The Driver Syndicate/Level Editor/Level Objects

Level Objects tool is used to place various models as structural objects on level and also to add dynamic/gameplay objects to bring a life and variety to the city.

Controls for viewport

1. Left hold and drag: places objects (when Tiled placement is On)
2. Right hold and drag: removes objects (when Tiled placement is On)
3. Right click on model: brings up context menu
4. Space: rotate 90 degrees for placement
5. Control + Left click: toggle selection
6. Control + Space: duplicate selection
7. ESC: cancel selection
8. DEL: deletes selection
9. G: movement mode
10. R: rotation mode
11. T toggles between tiled and non-tiled placement mode.
12. N: set the name of object (for scripting purposes like freeride_spawn on the spawn_point.egf)

Model Bar

Model bar shows all models and game objects available for placement on the level.

1. Use left click to select model/object you want to place
2. Right click: brings up a context menu where you can rename objects, import over them, and change properties like is ground or drivable.

Right panel

1. Import: import your models with this. Formats are .esm .obj and .fbx
2. Replace: bulk replace models with another model on the level.

Context menu

1. Select all objects in this region: Selects all instances of model/game object on mouse over region.
2. Remove model: as the name implies, and that will also delete all instances on the level.
3. Refresh Preview: refreshes the preview for that model
4. Properties: shows the model properties, here you can select flags such as collide, drivable etc.
5. Rename model: change name of the model
6. Import new model over this: Lets you import and replace with a new model.
7. Save as OBJ: for easy editing of the models if you lose the original model files.
8. Flip faces: flips normals of the mesh. Useful for objects that could be imported incorrectly (but this is fixable in blender as well).

See Also

Game Objects Definitions