[model] unknown variant name '' on model

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all_zer
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[model] unknown variant name '' on model

#1 Post by all_zer » 12 May 2026 08:14

Moved to help requests as this is not a mod release

Hi, can someone help me, what i forgot to do?
I create new model, export it (as usualy)

Added to deff this code

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road_edge : road_edge.01europer {
	name: 		"BUS_big"
	model:		"/road_template/cz/edges/BUS_big.pmd"
	look: default
}
and have this error in editor:

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[model] unknown variant name '' on model
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What type of variant should be added to road_edges models?
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MLH82
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Re: [model] unknown variant name '' on model

#2 Post by MLH82 » 12 May 2026 08:51

AFAIK it doesnt matter what name you give it as long as it matches.

Have you tried removing the 'look: default' line in the def code? It appears the game finds an unnamed variant where it expected a variant called 'default'.
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