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 Because of budget limitations, the Body Designer in GearCity is a bit cumbersome. We recommend you use the predesigned vehicle bodies included in the game. But if you want to know how to create your own vehicle bodies, continue reading this chapter.
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 ==== Opening Body Designer ====
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 ==== Body Selector ====
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 If you have found the base body design you wish to use, you'll need to click the "Select" button (#2) to continue. If you have already created your design and want to modify it, you would use the "Modify Existing Body" button (#3), or if you wish to return back to the Vehicle Design windows, you can click the "Return to Design Panel" button (#4). If either of these is the case, whatever you do, do not click a design from the list (#1). Otherwise, the game will erase your previous design.
-Finally, if you previously made a custom design and want to load it, you can do it with the "Load Vehicle" (#5). See the Load Vehicle section for more details. FIXME
+Finally, if you previously made a custom design and want to load it, you can do it with the "Load Vehicle" (#5). See the [[gamemanual:howto_vehicle_body_design#load_design|Load Vehicle section]] for more details.
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 ==== Tires and Body Parts ====
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 ==== Modifying Parts ====
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 ==== Parts Buttons & Parts Movement ====
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+On the side of the Parts Modification panel are four buttons. The top button is the "Finished" button (#1), and you would use this button to complete the part editing phase. It will return you to the Part Selection panel. You can always reenter the Parts Modification panel by clicking on the part on the vehicle.
+The next button is the "Delete" button (#2). This button will delete the selected part and return you to the Part Selection panel. There is no undoing, so be sure this is what you want to do.
+The third button is the "Clone" button (#3). This button will make a duplicate copy of the selected part and the mirrored part if applicable. The cloned part(s) is directly on top of the original part(s). So you will need to click and drag the part(s) to where you want to place them (#5). You can also use this mouse action to change the placement of any parts you apply to the vehicle.
+The final button is the "Mirror" button (#4). This button makes a duplicate copy of the selected part on the opposite side of the vehicle. It then links the duplicate to the selected part so that any movement or modification of the part will apply to the duplicate. If Auto Mirror was enabled when the original part was placed, you likely do not have to use the mirror button. You can always check the other side of the vehicle by moving the camera with the arrow buttons or the right button on your mouse.
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+=== Additional Movements ===
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+Besides moving a part by dragging it around on the car body, the designer also supports panning and tilting. Using the buttons with arrows on them (#1), you can pitch and yaw the selected part along the x and y-axis.
+Below that is the Flip button (#2). This button will flip the selected part along the x-axis, similar to mirroring but without creating a duplicate part.
+The "Lock Accessory Selector" checkbox (#3) will disable selecting another part in the designer while it is enabled. You will need to disable this checkbox to select another part.
+The final three checkboxes (#4) lock part movements you can do with the mouse. When enabled, "Lock Length" will not allow you to move any part from front to back on the vehicle. "Lock Width" will not allow you to move any parts from side to side, and "Lock Height" will prevent you from moving any part from top to bottom. If you enable all three locks, you will not be able to move any part at all.
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+==== Save Design ====
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+Upon clicking the finished button, the game will prompt you with a Save Vehicle popup window. This window is not for saving your vehicle in the game. It is for saving your vehicle design as an external file for future use. If you do not want to use this design again in the future, click "Don't Save." If you want to use the design again in a different save game, enter the name of the design in the textbox and then click "Save."
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+==== Load Design ====
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+If you want to load a previously saved car design, you'll click the "Load Design" from the body selection menu. This will change the side panel to the load design panel. To load a design, select it from the list, then click "Load." You may also "Delete" the selected design. Finally, the "Return/Close" button will return you to the body selection menu. Please note, the game will only display loadable designs that work for the game year and vehicle type you're on.
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