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March 2020: added a new pack for positioning the panel on window(s)!
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Thinking to do an useful move, here you will find the whole set of files that need for a quick and nice addition to any mod.
We (Chris "redapg" and I) know that S397 already provided info and main files for adding this feature, but you need to edit them, create some more rFactor2 files (GMT) with the right mapping, etc...
On the contrary what we provide is a "ready-to-use" set of panels.
Why set? Because a mere panel without thickness doesn't make sense for a quick and easy addition because in that case you must be forced to deform the panel plane to have it matching the surface where it must be "installed".
We, on the contrary, provide panels with 5 different thickness that can be quicky positioned as you need, without curving or deforming them.
The panels are all left side panels and once you have correctly positioned and tested the left panel you only need to duplicate it...
Due to the specific feature, that "prints" the fonts position led on the panel, don't mirror the panel.
Of course there are several procedures you can follow and here we give some hint for one of them using 3DSimED3:
Do not forget to use specific name for any item / file (also into the GMT files, for the material names) to avoid any issue and interference with other mods in devmode.
As explained into the https://docs.studio-397.com/developers-guide/cars/car-art/car-position-led-lights, also remember few more things:
Thank you and enjoy this new rFactor2 feature!
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Thinking to do an useful move, here you will find the whole set of files that need for a quick and nice addition to any mod.
We (Chris "redapg" and I) know that S397 already provided info and main files for adding this feature, but you need to edit them, create some more rFactor2 files (GMT) with the right mapping, etc...
On the contrary what we provide is a "ready-to-use" set of panels.
Why set? Because a mere panel without thickness doesn't make sense for a quick and easy addition because in that case you must be forced to deform the panel plane to have it matching the surface where it must be "installed".
We, on the contrary, provide panels with 5 different thickness that can be quicky positioned as you need, without curving or deforming them.
The panels are all left side panels and once you have correctly positioned and tested the left panel you only need to duplicate it...
Due to the specific feature, that "prints" the fonts position led on the panel, don't mirror the panel.
Of course there are several procedures you can follow and here we give some hint for one of them using 3DSimED3:
- import the basic panel with the thickness that you want to use
- import (as an object - mandatory) the body or window, etc..., where you want to have the panel at the car
- copy (Ctrl+C) the panel and paste it (Ctrl+V) to the object
- in the opening window, use the X, Y, Z coordinates and Yaw, Roll, Pitch values, to position the panel
- if it is positioned as you want to have it, write down the used X, Y, Z and Yaw, Roll, Pitch values
- click the green check mark to finish the process
- assuming you want to position the panel on side, you need the other side panel... go to the loaded basic panel again and go to Edit->Rotate and enter 180 into the cell Yaw and click OK
- copy the rotated panel and paste it also to the object (body or what else), where the left panel already is
- use the down-written X, Y, Z coordinates and Yaw, Roll, Pitch values, but using them with the opposite sign for X, Yaw and Roll to position the right panel according to the left one (in other words the left panel is +X you must write same value, but with negative sign; if Yaw / Roll have a positive value, the right panel must have same value, but negative)
- when done, click the green check mark again to finish the process
- go to Export->rFactor2 and click on "Save rFactor2 Model" NOT "Save rFactor2 Object"
- enter a name for the new led panel mesh and save the file
Do not forget to use specific name for any item / file (also into the GMT files, for the material names) to avoid any issue and interference with other mods in devmode.
As explained into the https://docs.studio-397.com/developers-guide/cars/car-art/car-position-led-lights, also remember few more things:
- in case of multi classes mods, use a different color for each font that shows the car position for each class (not mandatory but useful to quickly identify any font associated to the class): into the zip, actually the file "CARNAME_POS_R_FONT" is in red and it is used into the "CARNAME_externaldisplays.ini" to identify the position of the car (the other font "CARNAME_POS_Y_FONT" is yellow and currently used for showing the time elapsed at the pit stop) - feel free to use any color you prefer according with the lines into the "CARNAME_externaldisplays.ini"
- put the file "CARNAME_externaldisplays.ini" into the Teams Folder
- add the line "ExternalDisplays=CARNAME_externaldisplays.ini" into the VEH files
Thank you and enjoy this new rFactor2 feature!
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