Viewports not shown?

[[Maxx]]

My friend has a problem when attempting to load his map file, the viewports are completely black with no grid.
Can anybody help? Tried posting this on facepunch but nobody bothered to respond.

[LordDz]

What source sdk version is he mapping for? 2006? 2007?

Or..
If it's just a simple fix:

Make sure the grid is on, and in case all viewports are set to show 3D, that can be changed by clicking just in the corner of each viewport.

[[Maxx]]

2009 i believe?
like thats the engine or something
sorry if im wrong or something lol i have no experience with hammer editor

[LordDz]

Valve are fucking the Hammer Editor up by changing everything to steampipe.
Tell him to go to steamapps/common/Half-Life 2/bin and launch hammer from there.

[[Maxx]]

Valve are fucking the Hammer Editor up by changing everything to steampipe.
Tell him to go to steamapps/common/Half-Life 2/bin and launch hammer from there.

he says its doing it there too?
i think hammer like broke itself

[Knights]

Valve are fucking the Hammer Editor up by changing everything to steampipe.
Tell him to go to steamapps/common/Half-Life 2/bin and launch hammer from there.

Pretty much this... Please anyone wanting to make mods just get it over with and go for their latest SDK already and save yourself the hassle...

[[Maxx]]

He sent me this:
"When you get into the main level after a few tries of wandering the viewport window half the maps ground/grass (displacement) is gone and when you move your mouse around they will appear/disappear when the mouse is moving. Maybe its a graphical problem"
So, can anyone figure this out?

[[Maxx]]

And this:
"The other 3 viewports that are only suppose the top/left views are suppose to show only the grid wireframe of the map like it normally should but it for some reason is black and when you (somehow) find an entity like a tree it will show it in wireframe and like it was in the 3D Textured when its not."

[ErikKiller]

Sounds like a graphical glitch.
I think I had it on the latest Nvidia drivers at one point which also broke some textures and the flashlight in Episode Two.
I guess he should launch Ep2 and see if that's fucked up as well?

[LordDz]

Screenshots!
And.. Why isn't he telling the problem himself?