LFS Editor/File Formats

LFS Editor uses special file formats to store vehicle mod files.

VEH

VEH stands for "vehicle" and is saved in data\veh with .veh file extension.

• suspension design
• aero constants
  • main body
  • undertray
  • wings
• wheel dimensions
  • width
  • aspect ratio
  • rim diameter
• mass description
  • frame
  • object masses
• light colours
• dashboard design
• default setups
• default colour configs
  • body colours
  • wheel colours
  • skin name
• model
  • main object (LOD1)
  • shadow LOD (LOD2)
  • collision mesh (LOD3)
  • subobjects
  • aero positions
• wheel design (WHL)
  • rim cross section (WXS)
  • spoke object
• name of steering animation
• name of engine sound file

SRE

SRE is a model file contained in VEH. It can be saved to data\3dob.

• object type
• position
• rotation
• layer names
• subobjects
  • steering wheel
  • brakes
  • mudguards
  • attachments
  • internal mirror
  • wings
• triangles
  • mapping (colour)
  • smoothing group
  • LOD
  • layer
  • normal contribution level
• mappings
  • diffuse colour
  • direction (rotation)
  • location
  • width, height
  • cutout
  • opposite cutout
• cutouts
  • size
  • position
  • rotation
  • shiny / matt
  • texture page
• pages
  • texture file name

References

Attached image: Overview of the structure of VEH and SRE files (LFS Forum)