GTA IV .wft export filter have been released for a public beta-testing. I declarativly confirm that filter can not guarantee properly exported models currently, so any publically available vehicle mod at the moment should be considered as a potentially dangerous for GTA4 stability. You should not download and install any vehicle mods until stability problems resolved.

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      ZModeler v2.2.1 is available for download. It includes import-only initial release of GTA IV: WFT filter. Additional structure changes have been made, so you should update whole ZModeler by redownloading it from the site.
      This release has the same system requirements as version 2.2.0, so you might need to download and install additinal redistributive packages as stated in release notes. Refer an associated discussion thread for more details.

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      I've upgrated development environment and build ZModeler with newer libraries. New version components (2.2.x) are not compatible with older version and vice versa, so I've risen version upto 2.2 to avoid compatibility errors. Redownload ZModeler from the site.
      Software Development Kit was updated and now compatible with Visual Studio 8 (2005) and higher. I haven't tested, but you should be able to build plugins with Visual Studio 2008.
      There have been no major internal changes in ZModeler itself, just few bugfixes and minor updates:

      Euro Truck Simulator support was added in PMG filter. Additional changes have been made in features of PMG filter which relates to previouse 18 wheels of steel titles, so refer to discussion thread for details.

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      ZModeler 2.1.1 was released with a fully featuring Test Drive Unlimited export filter. Additional changes have been made, so refer to release notes thread on the forum.
      Test Drive Unlimited is a very anti-modding game, so please be kind to read filter usage topic regarding TDU modding. Also, a TDU Examples Pack is available for download, so you can take a look, how TDU models are orginized.

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      As a respond to request for Juiced2 import filter, a beta grabber-filter have been released. This filters grabs recognized data from game files and loads it. This includes loading of textures and mesh objects. However, complete textured mesh made out of parts is not what this grabber can do. There are certain limitations that prevent better-quality filter to be made, so this filter is stated as grabber (beta)
      This filter is released with full source code, so one can use it with ZModeler2 SDK to make desired changes.

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      Chamfer modification tool is available for low-level mesh editing. The tool is very similar to Knife tool but it does not slices the mesh only. It can create smooth or sharp connection of sliced areas, a so-called Chamfer. View discussion thread on the forum for details and examples.
      Use autoupdater to get recent updates.

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      Software Development Kit (SDK) for ZModeler2 is now available. This is a first revision and it's designed for ZModeler v2.1.0. You can download updated ZModeler version from the site too.
      SDK includes Debug and Release runtime of ZModeler and libs, header files, lots of original source code and complete reference materials help file.
      Move to Downloads section to get fresh copy of SDK and/or ZModeler2.

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      Reference materials from upcoming Software Development Kit have been released for research. Consider these materials as ZModeler API. Additional materials (original source codes, libraries and tools) will be released when SDK gets updated. You can either download offline documentation (540kb) or browse it online.

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      After server relocation you might noticed autoupdater refused to connect to updates server or show no updates available for a long period. Even thought new updates were posted and available for download, your old copy of ZMAutoUpdate is unable to access them. Get a fresh copy of ZModeler 2.0.9 which includes a working update utility and check for updates.
      Even though this have been announced on ZModeler forum, some users have missed this important changes and haven't got recent updates.

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