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{{Infobox LFS Editor}}

You can load either an existing object made in the [[LFS Editor]], or an [[LFS Editor/Guides/Importing an external model|external model in OBJ format]].

The button for loading a model is located in the bottom left corner of the [[../../Modeller|modeller]] screen.

[[image:Modeller load and save objects.jpg]]

For more information about this button cluster, refer to [[Modeller#Load .2F save object|Load / save object]].

== Loading a model into the modeller ==

There are two ways to enter the [[../../Modeller|modeller]]:

* from the [[../../Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]] by pressing {{key press|E}} or clicking the {{old button|Edit|#a1a1ff}} button on the right hand side of the screen
* from the LFS Editor entry screen by clicking the {{button|Modeller}} button

=== Loading a vehicle model from vehicle editor ===

{{steps
| Open the [[../../Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]].
| In the bottom left corner of the screen, click the {{old button|LOAD|#00ff00}} button.
| Select a vehicle from the list in the dialog and click {{button|OK}}.
| Press {{key press|Esc}} or click {{old button|Edit|#a1a1ff}} in the bottom right part of the screen to enter the modeller.
}}

This will load the entire vehicle into the modeller, including all subobjects and wheels.

To go from the [[../../Modeller|modeller]] back to the [[../../Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]], press {{key press|Esc}}. All changes done in the modeller will be carried over automatically to the vehicle editor, there is no need to save the model explicitly.

[[image:Modeller RB4.jpg|thumb|none|[[RB4 GT]] loaded in [[../../Modeller|modeller]] through [[../../Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]]]]

=== Loading a standalone object saved in LFS editor ===

You can load a single object into the modeller and edit it separately from the rest of the vehicle. Such object can be the main object (car body) or a subobject, like a steering wheel.

{{steps
| Enter the [[Modeller]] from the LFS editor entry screen.
| At the bottom left of the screen, click the {{old button|LOAD|#00ff00}} button.
| Select an object from the list in the dialog and click {{button|OK}}.
}}

[[image:RB4 modeller standalone.jpg|thumb|none|[[RB4 GT]] loaded in modeller using the 'LOAD' function. Notice the absence of wheels because the object was not loaded through [[Vehicle Editor]].]]
[[image:Modeller subobject.jpg|thumb|none|The [[RB4 GT]] steering wheel loaded in [[../../Modeller|modeller]]]]

== Saving a model ==

{{see also|Modeller#Load .2F save object}}

The buttons for saving an object or a subobject are located in the bottom left corner of the [[../../Modeller|modeller]] screen.

[[image:Modeller load and save objects.jpg]]

=== Saving a vehicle model ===

If you have entered the [[../../Modeller|modeller]] through the [[../../Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]], there is no need to save the vehicle model explicitly. You can go back to the [[Vehicle Editor]] by pressing the {{key press|Esc}} key.

=== Saving a standalone object ===

To save a model as a standalone object, click the {{old button|SAVE|#00ff00}} button at the bottom left of the screen. The object will be saved into the {{folder|data|3dob}} folder, which can be loaded again through the [[../../Modeller|modeller]] or [[../../Vehicle Editor|vehicle editor]].

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