous step:
Step Ten
In the “Model Viewer” press “File” and select “(Steam) Load Model”:
Step Eleven
You will now be in the model file structure, from here you can go into the different folders and load a *.mdl file:
Step Twelve
The model will now be loaded into the viewer, enjoy:
