SetElementModel

Sets the model of a given element. This allows you to change the model of a player (or ped), a vehicle or an object.

Syntax

bool setElementModel ( element theElement, int model )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: element:setModel(...)

Variable: .model

Counterpart: getElementModel

Required Arguments

• theElement: the element you want to change.
• model: the model ID to set.
  • For players/peds: A GTASA player model (skin) ID. See Character Skins.
  • For vehicles: The vehicle ID of the vehicle being changed.
  • For objects/projectiles/weapons: An int specifying the model id.

Returns

Returns true if successful, false otherwise.

Example

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Example 1 (Server)

This example allows players to change their own skin with a command (/skin [ID])

local spam = {}

function setSkin(player, cmd, skin)
    if spam[player] and getTickCount() - spam[player] < 4000 then
        return outputChatBox("You cannot change skin that often!", player, 255, 0, 0)
    end

    skin = skin and tonumber(skin)

    if getElementModel(player) == skin or isPedDead(player) then
        return
    end

    if skin and skin <= 99999 then -- what do we know about dynamic ped ID range?
        setElementModel(player, skin)
        spam[player] = getTickCount()
    else
        outputChatBox("Invalid skin ID!", player, 255, 0, 0)
    end
end
addCommandHandler("skin", setSkin)

function cleanUp()
    if spam[source] then
        spam[source] = nil
    end
end
addEventHandler("onPlayerQuit", root, cleanUp)

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Example 2 (Server)

This example allows players to transform their current vehicle into another vehicle model.

local spam = {}

function changeMyVehicle(player, command, newModel)
	if spam[player] and getTickCount() - spam[player] < 2500 then
		return outputChatBox("Don't spam vehicle changes!", player, 255, 0, 0)
	end

	local theVehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle(player)
	
	if not (theVehicle and getVehicleController(theVehicle) == player) then
		return outputChatBox("You must be driving a vehicle in order to change it!", player, 255, 0, 0)
	end

	if isValidModel(newModel) and isElement(theVehicle) then
		setElementModel(theVehicle, newModel)
		spam[player] = getTickCount()
	else
		outputChatBox("Invalid vehicle ID!", player, 255, 0, 0)
	end
end
addCommandHandler("changeveh", changeMyVehicle)

function isValidModel(modelID)
	modelID = tonumber(modelID)
	if modelID and modelID >= 400 and modelID <= 611 then
		return true
	end
	return false
end

function cleanUp()
	if spam[source] then
		spam[source] = nil
	end
end
addEventHandler("onPlayerQuit", root, cleanUp)

See Also

• attachElements
• createElement
• destroyElement
• detachElements
• getAttachedElements
• getElementAlpha
• getElementAttachedOffsets
• getElementAttachedTo
• getElementByIndex
• getElementByID
• getElementChild
• getElementChildren
• getElementChildrenCount
• getElementCollisionsEnabled
• getElementColShape
• getElementData
• getAllElementData
• hasElementData
• getElementDimension
• getElementHealth
• getElementID
• getElementInterior
• getElementMatrix
• getElementModel
• getElementParent
• getElementPosition
• getElementRotation
• getElementsByType
• getElementsWithinColShape
• getElementsWithinRange
• getElementType
• getElementVelocity
• getLowLODElement
• getRootElement
• isElement
• isElementAttached
• isElementCallPropagationEnabled
• isElementDoubleSided
• isElementFrozen
• isElementInWater
• isElementLowLOD
• isElementWithinColShape
• isElementWithinMarker
• setElementAlpha
• setElementAngularVelocity
• getElementAngularVelocity
• setElementAttachedOffsets
• setElementCallPropagationEnabled
• setElementCollisionsEnabled
• setElementData
• setElementDimension
• setElementDoubleSided
• setElementFrozen
• setElementHealth
• setElementID
• setElementInterior
• setElementModel
• setElementParent
• setElementPosition
• setElementRotation
• setElementVelocity
• setLowLODElement
• getPedContactElement
• getResourceDynamicElementRoot
• getResourceRootElement