Tutorials

Zmodeler 3 Lessons

The walkthroughs I wish someone had handed me when I started building cars for FiveM.

Lesson 01

Importing Cars into Zmodeler 3

Learn to import .ydr files into Zmodeler while keeping LODs and textures intact. The lesson covers extracting the model from the game files, opening it cleanly, and verifying every LOD level imported correctly before you start editing.

Pair this with the vehicles.meta reference in the docs to wire your model into a FiveM resource.

Lesson 02

Create a Livery Template in Zmodeler 3

Guide to creating livery templates from scratch and checking for existing templates before you reinvent the wheel. Once your template is built, the docs cover how to register your carcols entries so your liveries actually load in-game.

Want the full deep-dive after watching? Jump into the carcols guide or the customization options reference.