Vehicle License Plate Generator
The license plate generator provides a way to quickly generate vehicle license plates for any jurisdiction with randomized text and effects such as mud splashes or decal stickers.
The license generator uses a template asset that must be downloaded via zookeeper. The details of built in license types are stored in user - accessible directories that are automatically installed by zookeeper in the asset download location.
License plates can be added only to vehicles that have suitable mounting points embedded; these vehicles have this capability identified in their asset description. Vehicles without attach points are identified with a warning message when they are placed in a scenario.
To add license plates to a vehicle that has been placed, click the License plate settings tab to open it and select from the list of available plate locations. For built in license plates these usually consist of front and back plates.
Once clicked, a license plate template item will appear with default settings applied to it, to change the settings click on the template item to open it then click item settings.
The license plate item has the following settings:
This setting is common to all items but has no useful function in this case. Leave this set to standard.
This will bring up a list of available countries for which license templates are available. You can set this to a specific country or let the system choose one at random. Choosing a specific country shows a previously hidden State setting.
This drop down will present a list of jurisdictions to choose from or set to choose randomly from the list.
If license types for more than on vehicle class are available, they will be presented here and can be fixed or set to random.
The set of available license text variations is held in a text file. This setting will fix the text to the first entry or choose randomly.
License plates vary widely in size and shape so the default location of the plate attachment point is a compromise between the various sizes. If the plate you choose has visual artefacts such as penetrating the body of the vehicle, its position can be fine tuned by selecting the plate item and adjusting its position.
Chameleon has a set of built in license plates that include passenger vehicle licenses for the following jurisdictions:
License plates for new jurisdictions or vehicle types must be prepared and installed by Synthera.
Creating numerical and textual variations for existing types can be done by the user. A file named default_numbers.txt stored in the numbers folder contains a comma separated list of numerical and text values appropriate for the license type in question. For example, New Mexico licenses require a license number and a text string to define the county as shown here:
ABC 123,BERNALILLO
JED 247,COMMERCIAL CENTER
KQL 920,LOMAS ENCANTADAS
DRO 468,VISTA ENTRADA
UWV 635,VISTA MONTEBELLA
Any number of new variants can be produced by adding lines to the list. The comma separation format is applied in different ways for each license type and must be followed in individual cases to ensure the result is valid.