Model I made is not appearing in Gmod (Please Help)

[SteveSZP]

I made a model of a tower for Gmod using maya. My .qc compiles correctly but the model does not appear in game. I see the icon of the tower in the spawn menu but when I click it, just a green circle spawns, like I am spawning a prop except there is nothing there.
This is my .qc code.

$modelname "Spiral_Stairs.mdl"

$cdmaterials "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\materials\spawnicons\models\spiral_stairs"

$scale 1
$surfaceprop "default"

$model "Spiral_Stairs" "Spiral_Stairs.smd"

$sequence idle "Spiral_Stairs_idle.smd" loop fps 1.00

$collisionmodel "Spiral_Stairs_phy.smd"
{
$mass 1
$concave
}

I read somewhere that .vtf 's were needed for textures. So I converted the png file that was serving as my texture but I do not know where to put the new vtf file. Also, when I applied my texture in maya I used a lambert instead of a Phong E. I don't know if that has anything to do with it either.

I'm a novice at programming and I'm just really baffled. Any help is appreciated.

[loser]

I dont know much about Maya, or model building myself, but I can guess that you turned it into an effect, judging by the green circle that appears. Im sorry, but I cannot help you alot here.

- Monkeynaut

[taint]

If I help you, can you help me?
change your CD material path to this.

(x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\materials\spawnicons\models\"

Then put your texture in the models folder. My question:

Can two different VTF files be used for one model?

[Danirabbid]

Originally posted by you can have this soy food:

If I help you, can you help me?
change your CD material path to this.

(x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\materials\spawnicons\models\"

Then put your texture in the models folder. My question:

Can two different VTF files be used for one model?

Super late reply, but yes, you can.