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The ''Model Viewer'' is included in the Source SDK , which also includes other programs such as Valve's '' Faceposer '' and the '' Valve Hammer Editor '', along with various utilities and documentation. The ''Model Viewer'' is a powerful tool which allows the user to rotate game models in any direction, zoom in and out, pan, and all other functions which one would expect to find in a high-quality model viewer, including setting up different background and floor textures.

The ''Half-Life 2 Model Viewer'' can be used for a variety of different purposes, including developing. Developers may use the program to view models and their corresponding animations, attachment points, bones, and so on. It can also be used to view props, weapons, buildings, and just about any other 3D object found except something which is a ''brush'' (an object created in ''Hammer'' that makes up the actual world - something like a floor, wall, room, skybox or terrain), the ''Model Viewer'' can't view game textures either (''Hammer'' is used for that purpose instead).

People who are keen on learning about the storyline of ''Half-Life 2'' may use the Model Viewer to get more detail on characters, monsters, and objects found in the game. Things like Stalkers , Crab Synths , Mortar Synths , or the Stripped Overwatch Soldiers are only seen briefly and vaguely during the game, but the ''Model Viewer'' allows players to have a closer looks at all those things. Unused game models can also be viewed with the ''Model Viewer'', and it can generally aid in developing, or cracking the mysteries of ''Half-Life 2''.