fcecodec_blender

Full-featured Blender (.fce) Import/Export Add-on for Need For Speed 3 & High Stakes car models.

Supports Blender 4.x, 4.2 LTS, and 3.6 LTS on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Installation

1. Download fcecodec_blender.py
2. Open Blender
3. Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install... > fcecodec_blender.py
   • requires an active internet connection while Blender installs Python modules "fcecodec" and "tinyobjloader" and "unvivtool"
4. fcecodec_blender must be enabled in the Add-ons tab
5. if fcecodec_blender was previously installed, be sure to restart Blender

Usage

• File > Import > Need For Speed (.fce)

  • load selected (.fce) file and optional (.tga) texture file
  • alternatively, select (.viv) archive
    1. Hit "Select from (.viv)" button
    2. Select (.fce) file and optional (.tga) from the lists
    3. Hit "Import FCE" button

• File > Export > Need For Speed (.fce)

  • export as (.fce) file
  • alternatively, select (.viv) archive
    1. Hit "Select in (.viv)" button
    2. Select (.fce) file from the list
    3. Hit "Export FCE" button

Tutorial

The following tutorial describes how to use Blender to:

• create/modify damage models
• edit part centers
• set vertice animation flags
• edit dummies (light / fx objects)
• edit triangle flags
• edit texture pages

Tutorial

Information

License: GNU General Public License v3.0+
Website: https://github.com/bfut/fcecodec_blender

powered by fcecodec and unvivtool