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How to change Skins for Gmod-Models
By Phoebe Meistersuppe
This is a small guide on how to change a model's skin using the Easy Bodygroup tool
   
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Hello everyone,

this is just a small guide to explain how to apply a different skin on an object or vehicle using the Easy Bodygroup Tool. It even has low resolution screenshots.
I wrote this guide to explain the application of the skins I made some time ago, but it works just the same for every other object having different skins.

What you need
The most important tool and - in my opinion - one of the most essential Workshop objects is the Easy Bodygroup Tool. It allows changing an object's Skin or Bodygroup, if it has one.
You find it here:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=104604943

Next you need the models you want to apply the skin on (if they're not part of the game assets).

In our example it's TDM's Ford F100:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=113999373
And TDM's necessary base pack:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=112606459
We'll use an extra skin from the Workshop:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=666096575

Got everything? (You can simply also just take the barrel from spawn menu if you don't want to download all of that. In every case, you'll need the Easy Bodygroup tool!)

Fine. Let's proceed.
Let's do it
Open up the spawn menu and spawn TDM's F100 (under "vehicles").
Rollout! What a nice pickup.
Now select the Easy Bodygroup tool for the Tool-Gun (highlighted in yellow).
Bang! Shoot the car! Then press "c" an you'll see what can be changed using the options in the window. Here It's just one option, changing the skin.
The skin to apply is number 1, so select that option.
*fanfare* Congrats, your car looks shabby!

It works pretty much the same for other objects and vehicles. Try out shooting different objects, sometimes there is a lot of stuff hidden.

Have fun!
(And thumbs up - if you like)