How to edit existing racetrack

Hi

So i want to edit a racetrack, for example Lienz. Does anyone know how to edit the racetrack?

If you want to edit the 3D of the racetrack you will need either 3dsimed or 3dsmax.

Already trying the former, but when loaded, it crashed like this


And when opened again with 3dsimed, the sign disseapeared. Anyone know the solution?

The .SCN file tells rFactor which .GMTs to use, the GMTs need to be packed in the .MAS file.

Is the sign GMT in the LIENZ mas file.

David Sabre wrote:

The .SCN file tells rFactor which .GMTs to use, the GMTs need to be packed in the .MAS file.

Is the sign GMT in the LIENZ mas file.

Have been solved the issue now. But, another problem.

When I open the track at 3dSimEd, the sign move there

When you position the sign where you want it to be remember to reset its pivot point to 0,0,0.

Edit - Center Model - Set Pivot Point

Thanks. It work. now rFactor takes forever to load the track. Any solution?
Edit: The issue went back

Tracks loading slowly is usually due to using .BMP or .TGA texture files, if possible always use .DDS for the textures.

If the issue went back make sure that you saved the edited .GMT and added it to the track .MAS file.

Don't mean to hijack thread.......but....while you are here Mr Sabre....

Is there a simple way to know what settings to use when exporting textures .DDS from Photoshop (using Nvidia DDS plugin)? I haven't used it since rFactor and ...... I can't remember. TIA.

I don't use photoshop, I use PaintShopPro and work with .TGA files. Then I use TheCompressonator to convert the .TGA files to .DDS files.

In TheCompressonator I use these settings.
Generate mips using the lowest level 1x1.
Then compress the file using ATI 3Dc Compression (as in the image below).


with the compression settings as below.

Ah, cheers.

FWIW, different options in the Nvidia plugin:





I guess DXT5 is right.........ARGB is one with an alpha, presumably. So, DXT5_NM looks to correspond most with your settings?

OK, cheers. I'll go with that to start.

I think that the one that you have highlight in that image is the one that you need. Skins usually have an alpha channel.
If I load a skin into TheCompressonator it has these properties.

Ah, cheers. (I can't find a way in PS to show the settings of an already loaded .dds, like you have there. I might grab PSP just for that.

Anyway, I'll have a mess about. Thanks for help.

Michael Griffiths wrote:

Ah, cheers.  (I can't find a way in PS to show the settings of an already loaded .dds, like you have there.   I might grab PSP just for that.

That image is not PaintShopPro its from the TheCompressonator.
I use .TGA file in PaintShopPro and then convert them to .DDS with TheCompressonator.

I deleted the sign, but when i opened the track again at 3dsimed, the sign cheated death. Any solution?

Where did you delete the sign, the mas file, the unpacked folder, the scn file ?
What did you open in 3dsimed, the scn file ?

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I use .TGA file in PaintShopPro and then convert them to .DDS with TheCompressonator.

Ah yeah.  Ta.  I'll grab it.  [It's ATi version of Nvidia's tool, I guess]

David Sabre wrote:

Tracks loading slowly is usually due to using .BMP or .TGA texture files, if possible always use .DDS for the textures.

If the issue went back make sure that you saved the edited .GMT and added it to the track .MAS file.

I get it. I forgot to place the .dds file at the track directory.
But anyone know where the .dds file is stored?

The .dds are in .mas files, stored in the track folder (or as specified in the track's .scn file, or in the root of the Locations folder.)

The program Mas Explorer let's you pack/unpack Mas files.

Note, if you drop a .dds file into the track folder, with the same name as one of those .dds stored in the .mas, the game will use the one you added in the folder rather than the one in the Mas file. You don't have to repack everything into a .mas - you can leave the files loose.