How I created my Real-Life Track Car in Assetto Corsa

Learning Blender 3D modelling, meshes, textures... all for creating a digital car, it's HARD!
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[@Bbeavis]

Interested in my sim rig setup? I have heaps of info including free plans to make your own here: beavismotorsport.com/sim-racing/ Thanks for watching!!

[@Erowens98]

Mad props to the people who do this sort of thing for a living. This all looks so overwhelming.

[@Bbeavis]

Yeah 100% agree!

[@ohboyotero]

Bad. Ass. That's a masterclass in autodidactics right there. Damn. #goals

[@Bbeavis]

You are too kind DannnyO. I'm not special, Google will get you a long way these days good sir. Appreciate your time as always though mate.

[@teddykleman5309]

I have to say I downloaded your car a year or so ago. And I have to say it's the best car I have. looks and drives great. really good job. I wish more mod makers would put this type of detail into their mods. Really impressed.

[@Bbeavis]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@KF2NationalKartcrg]

Hands down, amazing work - Well done :)

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@GarlicJogs]

Stellar job man! Loved the end result, cheers!!

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@juancete0107]

Thats some top tier blender skills. I hardly managed to make a mug. I want to make a mod for some 90s f1 cars.

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks mate it's really very basic skills there are people out there that can do far beyond what I could imagine.

[@tayno5534]

Amazing work, just stunning !

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you very much!

[@rubenm5138]

This is the video I was waiting for :)))

[@Bbeavis]

Haha thank you Ruben :)

[@HammerRocks]

You have some serious skills. Great stuff.

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you so much 😊

[@donfinch862]

Well done Beavo, persistence pays off.

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks mate!

[@declanrex9435]

This is a great video, I also had to basically learn blender to modify an assetto corsa car model,

[@Bbeavis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Liam.Lacoste]

Amazing work, you can tell a lot of hours went into this.

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks a ton!

[@pauljohnson7382]

That's some serious attention to detail...Well Done!..now you can try some "what if" alterations without any "real" long term consequences... Nice! Cheers & 🍻's

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you Paul, for now I'm gonna take it to tracks around the world and see how it performs!

[@gareth6121]

Thanks for showing us how you did it Mr Beavis, ive been enjoying driving both the models you have modified ;) super fun lil mod..... just wish there was a propper "Spec miata" mod based off the games Na6

[@Bbeavis]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@juancete0107]

Hey, I’ve finally decided to do an f1 mod, whats the name of the steering wheel technic u did there w the image? Thanks

[@Bbeavis]

Hi Lano, i think you are referring to the UV map process, kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2iwXnVsrdOUe68

[@brandonjohnston1795]

What videos did you watch to help you with learning how to modify previous built vehicles in Blender? I would like to do the same with my S2000, want to add my own aero but have ZERO experience with blender.

[@Bbeavis]

Just search on youtube for blender guides for whatever you are trying to do.

[@paxkin2590]

great video but how did you put the car body you made in blender onto a car chassis in assetto..? ive had a model for awhile but im not sure how to put it onto a car chassis in assetto

[@Bbeavis]

I cannot explain in a youtube comment, best do a search there are guides on forums on how to create cars for assetto corsa, or take existing cars and make modified versions of them. A good example is here: assettocorsamods.net/threads/your-first-car-in-assetto-corsa-basic-guide.1019/

[@RodriMagic512]

Hi there, just exactly what I was looking for 😎 I just created a template on autocad for the shift boot, I used the original shift boot and Im into fabricating my own parts but I dont know how. I want the msm lip, is there any way I can model it and transfer it to reality?

[@Bbeavis]

Hi Rodrigo, you can get the OEM mazdaspeed model from the link in the description if you want to export the lip from that. Thank you for watching.

[@mateonaranjo333]

What software application/s were you using? I think it’s Adobe but I’m not sure can you reply so I know? Thanks Very helpful and boosted my understanding I want to edit the formula rss 4 to remove the front and rear wing to make it look more like a f1600mor a Lucas oil racing school car so I can practice

[@Bbeavis]

Blender for the 3d model. The rest of the software is the Assetto Corsa dev tools really.

[@andymb601]

Did you use anything to load the car back into KS Editor? I can't get the model to load. Something with root node scaling

[@Bbeavis]

Not that i recall, fairly sure it went straight from blender to KSEditor, there are a few guides online and the official kunos documentation that can help.

[@Maartwo]

Do you have any resources regarding physics development? I wanna try my hand at *fixing* some good looking cars that are terrible to drive but I don't know where to start with aero, tyres and such.

[@Bbeavis]

I don't have any specific suggestions sorry. Lots of googling and reading various forums, and then lots of trial and error in game.

[@MemesOnShorts]

Which channels or sources have you used to learn blender? I also want to get my car into assetto but have no idea how to edit and add parts in blender. Thanks in advance and great work!

[@Bbeavis]

I honestly just scoured all of youtube for tutorials from start to finish on how to do everything, and watched many, many videos. I cannot give you any suggestions, just get into trying, and learning.

[@PapotsGarage]

I would love to do the same with mineX this video will definitely help me a lot !

[@Bbeavis]

Glad I could help!

[@LendasAutomotivas]

That's pretty cool

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks!

[@ci_trex]

Good job dude !

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you Alexandre

[@simracer9188]

Hey, did you ever find out how to fix the reversed tires. I am having the same problem but cant find a way to change it. Thanks

[@Bbeavis]

No i wasn't too worried about that and just went on to driving the car :-P

[@Lewis_McGill]

@BEAVIS Motorsport where do u get ur models from?

[@Bbeavis]

The download link in the description has more details and the original model. Otherwise i made them all myself The base mazda NB model was by twitter.com/kilin_rc

[@ptify_]

How to properly import and export a car on blender? Mine gets really big and has some texture errors. And also, I want to add a ring (on 12 o clock) on the steering wheel like what you have on 3:33. The car I want a ring on the steering wheel is the mclaren 600lt by ixa project 15 If you can help me, ty

[@Bbeavis]

I cannot explain in a youtube comment, best do a search there are guides on forums on how to create cars for assetto corsa, or take existing cars and make modified versions of them. A good example is here: assettocorsamods.net/threads/your-first-car-in-assetto-corsa-basic-guide.1019/

[@rareshpopa3979]

Hi! I'm new in assetto corsa and my wish is to create my dad car (Opel Vectra B 2001) and I would like to know what basic model you recommend and what program to use for editing cars! Thank You for any response

[@Bbeavis]

Hey there, there's lots of tutorials on KZbin and in forums that I used, I had no experience prior to making this car, so the info is already out there for you, google is your friend.

[@akvaristokan9655]

Hello! How do we lock it so that there is no change in the vehicle? (blue crystal appearance)

[@Bbeavis]

Sorry, I do not understand the query.

[@grehenlock]

hey can you teel me if you can modelised a exomotive car ? its a same base on mx5 but its a tubular cockpit ?

[@Bbeavis]

Probably a bit beyond my skillset sorry Azarus

[@peterboomer6264]

hey man thanks for the help. How did you make and import the livery for the carin blender?

[@Bbeavis]

I made the images myself using common image editing software, using photos of my real car as reference. Importing them onto the mesh is a bit more involved, I did a lot of searching on "blender apply texture to object" to learn how to unwrap meshes and things... good luck.

[@peterboomer6264]

@@Bbeavis aight man, will search that, thanks for your help

[@d3tach3d]

Can you please tell me all the other software used needed to import the car out of blender into assetto corsa? like the software that deals with all the cars data, textures, tyres, downforce, etc. or link me to a vid going through the proces. its hard to find everything in one place. Its all just in pieces from forum post, comments, etc.) I would consider myself a good modeler and really want to start modifying cars with bodys, interiors, materials/textures, and get them imported and working in game so I can contribute to the AC car community.

[@Bbeavis]

Yep that's all I did, lots of youtube videos and forums, basically just use blender and then follow the documentation as seen here: \steamapps\common\assettocorsa\sdk\dev\car_pipeline_2.0rev\AC_Pipeline_PUB_Rev2.0.pdf

[@user-jd5nu7tn2b]

Nice car! I'm also expecting to make a car mod this year. But.. how did you get the car physics data? Is there any way to import physics from real cars?

[@Bbeavis]

I started with another cars data as a baseline and then tweaked the data to match what I wanted, and to achieve the right sort of lap times i was targeting.

[@user-jd5nu7tn2b]

@@Bbeavis thank you gor the reply. Have a nice day!

[@FSX239]

Great video

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks for the visit

[@thepolesHD]

How do I export the model made in blender to work in assetto corsa? I cant get it to work

[@Bbeavis]

There are lots of guides online on how to do it all, and check out the documentation in the sdk folder of your AssetoCorsa installation.

[@QuyNguyen-jb7sh]

How are you able to export from Blender 2.8+ to KsEditor?? I used the .fbx converter to make it compatible with KsEditor which works fine but then exporting it out as .kn5 which is also fine but the game would not load when car and track selected to go for a test, the data and all the other stuffs are definitely in the final folder

[@Bbeavis]

Literally just File->Export->FBX Make sure scale is set to 1.0 and hit Export FBX button. I don't think I used any external converter.

[@QuyNguyen-jb7sh]

@@Bbeavis, I forgot yes that does work actually but scaling is off big time, I am aware that I have set it to 1.0 when export. All I did was delete a license plate for a modded car as a test so when imported in the car, I didn't change the scaling of anything since it wouldn't make any sense, so I just export it out with the settings you chose but still have a scaling failure (car/tracks being massive) I tried scaling it down then export but the results are the same, still big and massive in KsEditor. Thanks for your helpp

[@ing0001]

Mate this is fantastic to see. and finally a RHD MX-5. Do you know if its possible to convert the MX-5 ND cup car from assetto to RHD?

[@Bbeavis]

Sure anything is possible if someone wishes to invest the time to convert them.

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

You could probably flip the cockpit model and then retexture everything... but I have VERY limited modeling experience (I'm watching this as I'm about to embark on my first couple large scale modeling projects) so I'm not sure. I've taken cockpits from one car and switched them to another in AC before, so this to me seems possible.

[@TheBuzzorca]

Cheers for the car dude

[@Bbeavis]

No worries :-)

[@StaxRail]

Given you made the mirrors in Fusion, then imported them to Blender, theoretically would it be possible to make an entire vehicle in Fusion then animate it in Blender? Really want to make some very, *very* odd vehicles but find Blender quite difficult, whereas Fusion is a walk in the park for me

[@Bbeavis]

Certainly seems possible to model more of the car in fusion before moving to something like blender to finalise all the components properly for the right file format.

[@superpotato657]

Do a bus

[@ytixn1782]

you should make the hoonipigasus, great vid btw

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks!

[@lhgt1324]

I have a question about the scale factor because my car ends up as a big 20 meter tall car.

[@Bbeavis]

I'm no 3d model professional so not sure I can help but hopefully you can find the answer somewhere.

[@leonardotrindadeperformance]

How to add flamed titanium texture to the exhaust?

[@Bbeavis]

I guess that would just be a texture change. You'd need to work out how to unpack the car, find the right texture, and replace it.

[@giacomodevito9265]

Damn!! You're so good for being a principiant in blender. I am one too but I'm so slow, didn't know you could import a car into assetto corsa from blender. rly good work, hope I can get roumd to it soon

[@Bbeavis]

Thank you Giacomo, it is hard work but practice and researching tutorials gets there eventually.

[@slightlyinsaneraf]

good effort!

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks!

[@stephenroach8033]

Do you or know someone who does custom cars on commission? I want my 2006 Mustang GT done that's got fbo and cammed and geared done.

[@Bbeavis]

Sorry, not sure Stephen. As I did this myself just learning it bit by bit, I certainly wouldn't be good enough to do it for other people.

[@ciko87napoli]

Hi, can you Help me in modding Alfa Giulia with TCR specs? Can I contact you in PM? Thanx

[@Bbeavis]

I just followed guides online, theres lots of forum posts and youtube videos to check out.

[@3dgas91]

nice tutorial, I got a few car models made by myself in blender but got really frustrated trying to import them to kseditor.

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks, yeah this was my first car, took a fair bit of googling and reading documentation to work it all out.

[@3dgas91]

@@Bbeavis I imagine so! keep the good work!! BTW, is there any scale issue that may be fixed in my models (they are real world scale) before I try to import them to kseditor? when I import them they look hughe even if I try to zoom them out I can`t get to see them from the outside. that's really annoying... xD

[@balintblazso6069]

Mate you're damn talented. Maybe try to make a custom sound to upgrade the mod to the next level.

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks Blazsi. Got zero clue where to start when it comes to sound! Would be awesome though.

[@legoferrari14]

@@Bbeavis I suggest you speak to NeverKrash on RaceDepartment; He's made custom sound files for several official and modded AC cars and is the director of Race Sim Studio; one of the most prolific mod teams in the business. If there's anyone who can help teach you how to make a sound bank for your car, it's him.

[@TheZiutmen415]

@BEAVIS Motorsport Two things, your car dont have shiny foof because whole model have AO. Try to make them. And you forgot about one thing. most of AC models have Inside and Outside Windshield XD If you want to see your sticker/numbers you must to make inner windshield texture :V But still Great job mate

[@Bbeavis]

Yeah certainly not a perfect model, I did what I could with my limited skills/experience. First time making a car for a game. End of the day, you cant see the roof when inside the car so I'm not too fussed :P

[@ruslan2676]

How do you add physics to match real-world specs?

[@Bbeavis]

I used the baseline MX-5 Miata physics configuration, altered the tyre specs slightly, added some considerations for front and rear aero, then tweaked the numbers slightly to try get the car to match the speeds of the real world laps at tracks I have driven the car.

[@ruslan2676]

@@Bbeavis so it all in the config you showed at the end?

[@Bbeavis]

@@ruslan2676 That is correct.

[@jjohnhenri]

Hi could you please make a more in depth video on how to open the cars in Blender and do the basics?

[@Bbeavis]

Sorry I really am an amateur and wouldn't have the best knowledge on the topic, there are other superior guides and tutorials out there that I used to learn to do this.

[@jjohnhenri]

@@Bbeavis I can't find anything using blender xD

[@OoMDCToO]

@@jjohnhenri hope you found everything already but here's necropost 4 ya: it doesn't differ from from 3ds that much. the only difference is exporting, mainly. otherwise nothing special. i'm still learning also.

[@nikro7239]

how did you paint that car?

[@Bbeavis]

The real life car, or the car in the game? The real car was painted by Mazda. The car in the game is painted with a big white jpg file.

[@nikro7239]

@@Bbeavis The car in game. I thought you painted it in 3d. Thank you for the answer

[@renzodicarlo9928]

Bro I was planning make mods with blender... how i do for convert the fbx to kn5?

[@Bbeavis]

Lookup the docco and SDK for Assetto Corsa. They come with the tools to do it. C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\sdk\editor\ksEditor.exe

[@topdoctorwho4260]

@@Bbeavis is there a way to change a kn5 to an fbx?

[@onyjdm]

@@topdoctorwho4260 Yes

[@topdoctorwho4260]

@@onyjdm how?

[@onyjdm]

@@topdoctorwho4260 What KN5 do you want to modify?

[@PolarisRacing26]

Wondering how the cars were originally made in this game, probably through manufacturer's CAD file? Polygon modeling would be insane amount of work!

[@Bbeavis]

I imagine most of it would be scratch built from reference photos/ data, these gaming development people are experts.

[@PolarisRacing26]

@@Bbeavis Must be tiring amount of work...I do a bit modeling myself so I know how time consuming is to get those complex shapes right with clean topology. Maybe i just suck at it lol

[@anassakaria]

how many hours of work is that?

[@Bbeavis]

Hi Anas, I do not honestly know, maybe it took me 100 hours? hard to say for sure.

[@IScxpeZzI]

I would really appreciate if you do a Blender tutorial for Modding/Modeling cars for Assetto Corsa. I can’t find any tutorial on how to apply a bodykit or something on a car in Assetto Corsa with Blender. I have zero experience with it.

[@Bbeavis]

I don't have the knowledge or experience to teach others, I did this as a complete amateur so I was relying on the tutorials of others.

[@IScxpeZzI]

@@Bbeavis Alright, but i already got used with it and thanks for the reply. But can you help me get a texture on bodykits in Gimp and how to give wheels a texture in the kseditor? It’s okay if not

[@_WildZone77]

Man insane,can u do the,rides by kam havoc pls

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks mate. Sorry I don't make other cars.

[@_WildZone77]

@@Bbeavis 😔,ok np sir

[@Gale_Force_Raceway]

We have this for Asetto Corsa for PS4 only: It's like driving on ICE all the time, regardless of settings. Sucks! A stock Miata can not just jump sideways on a straight away in 80 degree weather in 4th gear.... (It's not a Mustang lol)

[@Bbeavis]

Are you talking about how the stock MX-5 Miata handles in AC for PS4? Is that the NA model or NB?

[@Gale_Force_Raceway]

@@Bbeavis NA car like mine yeh. It's soooo bad in PS4, I can't drive anything but base model cars, it's ridiculous. Of note though, the steering wheel just got tossed, so I'm back to the controller for now.

[@aaautosport]

How much would someone charge to do this with my track car? I could really use an exact replica in the sim for practice.

[@Bbeavis]

Too much probably.

[@aaautosport]

1 year later still looking for someone to do this. Been denied by a few companies. I got the 3d model finished twice now after corrupting my first try a few months ago. But this time around I'm missing every single texture on the car. Not sure why this happened but it seems every time I attempt this something doesn't work.

[@thomastfkracing21repartoco91]

Come posso trovare questo programma per realizzare le mie auto ?!

[@Bbeavis]

Ciao, scusa, il mio italiano non è buono. Innanzitutto la maggior parte degli strumenti di sviluppo sono inclusi in AssettoCorsa, nella cartella \assettocorsa\sdk. In secondo luogo, la progettazione 3D viene eseguita in Blender, un software gratuito che puoi scaricare. Buona fortuna.

[@thomastfkracing21repartoco91]

@@Bbeavis grazie mille ciaoooo 👋🙏💪

[@LightYagami-by8mh]

wow how long did this take

[@Bbeavis]

Many hours, late nights, trying to work out how to do all this stuff.... great fun.

[@LightYagami-by8mh]

@@Bbeavis ohh wow I’m trying to learn how to make mods but this game is barely documented and the community is kinda toxic

[@Bbeavis]

@@LightYagami-by8mh I just did a whole lot of googling and stuff really. There is actually a document within the assetto corsa install directory with some helpful info check out: assettocorsa\sdk\dev\car_pipeline_2.0rev

[@LightYagami-by8mh]

@@Bbeavis thanks tho I’ve already read that car model and sound pipeline, but is there any good sound tutorials and physics tutorials? I don’t know much about real car physics and not even in assetto’s game engine. Thankyu and sorry for asking so much

[@Bbeavis]

@@LightYagami-by8mh For my car i just copied the audio from another vehicle. And similar for physics, i started with another cars data as a baseline, and then tweaked the values till the car drove in a way that felt like it was realistic.

[@torusuetsugu698]

can you make a tutorial how to make car in blender?

[@Bbeavis]

Lots of good guides and tutorials out there that are better at it than I am.

[@torusuetsugu698]

@@Bbeavis i cant find any tutorial how to make cars in blender only in 3dsim

[@ANDERSON110]

How much would I have to pay to get you to do the same for my track car? haha

[@Bbeavis]

1 million dollars * dr evil pose *

[@ANDERSON110]

Seems a little steep haha