rFactor - How to edit steering wheels ?
Posted by abdelkader
Hi.
I'd like to take up editing in-game rFactor cars' steering wheels.
As I am a newbie in the world of rFactor editing I don't know where the steering wheels' textures are located and what utility I need. I hope you're able to help me with those two questions.
Thanks in advance
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2009 03:44PM by abdelkader.
I'd like to take up editing in-game rFactor cars' steering wheels.
As I am a newbie in the world of rFactor editing I don't know where the steering wheels' textures are located and what utility I need. I hope you're able to help me with those two questions.
Thanks in advance
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/07/2009 03:44PM by abdelkader.
That depends on the mod.
They are usually located in the MAS files, you can open them with this tool:
[www.rfactor.net]
To know what are the MAS files where the steering wheels are located you have to open the GEN file of the car (with Notepad). You'll find something like that:
MASFile=xxxxx (where xxxx is the filename)
So that are the MAS files where the steering wheels can be.
Also, I think you know that, but in rFactor steering wheels are 3D, unlike in GP4, where steering wheels are 2D. So if you want to change the steering wheel completely you have to edit the 3D mesh too.
They are usually located in the MAS files, you can open them with this tool:
[www.rfactor.net]
To know what are the MAS files where the steering wheels are located you have to open the GEN file of the car (with Notepad). You'll find something like that:
MASFile=xxxxx (where xxxx is the filename)
So that are the MAS files where the steering wheels can be.
Also, I think you know that, but in rFactor steering wheels are 3D, unlike in GP4, where steering wheels are 2D. So if you want to change the steering wheel completely you have to edit the 3D mesh too.
MAS files...so similar to F1 Challenge. It's good to know that. Thank you for the nformation. 
Yes, but F1C MAS files and rFactor MAS files are different, so you can't use MasStudio 2002 to open rFactor MAS files for example.
Yes, I have just found out that I can't do that.
By the way. I found the proper file and extracted it receiving a gmt file . How can I open it? I got "Zmodeler" and "3DSimEd" but neither of them starts.
By the way. I found the proper file and extracted it receiving a gmt file . How can I open it? I got "Zmodeler" and "3DSimEd" but neither of them starts.
You can edit GMT files with ZModeler 2 or 3DSimEd, but depending on the mod the files will be locked so you won't be able to open them.
I see. That's why I couldn't open the files
I think there isn't any way to unlock them. If we could unlock files, what would be the point of locking a file of you can unlock it?
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