Zmodeler and ELS how do they work together?

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Maxdugen
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Zmodeler and ELS how do they work together?

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Hello, I am trying to learn how cars are set up in zmodeler and how els uses the pieces to simulate flashing lights.

I have two different dodge chargers and I’m trying to get the two side taillights to alternate with the middle light.
So far one of them, the entire right and left side alternate.
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And the other, the left and middle alternate with the right.
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I tried renaming the taillights, but that didn’t work/crashed the game. Any ideas how to achieve this? Thanks in advance!!
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Just change Light ids in vertex mode for those taillights and brakelights but don't change names. Even if you have one part you can set different light id.
Here are all ids taken from lcpdfr post:

day lights (always on) = 0
left headlight (headlight_l) = 1
right headlight (headlight_r) = 2
left taillight (taillight_l) = 3
right taillight (taillight_r) = 4
front left indicator (indicator_lf) = 5
front right indicator (indicator_rf) = 6
rear left indicator (indicator_lr) = 7
rear right indicator (indicator_rr) = 8
left brakelight (brakelight_l) = 9
right brakelight (brakelight_r) = 10
midle brakelight (brakelight_m) = 11
left reverse light (reversinglight_l) = 12
right reverse light (reversinglight_r) = 13
left fog light (extralight_1) = 14
right fog light (extralight_2) = 15
left rear fog light (extralight_3) = 16
right rear fog light (extralight_4) = 17
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Re: Zmodeler and ELS how do they work together?

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Thanks for the reply! Sorry if I sound dumb, I’m still learning zmodeler. How do you change the light id once you have it selected in vertex mode? Thanks!
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right taillight (taillight_r) = 4
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left taillight (taillight_l) = 3
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Maxdugen wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:03 am Thanks for the reply! Sorry if I sound dumb, I’m still learning zmodeler. How do you change the light id once you have it selected in vertex mode? Thanks!
And after you change number click Apply
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Awesome thank you so much!
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Seb5a wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 6:58 am
Maxdugen wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:03 am Thanks for the reply! Sorry if I sound dumb, I’m still learning zmodeler. How do you change the light id once you have it selected in vertex mode? Thanks!
And after you change number click Apply
I tried what you said and it worked great! Thanks again for all your help!
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Hi, I have another question regarding the lights. I got most of it to work the way you said. The only thing now is in the middle of the outer lights there are little red dots that illuminate. The right and left alternate.

https://i.postimg.cc/281qvgGm/0-B802-E0 ... 2-D548.gif

If you look at the attached image. The right comes on when the light comes on, the left comes on when the light goes off. I don’t know if that’s zmodeler related? Or maybe els? I made all the scene object verticies match on both sides so I’m not sure why they’re different. Thanks!
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