Importing Portal 2 maps to 3D animation programs?
Hello. I do a lot of animation in 3Ds Max and am starting some new animation soon with Atlas and P-body. So I was at my computer and came up with a great idea, to import Portal 2 maps into 3D programs like Max and treat them as a set. So after getting no where a lot on a Google search for importing them, I got the idea that the .bsp was like the pak01_dir.vpk file. So I opened a .bsp in GCFScape and see 11 files all in a format labeled .lmp. They also have a series of numbers as their file names. And that's where I'm currently at now. So is there a way to use the .lmp or perhaps convert the .bsp file into either a .obj or maybe a .smd? I probably won't use a map for the current animation I'm using Atlas and P-body for. However, it would be cool to create a map in the Community Test Chamber dlc and use it for custom animations. Although yeah, I could just create the test chamber inside Max itself instead of going through the trouble of importing it, lol. But I was just curious if this could be done. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
I'm not an expert on the subject but I think this will help
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Propper will get you all the geometry, but nothing else. No models or anything. Just all your brushes as an SMD.
MDLDecompiler can get you (most of) the models, but you need to place them yourself.
Thanks for your help. I looked into Propper and yeah it seems like it will work. I may just try it. Since my first post, I've been working on this and I able to export a map from Hammer into a .dxf file. I was able to load that into Max and that's where I stopped. I can see in the wire frame mode that the objects did import. The doors are there, the info sign is there and etc. However in the perspective window, all the objects are all black and are unaffected by lights. So I'm currently trying to fix that now. I've been told though that the textures don't carry over in the dxf. Meaning that I'll need to UV Map everything. So we'll see.
MDLDecompiler can get you (most of) the models, but you need to place them yourself.
Great idea. I've already extracted all the models from the .vpk file. And it might just be easier than trying to import the map. Maybe I will just do that, lol. Thanks.