Nothing but Boxes and Wireframes in Hammer Editor

[Muck'n 'Ay]

I must have either done something incorrectly or neglected it, because I can only see texture changes that I've made after I load the map. Searching through the prop libraries is also going to be tedious because I can't quite see what I select could actually like appear in-game before I run the map. Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[TheFluffycart]

Alright, this is an easy fix! In the window you want to be 3D and textured, go to the upper left corner of that screens window, and select 3D textured

 

[Muck'n 'Ay]

That fixed it. Thank you, and have a wonderful day.

And to clarify for anyone who's confused, TheFluffycart is referring to the text "camera" in said 3D window.

Edited so as to not clutter up the thread unnecessarily: is it normal to see props as yellow and magenta boxes from a distance until you close in on them? Can I fix this and why?

 

[Box Of Paper]

Tools > Options... > 3D views > Model render distance

 

[Da Spud Lord]

Yes, that's normal; Hammer will turn distant models into boxes to reduce rendering costs. I would advise turning the Model Render Distance setting to the max within Tools > Options > 3D views, unless you're mapping on a potato your PC should be able to handle it, and mapping doesn't require 60 FPS anyway.

 

[Muck'n 'Ay]

To Box Of Paper and Da Spud Lord, thank you.