Place objects, props, vehicles in BeamNG Drive - Tutorial, How-To

[@MrVuckFiacom]

I can't believe I didn't know about the world editor! That makes placing things so much easier now. Thanks for the tutorial, I liked the video's flow and also like the humor of this guy. 👍

[@isatntt]

wow ur poop at gaime

[@B3burner]

Isatnt Moved channel >>> What the heck? He said he’s new at the game. Why bust his chops for it? The game didn’t exactly come with a downloadable 300 page PDF manual, so not every nuance do people master right away. F11 World Editor is a surly beast. It’s not all that intuitive and the learning curve is fairly steep.

[@isatntt]

@@B3burner ok boomer r/woosh

[@aleksimaier4604]

@@B3burner i agree the controls are hard to learn because some are all over the place and there is no tutorial for any of the game unless it's on youtube, it took me a few days to learn this game and it's controls and i still have yet to learn it all

[@FallingFlying.]

Awesome, I recently asked Car Pal to make video on showing how they set up the scene with adding content and props into the game. Like spawning in the large metal ramp is easy enough but when I try to change it's size I have problems trying to work out how to do it. I like how Hi Def taught you to use the prop like the ramp to shape the ground to it and then delete the prop once completed.

[@davidinark]

I wish it was much easier to change the size of objects in the game. There is a resize option in the object editor, but it never seems to do anything. Maybe HighDef and I can do one on resizing stuff!

[@vizzieizzy]

Great to the point video, loved it. I've been out of BeamNG for several years and just got a beast of a new gaming PC and bought Beam first then realized I forgot how to do most everything. I was looking for just this explanation. Thanks again, earned a sub

[@IsaacVeyronNeedsSubs]

Nice Tutorial David! Great Video as always

[@davidinark]

Thank you so much!

[@ApolloGaming00]

Hey 👋🏼, I just got this game. Thanks for helpful tips! Easy to understand and delivered brilliantly! 👌🏼

[@davidinark]

Heya! Glad it helped!

[@AkiGamingTech]

Very well explained, Thanks a lot

[@davidinark]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching! Glad it helped.

[@Exither.]

Thanks man. I remember watching this awhile ago but I watched it again and now I have a turret in my van.

[@Carlos12t3lovesyamahas]

Thank you! Also had so much fun with your voice and laugh lol. Stuff so much easier, before I ran with the car and then spawn the ramp were it was

[@jaiden5447]

Thank you so much I never understood how to do free cam

[@LemonGuy-fo7lf]

It's ctrl c

[@Gamergull01]

Great video! I never knew about F7 before. The ramp glitch is annoying, I'm pulling my hair out trying to get it to behave in my custom scenarios.

[@joshuacue]

"How to place an object in BeamNG" *hits the same jump 10 times* LOL, I love how addicting this game is. Cheers thanks for the aid, my cinemas are of great benefit from this.

[@davidinark]

Hahah so glad I could help, even if it gets a bit repetitive some times.

[@joshuacue]

@@davidinark media creation is whats repetitive. Knowing a trick or two to *accelerate* the seconds along is of great help. Happy crashing :)

[@kevinstubbs2960]

I love ur attitude man

[@dominickdilag4030]

I know this is late but this video was really helpful because I am new to beamng

[@Piltburger]

Great tutorial, helps a lot!

[@davidinark]

Thanks so much! Glad it helped you!!

[@youcefarinos8003]

I know it's a long time, but thank you very much. 👍🥇

[@davidinark]

You are very welcome!

[@_Boomcicle_]

Thanks for making this video Dave greatly appreciated

[@ZirconiumPantsTeardown]

I opened world editor and beamng crashed lol

[@turle8645]

when I reload the map all of the items I placed return back to their original position even though I rotated them. how do I make it so that it saves the rotation?

[@davidinark]

That’s one of the biggest complaints about Beamng: it doesn’t save rotation. I am not sure how to save rotation other than unpacking the map file and adding the items then repacking it. HighDef and I did a tutorial along those lines, so maybe check my vids for map tutorials. Sorry I can’t remember exactly which.

[@kalisnik_mtb]

Thx so much this help thx i was loking for this thx so much i love ur videos🥰

[@levistrnad2965]

beamng needs to add an option for Realtime in-game editing such as scaling blocks and models and adding your own models to the game. might be similar to the world editor but I think it should be part of the game and can be used in any world.

[@davidinark]

I agree! I wish the editor would work like the FC3 editor and the like: a set of objects you can pick from and drop into the game.

[@kumarchandresh]

I want asks a question how did that bollard stay in the air after you spawn it Whenever I lift an object in beamngdrive it never goes up And one more question How to attach an log to another log so that it does not move after crashing cars in it I have started playing beamng drive recently Please reply 🥺

[@davidinark]

Heya! The bollard is one of the exceptions: it ignores gravity! Spawn it in and move it where ya like! As for the logs, you would need to unpack the level and find a fallen log, then duplicate it and position it where you want it. Hope that makes sense.

[@G7Media]

How do you save the map so the next time you open it the ramps are still there?

[@dino_nuggie4191]

What if I am trying to make an intersection crash so I want to make two cars hit each other, both moving

[@aleksimaier4604]

then you need to make both cars chase each other by pressing esc and going to AI and then you need to put chase me on one car and then press tab to go to the other car, go to AI and turn on chase me

[@toasterm9923]

Thanks this helped

[@Seeker_903]

Hey! I am wondering, how do I do PageUp? Up press the PageUp button on my keyboard, but it just labels the button as “up” what do I need to to do use “PageUp” like it says? Is it a combo of PageUp and another key?

[@the_shade]

Thx man, this really helped me out

[@ssix_]

such an usefull tutorial! thank you!

[@prayerhandemoji]

your voice is god tier

[@Kimster97]

is there a way to lock objects in the environment? i played around with the flip ramp but it's a light object and every time you drive over it it will be affected by the vehicle.

[@davidinark]

Yeap! You can use the node grabber to lock objects in place. Use the CTRL key and mouse. To lock a node, click the mouse wheel on a node. The ramp is very lightweight, and even locking it in place may not keep vehicles from destroying it. You can use the HOME key or the INSERT key to reset the ramp after it gets moved.

[@Kimster97]

@@davidinark Awesome! Thank you :) i was playing around in the editor but i found nothing to suggest being able to lock environmental objects, it was the most logical place to look and honestly, it should be a feature. Thanks again

[@fezasnipingsquadron6214]

IK im late but i need some help when i go into world editor (F11) im trying to put a train on track but i cant move the thing i want to move proporly it either moves 50 feet to the right or 50 feet to left i cant move it any less and its annoying

[@davidinark]

Make sure you put the camera in free mode. Before you go into f11, press Shift-C. Then you can move the train without the camera going crazy.

[@fezasnipingsquadron6214]

@@davidinark Its not that its when i move it only goes a certain amount to the right or left so i cant do it properly

[@WheelNut]

Thanks, this was really helpful! I just spawned a large metal ramp and then went to drive on it but I drove through it, even at very low speed. It's there visually but not physically if you know what I mean. I have googled it quite a bit and looked through the editor but haven't figured it out. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

[@WheelNut]

Oh I figured it out, I had collisions off! Doh! Leaving this here in case another fool has the same question :)

[@davidinark]

Sorry I didn't get back to you quickly, but I am glad you got it all worked out!!

[@WheelNut]

@@davidinark don't worry about it, I am not expecting you to provide 24-7 support!

[@B3burner]

David, great video... but I’d like to take it one step further and am having a challenge. First off, what is it that hitting Ctrl + Home really does? If you’re just using your spawned object for the duration of that one session of game play, I’m thinking it’s an unnecessary extra step. After spawning and node dragging, it’s already where you want it, and isn’t going anywhere. However... if Ctrl + Home allows you to save a spawned object in that spot, *even after you exit the game and open it back up*, then that’s a huge deal, and that’s what I want to ask you about. I’m thinking that to save an object to a map to use later, that I need to save it in World Editor, so that the program knows to save the additional object in the map as a custom level, in my Documents\Levels folder. However anytime I do that the object’s long axis will only align East-west. If I try to rotate it any other direction and re-save it as such, then next time I reopen the game, it will snap back to the same East-west alignment I started with. Are you familiar with this issue, and if so, how do you solve it? Thanks.

[@davidinark]

I have the same issues you mention here. I manually set the home position because many times I am not wanting to spawn back at the default load-in. I hate that hitting home doesn’t keep the object EXACTLY where and how you set ctrl home! Rrgghh

[@SimNGuitar]

Super helpful video. I just got Beamng a couple weeks back and am completely lost. How did you slow down the physics at 13:01 by the way? Thanks!

[@davidinark]

I am afraid I don’t remember the default controls (though you can look through setting to find it). I remapped the 1 and 2 keys on my keyboard for slow/fast motion so it is easy for me to get to during gameplay recording.

[@B3burner]

Sim Ch >>> Alt + left arrow to slow down, Alt + right arrow to speed up, Alt + up arrow to snap back to real time; but I’m not sure if Alt + down arrow does anything at all. That’s if you’re wanting to slow the game while playing. If you want to play back a recording of your gameplay (Alt + R), then it’s the same as above, but now you have additional controls. Left Arrow = rewind 1 second, Right Arrow = forward one second, Down Arrow = rewind 30 seconds, Up Arrow = forward 30 seconds.

[@ToppervisionX]

Thank you for the help.

[@gargefps5050]

is it possible to place things in the air, so they don't fall. even without pausing the game?

[@davidinark]

Hmm. Most objects could be placed in the air using the node lock (use node grabber and click the middle mouse button to lock the node in place). That would take some experimentation.

[@gargefps5050]

@@davidinark yeah, then it moves in the air. but I want to lock it in the air so it doesn't move. i tried many different things and they didn't work and google didn't help me too. but anyway, thanks for helping me, and you make great content!

[@EnjoyingS0up]

Can u help me? The editor mode bar at the top won’t go away. What do I press?

[@davidinark]

Hmm, let me try it on mine and I will let you know. I haven’t seen that issue before. So it stays even after you press f11?

[@EnjoyingS0up]

davidinark Thanks but it doesn’t now it’s fixed

[@user-ej1lf2cw3r]

How do you reset after you crash? I am just stuck into the same position as when I crashed. And I can't move my camera.

[@davidinark]

You can hold the INSERT key to rewind. You can hit the HOME key to reset back at your starting/spawn point.

[@user-ej1lf2cw3r]

@@davidinark Thanks!

[@8alakai8]

oh this is better i always drive to where i want stuf and then place it

[@davidinark]

Heya! Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!

[@playfs4644]

when I am in world editor mode, it doesn't let me move the object with my mouse

[@davidinark]

You can’t move them with the mouse. You have to use the object editor on the left then use the arrows on the object to move it.

[@rraa9984]

thx pro you help me alot

[@davidinark]

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

[@23avocado5]

I have a question, but first this is awesome video! Why did I move thing too fast in world editor, when I move slow it skip to water, I only want to move a little. Do you have a solution?

[@siren_grnk]

Thank you didn't know there was a world editor

[@Xylocain]

Dragging the points doesent really work for a brick wall, or some other stuff. Neither does the world editor for some reason, the wall just crumbles. Any reccomendations?

[@davidinark]

Try using the F11 world editor (press F11 in windowed mode). There is an object editor that will allow you to move and rotate objects. Watch around the 8:30 mark in the video.

[@chriskly]

Hey i dont know if you are still replying to comments, but if you are can you please tell me why when i rotate a vehicle it repairs it/resets it, i want to crash a vehicle and make it roll over and then see what happens to it, but when i rotate it, it gets restored, so can you tell me how do i rotate it without actually resetting it ?

[@schumirc2]

Great Tutorial helped me a lot with my doubts. But I have one that I could not find in any forum or video, if you can refer me to a video or forum for my question, thank you! The question is as follows! I would like to know to create movements such as rotating blocks, markers, blades or something like that, do I need to program it to happen? You are not thinking of any complex, just a car wrecker. Did you understand? Can you help me?

[@EJtcbPLAYS]

Wow... didn't know some of this. Fairly new to the game still. My question is, can you do console commands, or something. I would like to do some mechanical tests (say blown piston, without revving/overheating the car) to see how far a car drives with mechanical damage, and not damaging the body for rp/video purposes. Is this possible? Any help is appreciated!!!

[@B3burner]

What’s that red wagon car mod in the first example? I like it.

[@mrdaveofdaveshire7423]

Hey thanks for the vid, this is probably simple, ut how do I return to my car after placing an object?

[@davidinark]

Press the TAB key to switch between objects. If that doesn’t seem to work, you may need to press SHIFT-C to get your camera back.

[@mrdaveofdaveshire7423]

@@davidinark thanks Dave, time to have some fun with the ramps!

[@NathanChisholm041]

I've noticed the games UI has changed in 2022!

[@davidinark]

Yeah, my tutorials get outdated pretty quickly these days with every update that comes along.

[@MrCyrus-xz3rg]

when i go to free cam i press w my car moves i cant stop it from moving how do i fix it

[@davidinark]

Sounds like your game attached W to forward. Go to options, controls, bindings and if you see W as being used to accelerate, click the trash can/X to remove it.

[@mohsintv786]

How to reset jeep again and again

[@marekpetr1283]

Do you have some tutorials for AI?

[@fightmatic]

thank you 👍

[@davidinark]

You’re welcome! Hope it helped some.

[@handletunda]

whenever i spawn a NEW car, it just deletes it, and it makes me view a different vehicle? Help?

[@adamboy840]

2:07 I thought you were blocking the number plate with a black box.

[@thatpallucas3205]

when i pressed esc it came up with do you want to exit mission

[@DoubleFyre]

0:36 in the centre i dont have that thing pls how to get it back

[@nateweingust8393]

Thanks bro

[@punithabiju9157]

How to add speed bumps in the game Can you please tell 😭

[@davidinark]

I believe there is a speed bump mod in the repository. You should be able to search for it. Then it will show up in the vehicle list as a prop. Spawn it in. You will have to use the world editor to position them how you want them.

[@punithabiju9157]

@@davidinark the repository option is not visible 😔

[@ZirconiumPantsTeardown]

My freecam is f8 and that is easier to do than control c

[@felixbums6240]

the heigt thing doesnt work for me for some reason

[@scotthroziencik5309]

On bean drive is there guns for cars

[@davidinark]

There are a couple of mods that have guns on cars!

[@snowysmile9082]

I cant return to the car when i add some objects

[@davidinark]

Press the TAB key to switch between vehicles/props.

[@mr.helloman530]

Cool

[@joy2ride409]

how to add item attached to vehicals like a jet engine

[@davidinark]

Those usually have to be added with the node grabber. I will a vid for that because typing it out would be too complicated.

[@joy2ride409]

@@davidinark ok thanks man

[@titusxiong7386]

how to load objects in world editor for 2020 tho

[@ShehzadBhutta]

What is WASD ?

[@davidinark]

I should’ve explained that better. It means use the W, A, S, and/or D keys on your keyboard to move around.

[@ShehzadBhutta]

@@davidinark thanks for reply . I thought that meant too but I got beamng game too and I try to repeat the same WASD but my camera moves left right back and little ahead but not very long move forward

[@ShehzadBhutta]

Can you help me more about WASD PLEASE. I am trying but not successful 😭😭😭

[@aleksimaier4604]

tf does ctrl "HOME" mean!?!?!?!?

[@davidinark]

It means hold the ctrl (control) key and press the home key.

[@aleksimaier4604]

@@davidinark ohhh that button why is it at the complete other side of my keyboard? anyways i thought it was some sort of button that's only on mac or something :)

[@davidinark]

Hahahha! I hear ya. Yeah, trying to grab some of these key combos on some keyboards is a royal pain!

[@aleksimaier4604]

@@davidinark haha yeah i understand the slow motion buttons in beamng are also dumb because you have to let go of the mouse and then press the alt key + the arrow keys XD

[@Polstok2024]

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