Outdated Real-Time Vehicle Editor - Alpha 12 released ! New UI, icons, duplication, plenty of fixes, ...

TheEvil_potato · Aug 5, 2014

Why am I getting a game path error and not able to change the game path?

SHOme1289 · Aug 5, 2014

I PM'd greg a few weeks ago, and he went into detail about how the PRU basically renders the Editor useless..for now...He let me know that he is working on fixing it, but most of the program needs to be modified and LOTS of hours need to be spent on getting it working again on the new update.

(im sad cuz I saw this bumped and I thought it was Greg releasing the new version lol)

Basically for now, the editor doesn't work on the current, pre-race-update build. Heres to greg and hoping he gets it done!! hurrah!!

venomstriker235 · Aug 9, 2014

When I launch it I get a instant not responding following a close Why?

nolose42 · Aug 10, 2014

venomstriker235 said: ↑

When I launch it I get a instant not responding following a close Why?
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On Win 8 you need to download the release 12 with the old UI

Watch this post from Greg: Post

danodude · Aug 13, 2014

Nice program

Got a problem though, I can't seem to change my BeamNG drive location under preferences. I decided to play through Steam so I tried to change the location. Now I can't change it back to the old location OR Steam's.

Thanks

BjarkeDuDe · Aug 20, 2014

danodude said: ↑

Nice program

Got a problem though, I can't seem to change my BeamNG drive location under preferences. I decided to play through Steam so I tried to change the location. Now I can't change it back to the old location OR Steam's.

Thanks
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Me too.

thrklm · Aug 23, 2014

GregBlast said: ↑
Introduction
First of all for those who come here for the first time I suggest you first read what I described in my other thread here for the installation instructions and such. Also you are welcome to follow the evolution of the tool before this thread was made.
I create a second thread because the first post in the first one was getting huge due to the fact I post screenshots and descriptions with every release. I hope some better way will be available soon like spoiler tags to collapse content but for now I'll stick to this way.

Description
So to describe this tool shortly I can say that it's meant to let you create and edit jbeam files in a user-friendly manner. It's not only for nodes and beams but everything that jbeam files can contain. Some grid controls allow you to easily add and remove elements (node / beam / hubWheel / ...) and you can set properties for groups or for an element separately.

But of course the biggest part of the tool is the 3D editor in which you can visually edit the node / beam structure AND the triangles. You can move groups of nodes and all their links with them, you can snap to grid, transform the grid and put it on a triangle, mirror nodes with their beams and triangles, ...

The other special feature of this editor is the integrated game control. By simply clicking a button you can launch the game inside the editor. An "update" button lets you easily refresh your vehicle from the tool to the game after you made some changes.

Wiki page
I have started working on a Wiki page to provide help content related to this tool. I will update it little by little until it covers everything and will also use it to give you some tutorials and tips. You can access it by using this link. In versions Alpha 12 of the tool and above you can click the help button in the upper-right corner (the blue button '?' next to the green '+').

Don't hesitate to let me know if you need more. And don't forget I'm always open to your great suggestions so don't keep them in your mind. Share them !

Update Alpha 12 (0.0.0.12)
So here it is finally ! Check out the latest release post for more information on changes.
Download is below.
View attachment 21586

Warning:
The new layout currently doesn't work on Windows 8. You can find a version Apha 12 using the old layout on this post. That should temporary help you if you're on Windows 8. It contains all the same functionalities except the layout with the docking suite.

Update Alpha 11 (0.0.0.11)
So this release is a big one. I'll try to describe all the changes as well as I can so that you know what you can do .

added a radial menu with most functionalities (press 'spacebar' in a view to open it, better use it when view is maximised)

added multiple node selection

hold left-ctrl and click them

added multiple node translation / rotation

use the manipulator that you get once you have nodes selected

use Enter or Clear selection from the radial menu to clear the selection

added mirror feature for nodes / beams / triangles

select some nodes

open the radial menu with spacebar and navigate to Edit > Operations > Mirror > and choose the mirror axes

linked beams and triangles will be mirrored as well

if you select one node from a beam a new beam will be created starting from the node you hadn't selected (the second from the beam) to the mirrored node

added grid transformation feature

press G to toggle move grid or click the bar button

the grid will be translated in orthographic views

but can be rotated in 3D view relative to a triangle when holding left-shift

please enable snapping with a value of 1 to move the grid if you want the snapping to work correctly after the transform

added triangle visibility when hovering with mouse

when holding left-alt you can pick-delete a triangle by simply clicking it

included property enableTireSideVBeams

included property remoteCollisionThickness

fixed deletion of triangles that could lead to weird results in previous versions

fixed snapping of grid

still wrong sometimes when it has been moved without snapping on

fixed normal calculation for triangles

added visible triangle normals

added visible light bulb

added functionality to move the light

press L to toggle move light or press the bar button and move it with your cursor

added reset grid feature

press shift+G or use the bar button or radial menu

added reset light feature

press shift+L or use the bar button or radial menu

added auto focus to view below cursor so that you don't have to click it first to activate it

I mean that when you move your mouse from Front view to Perspective view (for example) the Perspective view automatically becomes active and you can use the keyboard shortcuts on it

added a separate button for grid cursor

don't forget you can use V to easily switch between the 3 cursors

as a little tip: only use the 3D cursors when you need to hit a triangle or mesh, it is not good to place nodes in an empty space

an interesting example of use: you can activate the node cursor and pick a node, hold the mouse and press V to switch cursor until you get to Grid cursor and then release the mouse

added possibility to hide parts of the application header to maximize the working area

press the green + button on the top right of the tool

fixed error on hubWheels control for wheel direction when value was 0

added value 0 as Undefined because I saw some set it to 0

changed indentation of JBeam code in files to make it easier to read

click "yes" when saving to indent the output (compressing puts it all on a single line as before) and it now looks much better than before

I'll try to add support for comments in the next version

changed warning when creating elements with too few nodes in part

now checking the whole vehicle instead

and last but not least I added support for thrusters !

Here's a global overview screenshot. The others are are links to the ones I have already posted on the other thread. As always I will also post a video as soon as I can on my dedicated YouTube channel here. Don' forget to subscribe .

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Overview

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Node / Beam / Triangle manipulation

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Grid transform

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Mirroring

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Radial menu

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Thrusters

Here's how the exported JBeams now look like:
Code:
{
    "flipramp":{
        "information":{
            "name":null,
            "authors":""},


        "slotType":"main",
        "refNodes":[
            ["ref:", "back:", "left:", "up:"],
            ["4", "0", "5", "2"]],


        "flexbodies":[
            ["mesh", "[group]:", "nonFlexMaterials"],
            {"rotation":{"x":0.0, "y":0.0, "z":0.0}, "translation":{"x":0.0, "y":0.0, "z":0.0}},
            ["flipramp_01a", ["flipramp"]]],


        "nodes":[
            ["id", "posX", "posY", "posZ"],
            {"nodeWeight":15.0, "nodeMaterial":"|NM_METAL", "group":"flipramp", "frictionCoef":1.0, "collision":true, "selfCollision":false},
            ["0", -0.18, 1.46, 0.0],
            ["1", 0.18, 1.46, 0.0],
            ["2", -0.18, -1.44, 0.78],
            ["3", 0.18, -1.44, 0.78],
            ["4", -0.18, -1.44, 0.0],
            ["5", 0.18, -1.44, 0.0],
            ["6", -0.18, 0.0, 0.0],
            ["7", 0.18, 0.0, 0.0],
            ["8", -0.18, 0.0, 0.39],
            ["9", 0.18, 0.0, 0.39],
            {"group":""}],


        "beams":[
            ["id1:", "id2:"],
            {"beamSpring":8001000, "beamDamp":300, "beamDeform":200000, "beamStrength":"FLT_MAX"},
            ["0", "1"],
            ["0", "2"],
            ["0", "3"],
            ["0", "4"],
            ["0", "5"],
            ["1", "2"],
            ["1", "3"],
            ["1", "4"],
            ["1", "5"],
            ["2", "3"],
            ["2", "4"],
            ["2", "5"],
            ["3", "4"],
            ["3", "5"],
            ["4", "5"],
            ["6", "0"],
            ["6", "1"],
            ["6", "2"],
            ["6", "3"],
            ["6", "4"],
            ["6", "5"],
            ["6", "7"],
            ["7", "0"],
            ["7", "1"],
            ["7", "2"],
            ["7", "3"],
            ["7", "4"],
            ["7", "5"],
            ["8", "0"],
            ["8", "1"],
            ["8", "2"],
            ["8", "3"],
            ["8", "4"],
            ["8", "5"],
            ["8", "6"],
            ["8", "7"],
            ["9", "0"],
            ["9", "1"],
            ["9", "2"],
            ["9", "3"],
            ["9", "4"],
            ["9", "5"],
            ["9", "6"],
            ["9", "7"],
            ["9", "8"]],


        "triangles":[
            ["id1:", "id2:", "id3:"],
            {"group":"ramp"},
            ["2", "3", "9"],
            ["2", "9", "8"],
            ["9", "1", "0"],
            ["9", "0", "8"],
            ["3", "5", "7"],
            ["3", "7", "9"],
            ["9", "7", "1"],
            ["2", "6", "4"],
            ["2", "8", "6"],
            ["0", "6", "8"],
            ["2", "4", "5"],
            ["2", "5", "3"],
            ["5", "4", "6"],
            ["5", "6", "7"],
            ["7", "6", "0"],
            ["7", "0", "1"],
            {"group":""}]}
}
That's it for this release.

Enjoy !
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im sorry if im being dumb but it dosent work [wont let me choose the correct game path ] id be gratfull if uj could help me

kruleworld · Aug 31, 2014

I'm getting an error unable to open path. i'm using windows 8.1 and the 'old layout' version. the game expects beam.ng to be in appdata\local\beamng\beam.ng.drive
but since switching to the steam version, it's now installed in steamapps\common\beamng.drive
changing the preferences doesn't change the folder. i edited the DriveBeamEditor.exe.config to refect the change, but it still expects the files to be in the old appdata location. Copying the WHOLE 1.8gb of beam to the old location fixes that error.

ziipzaaapM16A4 · Sep 1, 2014

but i need the editor in the steam location.

please fix it

Koenigsegg · Sep 16, 2014

my antivirus does not like the .exe

tegleg · Oct 6, 2014

it doesn't work with steam version

Violetta · Oct 22, 2014

I don't know if this has already been addressed or not but when I run the program, it doesn't point towards my actual BeamNG.Drive directory, because I have it installed on a separate hard drive than my bootable. When I go to change it in preferences and click "ok" on the correct patch it doesn't update or change at all, it still goes to a non-existent location in my C:\. Is there any way to edit a config file to point it to the correct spot? Or is there a way I can temporarily hold vehicles to edit with the program somewhere else where it'll recognize it?

llamamarc · Nov 10, 2014

I have Windows 8.1 and neither work for me properly. The old editor gives me script errors every time I click something.

I know its been a while for you guys but I'm new.

ThreeDTech21 · Nov 19, 2014

tegleg said: ↑

it doesn't work with steam version
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^This, will there be an update or is there a workaround?

ThatDude02 · Nov 19, 2014

If you cant set your path in the editor, set it in the config file.
That worked for me

ThreeDTech21 · Nov 19, 2014

ThatDude02 said: ↑

If you cant set your path in the editor, set it in the config file.
That worked for me
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Great! I'll give that a try, also this is my first time using this program, is it possible to create a full Jbeam from scratch with the 3D editor?

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ThatDude02 · Nov 19, 2014

Normally yes, but i haven't gotten it to work completely. I want to import a model but it doesn't work for me

AdR · Dec 30, 2014

Same problem here, Steam version, can't change the path, not even changing the config file. Any way to fix this?

chevy65 · Jan 11, 2015

hey i have run in to the program crashing on start up. it doesnt even load any more. i used this alot about a month or so ago

kartkid30 · Jan 11, 2015

I cannot for the life of me get it to find the game file. if anyone could walk me through this, that would be great.

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