Informations for Developers
This is the developer documentation for our Smart Vehicle resource.
Developer Copy
If you're planning on making Smart Vehicle compatible vehicles either for your own server or to sell, reach out to our support team who will issue you with a FREE developer copy:
Our support are open certain hours, however a ticket can be opened at anytime.
Developers
This part onwards is designed for developers, mainly those who create vehicles or anyone interested in learning more about how Smart Vehicle works.
You'll have to make changes to vehicles to make them work with Smart Vehicle but once you've got the hang of it, it shouldn't be too difficult.
How it works
We experimented lots around vehicle movement, especially fire trucks and you may have seen the popular single player mod that has achieved this, by moving vehicle parts. (Vehicle Gadgets +). We weren't able to achieve this method in FiveM, due to it utilising memory editing, something we currently don't have access to within the FiveM project and native functions.
Therefore, we've had to find another solution and whilst this might not be perfect, it's the best we have achieved right now.
Our solution uses props and although it sounds easy, configuring it is actually quite complex. This documentation will show you how to easily split your vehicle down into parts and then export them as props. Most vehicle developers already know how to do this, but the documentation is important if you want to know how to then create a vehicle data file to give to a customer, should you wish to sell vehicles that are compatible.
To split your vehicle down into props, you can use any software - however we have instructions on the next two pages for Blender and Z Modeler. After you have broken it down into props, Smart Vehicle will read the vehicle data file (which you'll create) and move them in the right order with certain keybinds. This is how we have been able to make ladder trucks, SWAT vehicles, recovery trucks and more.
Smart Vehicle has lots of features beyond just moving props, including vehicle attachment, particles and more - plus we're always adding new features at the request of different developers.
Developer copy
As a vehicle developer, you may be eligible to a free limited, development copy of the resource, This will avoid you having to purchase the resource in order to simply setup your vehicles with the resource, to sell to customers.
Your customers however will still need to purchase one copy of the resource, which only needs to be done once and can work with as many vehicles as possible. It is a small price to pay for customers in comparison to the cost of some vehicles, which can be almost double the price of this resource, so we've kept it affordable as we recognise it is something additional that your customers will need to purchase.
Software
You can use any software that you like, however we recommend using ZMod. 3DSMax also works however and you may find it easier.
Our support team aren't familiar with any of these softwares currently, but we are looking to have a designated person to provide assistance with this after release of the resource. You should join our Discord for more information on this.
We have documentation on the next two pages for Z Modeler and also Blender, which show you how to set up your vehicle and break it down into different props, before we prepare the vehicle data file.
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