Tutorial:How to find GP4Tweaker coordinates for tyres and rear_light_on?

Tutorial:How to find GP4Tweaker coordinates for tyres and rear_light_on?
Date: August 04, 2011 01:43AM
Posted by: Excalibur

Registered: 17 years ago

Hello!

I see a lot of people asking for tyres coordinates or rear_light_on coordinates for GP4Tweaker. So, here are my advices before to ask in threads or by PM:
1- Please, check the "readme" file, first. Many authors put the tyres and others coordinates of their cars inside it.
2- If you don't find them, follow this tutorial:

EDIT: New tool to convert TeamEditor coordinates for GP4 Tweaker
Gezere made a simple tool to convert TeamEditor coordinates into GP4 tweaker coordinates automatically. This is a xls format (Microsoft Excel). You can easily convert Helmets, Steering Wheels and Tyres coordinates:
Link: Teditor_Tweaker by Gezere

I- How to find tyres coordinates for GP4Tweaker?

2 Methods:

1- With Team Editor.

First of all, check into your gp4tweak.ini file: Tyrepos= 1 (if not, change the value 0 to 1 and save)
Team Editor (by Lo2K) is required: [www.realgpx.com]

1- open Team Editor, click on your car (team)
2- use V (virtual view) , click on Positions and move your right front and right rear wheel to get the values for this car by maintaining the left click and moving the mouse into X,Y or Z boxes ( Use the right window to see your changes in real time)
3- Then, divide these values by 100 to get the values for GP4Tweaker.

Example:
70 for Team Editor =0.70000 for GP4Tweaker
23 for Team Editor =0.23000 for GP4Tweaker
144 for Team Editor =1.14000 for GP4Tweaker
-183 for Team Editor =-1.83000 for GP4Tweaker
etc...

So your coordinates for GP4Tweaker (tyrepos.ini) will be: X, Z, Y (from Team Editor) and not X, Y, Z (beware of this)
For example, for your right front wheel, into Team Editor:
X=70 ( 0.70000 for GP4Tweaker)
Y=114 (1.14000 for GP4Tweaker)
Z= -23 (-0.23000 for GP4Tweaker )

The coordinates for your right front wheel into GP4Tweaker (tyrepos.ini) will be:
FrontRight = 0.70000, -0.23000, 1.14000 (X, Z, Y)
and FrontLeft =-0.70000, -0.23000, 1.14000 (don't forget the "-" for the X coordinates, for FrontLeft and RearLeft)

2- With RT Edit (gp4tweak.ini)

Look at this thread for more details and explanations: [www.grandprixgames.org]

PS: Don't forget to report the values of the car1 for the car2 also.

II- How to find rear_light_on coordinates for GP4Tweaker? ( rearlight.ini file [REAR_LIGHT_AMBIENT01_POS] coordinates)

First, check into your gp4tweak.ini file that RearLightBrake = 1 and that AmbientPos = 1

There are 2 methods to find the rearlight ambient position for your rear_light_on object (used in game when it rains and when you brake)

1- With Zmodeler

I prefer this method because more precise...

1- Open your car with Zmodeler and disable all the objects , excepted rear_light_on.
2- Choose the right view
3- Put your mouse just at the extremity of the rear_light_object (middle height)
4- check the values at the bottom of the window (x,y and z) and report these values into GP4Tweaker (rearlight.ini)

See step by step here:

2- With GP4Builder
1- Open your car with GP4Builder
2- Double-click on "Scenes 1". Then double-click on "Scene1 28"
3- Click on rear_light_on object, check the values into the right window (center coordinates)
Example:
for center, you see X=0 Y=-2.444 Z=-0.213
So the coordinates for GP4Tweaker (rearlight.ini) will be : = 0.0000, -0.2130, -2.4440 (X, Z, Y)

PS: Don't forget to report the values of the car1 for the car2 also.

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Edited 13 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/2011 12:30PM by Excalibur.