How to map cars/helmets/ect (Is there any tutorial)

Barring if I can get permission from a certain mod author I intend to compile a mod for public use (Legality helps!) but in the mean time as I've been experimenting in the process of creating cars, converting cars from either F1-99-02 or Rfactor using the mas explorer/Zmodeler 1 + 2 I end up crashing the GP4/CSM I think due to the fact I can't map and I don't know how. For example I converted a car and even that I edited as I open the file on GP4 Builder it comes up with the scene of the car with wheels and a driver standing next to the car...it's odd.

Is there any tutorial on this? for both conversion into GP4/the mapping process?

Lastly does anyone know andy371 from the Rfactor crew? as he's the person I've been trying to get in touch with.

Out of it all I want to be able to map cars/helmets ect, to be about to convert other cars compile a certain mod and with permission release it for public use....note the words Legality, Permission and Public use



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/2014 03:26PM by JasonJarvis1988.

Well if GP4 is crashing because of replacing a model (.gp4) is not really a mapping problem, it's more on how the 3D model is converted into a .gp4 file, like the object parts and the textures it's assigned too
9 times out of 10 a car model will run ok in GP4, as long as it has all the object parts and assigned textures even if the .tex files are not in the .wad file, it will still run, but the car model will be white ingame.
When I test my GRID or DiRT converted cars in GP4, I import a default .gp4 car into zMod over the top of the converted car and make the converted car the cockpit object, and then export it as a .gp4 again and test it I don't even assign the cockpit object to anything,the car runs white ingame, because of that, but it's only testing so it's ok. then if all is running good, I go back into zmod and break the cockpit object into the right parts needed for GP4 to understand and assign it textures.

So recheck you cars object parts and texture assignments and see if the problem is that
I don't think it's anything to do with mapping

I think I've got a tutorial on how to convert from one game into GP4 and a zMod mapping tutorial somewhere I'll have a look

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I've found a tutorial on mapping in zMod
[www.mediafire.com]

I've also found a tutorial on making a car in GP talks abit about mapping and the object parts
[www.mediafire.com]

These files will be available until monday (7th April 2014), if anyone needs these files after that, then just PM me

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/2014 07:07PM by Flash Formula.

Thanks for the help Flash!!!!

Much appreciated!

No problem mate

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Öggo did a great tutorial some time ago called "mapping the Pacific PR01".

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