# Props Making for Gonks
## ▶ Summary
**Created & Published**: Jully 2025 by [PinkyJulien](mailto:undefined) ([Original Link](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1id5LszqjS5xs-OKshXc1JDjLLHwa5zZTFVE2ifQ18J0/edit?tab=t.0))\
Last documented edit: Nov 13 2025 by [mana vortex](mailto:undefined)
In this tutorial, I’ll show you my own prop-making workflow, using my own updated [Props Creation Kit](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/5979). This tutorial will be focused on making props for [World Builder](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/20660)!
### Wait, this is not what I want!
* If you want to make props for AMM, check [AMM: Custom Props](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/modding-guides/everything-else/custom-props)
* To quickly get the scaffold files, you can check out Wolvenkit's Prop Generator (≥ 1.17.2 | [Nightly](https://github.com/WolvenKit/WolvenKit-nightly-releases/releases))
## Prerequisites
I’ll assume you know your ways around Blender, WolvenKit and know how to pack a mod - if not, once again, check out the modding wiki
* [Getting started: Making Mods](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/modding-guides/getting-started-making-mods)
* [Blender: Getting Started](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/3d-modelling/blender-getting-started)
### ▶ Requirements
Tutorial uses: WKit 8.16.1, Blender 4.4.3 and plugin version 1.6.4
* my updated [Props Creation Kit](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/5979)
* [World Builder](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/20660)
* a 3D model to port
Please be mindful of what you’re porting, especially if your goal is to publish your pack on NexusMods!
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## 🟦 Preparing your Mod
First, we’ll prepare our prop pack mod environment!
My Props Creation Kit has been created for new modders in mind, and has been recently updated (11.07.25) for the sake of this tutorial, to give you everything you need for a proper World Builder “WB” prop pack
Download my Kit and un-zip its content into a new wKit project
Before doing anything, we’ll have to rename some folders and files
Right click on the “**archive**” folder and **\[Open in Windows Explorer]**\
Rename both the “**your\_modder\_name**” and “**your\_proppack\_name**” folders with your desired names
Do the same for the “**moddername\_proppackname**” .txt file in your resources folder\
This file is necessary for WB to detect our new props - we’ll fill it later!
We can also delete the two instructions .txt files present in the main folder and texture folder - since you’re reading this tutorial, you won’t need them.
## 🟦 Choosing the right model to port
Before porting anything to the game, it’s important to check the model’s topology; it might be tempting to port realistic 3D scans, but these models are a mess to work with due to their high amount of polygons *(often having in big texture maps, both resulting in really heavy mods 👎)*
On [SketchFab](https://sketchfab.com/feed), you can easily inspect a 3D model before downloading it
For example, here’s a scan of a [Destroyed Car, by Renafox](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/destroyed-car-07-raw-scan-916b51c7e5644eb2a6c9b3797ebb08cf)
We can see it has 2.5m triangles, and 1.3 vertices - but this might not mean much to you; for a better idea, turn on the Model Inspector (stacked plane button on the bottom right) and turn on the Wireframe - I choose Green so it’s easier to see
That’s a big ol’ YIKES from me!
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You won’t even be able to export such a big mesh, as [Cyberpunk 2077 only allows up to 65,535 vertices per submeshes](https://tinyurl.com/vertex-count)
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Scans can work for smaller props *(like my* [*Nature Pack - Flowers vol. 1 pack*](https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/10974)*)* but unless you plan on remeshing, I recommend avoiding them
Here’s another model from Renafox, this time easy to port; [Old Rusty Car](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/old-rusty-car-95baa20ebc5d4d2e869f0b549be838fe)
With that in mind, we can choose and download the model we want to port!
I choose a Floppy Disk for my Retro Tech pack
Majority of models come with their own textures, sometimes with normal maps and roughness/metallic maps too - if not, you can always create your own, or use the Multilayer system (we’ll get to it later)
## 🟦 Preparing our Files
Now that we have our models, we’ll need the proper container to import them into the game
My Props Creation Kit includes three different meshes;
* sourcemesh\_diffusemap\_complete.mesh
* sourcemesh\_diffusemap\_simple.mesh
* sourcemesh\_multilayer.mesh
“**diffusemap**” indicate this mesh uses the \[metal\_remt] material\
It allows us to path different PBR textures; diffuse, normals and roughness/metalness maps
use the “**\_complete**” mesh if your model comes with its own diffuse/albedo map, normal map and roughness/metalness map
if it only has a diffuse/albedo and a normal map, use the “**\_simple**”
If your model doesn’t have any textures, you can use either the “**\_complete**” or “**\_simple**” if you plan on painting your own, or you can also use the “**multilayer**” mesh and handle your prop like a vanilla game garment!
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[Multilayered: Cyberpunk’s supershader](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/materials/multilayered)
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Since the floppy disk comes with its own textures maps, I’ll delete the files I don’t need in my wolvenKit project. I’ll keep the “**diffusemap\_complete**” mesh
I have no use for the emissive “**e01**” map since nothing on my floppy disk will glow, so I delete it too, only keeping the three maps I need; the diffuse map “**d01**”, the normal map “**n01**” and the roughness/metalness map “**rm01**”
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**AS OF NOVEMBER 2025** - The propkit pack now includes individual roughness and metalness maps
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Now that I know what I’m porting, I can also rename my files
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Never use CAPS in your folders and files names!
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Now that everything is renamed, we’ll need to editing the pathing of the textures in our .mesh
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For the sake of this tutorial, I’ll be working in **Easy Mode**\
You can change the mode by clicking on the “**Editor Mode**” button
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Most props you’ll port will probably only have one appearance - I’ve added two appearances to my Kit’s meshes so you don’t feel limited to only one; it’s really easy to add multiple variants and to use them with World Builder!
For this tutorial, I’ll handle only one appearance
Right click on “**appearance\_02**” in the \[**appearances**] list and delete the entry by clicking on “**Delete Item**”. Do the same for “**dm\_02**” in the \[**localMaterialBuffer**] list and \[**materialEntries**] list
Now, expand the “**dm\_01**” material in the \[**localMaterialBuffer**] list\
Here, you’ll see a bunch of values and paths:
* **BaseColor** is the path to your diffuse **d01.xbm** texture
* **Metalness** is the path to your **m01.xbm** or **rm01.xbm** texture
* **Roughness** is the path to your **r01.xbm** or **rm01.xbm** texture
* **Normal** is the path to your **n01.xbm** texture
* **Emissive** is the path to your **e01.xbm** texture
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For a guide on what each maps do, I recommend checking the wiki\
[Textures: What kinds of textures exist, and what do they do?](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/materials/textures)
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Since I deleted the emissive map, I can safely delete the last three values; “Emissive”, “EmissiveColor” and “EmissiveEV” - to do that, select all three values, right click and choose “Delete Items”
Now I’ll path the correct textures into each respective entries
Right click on your diffuse d01.xbm and choose “Copy relative path”
And paste it into the “BaseColor” value
Do the same for the rest of your texture maps
Once that’s done, save your Mesh by pressing CTRL+S or clicking the “Save” button
We can now export our files so we can replace them with the one we downloaded and want to port 👌
Go into the “Tools” tab and choose “Export Tool”\
Here, select your .mesh and all of your texture maps
And press “Export Selected”
Our exported files will be available in the raw folder\
We can safely delete the “.Material.json” - we don’t need it 👋
## 🟦 Preparing our Model
We can now switch to blender and work on our model
Chances are, if your model comes with texture maps, you won’t have to unwrap its UVs - if you’re unlucky tho, I recommend once again to check the wiki *(your model will need UV regardless of if you choose to go with texture maps or multilayered materials)*
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[UV Mapping: texturing a 3D object](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/materials/uv-mapping-texturing-a-3d-object)
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The first thing I recommend doing after importing your 3D model is to fix its pivot point!\
This is REALLY important to make your prop easy to use and pose in game
Select your mesh, go into the “Object” tab, “Set Origin”, “Geometry to Origin” and then “Origin to 3D Cursor”
I also recommend importing either a MA or WA CP77 body for a scale comparison - you wouldn’t want to spawn a gigantic floppy disk the size of the Crystal Palace, or a microscopic Eiffel Tower
Keep in mind that we can also resize meshes with World Builder and AMM
That seems fine to me so I won’t edit the scale
If your model has a lot of polygons or has multiple objects into one, you might want to split them into different submeshes *(You’ll also need to split it into multiple submeshes if you want to include special materials like glass or moving screens in your prop!)*
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[Submeshes: How and Why we split meshes](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/for-mod-creators-theory/files-and-what-they-do/file-formats/3d-objects-.mesh-files/submeshes-materials-and-chunks)
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Once your model is fully edited to your liking, we can import our source mesh that we exported to .glb earlier; we can find it in our Raw folder
Select the cube, enter Edit Mode (press TAB) select all of it (press A) then press X and delete all of its faces
Now that we’ve emptied our submesh, we can merge our prop into it!
Go back into Object Mode (press TAB) select your prop model, then CTRL+Select your emptied submesh 00 *(your prop should be dark blue, selected, and the submesh\_00 should be light blue, active)*
Press CTRL+J to merge your prop into submesh\_00
Your prop is now ready to export!
Select your submesh(es) then go to Export > Cyberpunk GLB\
Make sure to check “**Export as Static Prop**” and overwrite your prop.glb
We now have to replace our texture maps
Open the Raw textures folder that contains the .png and make sure to replace each maps with the corresponding one:
* d01 is the diffuse, the albedo; it's the map that looks like the correct colors and aspect of the object
* n01 is the normal map; its the purple or green map with bumps and highlights
* rm01 is the roughness and metalness maps; you can actually split them into two distinctive maps, r01 for roughness and m01 for metalness if needed *(simply duplicate and rename both the .png and .xbm)*
I’ll split my rm01 into two because I prefer it that way
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Be mindful of the size of your maps!\
Small props work fine with a 1024px map; 2048px for bigger props like chairs, tables and couch. I don’t recommend using 4096px or higher maps unless your prop is really, really big (like a whole building)
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Once everything is replaced, go back to wKit and open the Import Tool
If everything goes well, you should see your prop show up in the File Information preview window when clicking on your .mesh ✨
To make sure your textures are correctly imported and correctly pathed into your mesh, you can also open your Mesh, go into the “Mesh Preview” tab and click on “Generate Materials”
We need one last step to make sure we’ll be able to spawn it easily with World Builder
Open the .txt file from your Resource folder
And paste the path to your prop .mesh *(You can easily copy it by right clicking on your .mesh and select “Copy relative path”)*
You’ll need to add all of your pack’s meshes path here!\
Don’t forget to save :)
## 🟦 Test and categorize your prop
Open up WorldBuilder and type in your mesh’ name
If your path is correctly set in the .txt file, it should show up!\
\&#xNAN;*(Make sure to select Mesh in both Object Type and Object Variant)*
Click on it to spawn it!
You can always come back to the model and the textures to tweak things if it doesn’t look 100% how you’d want it :)
One last step I recommend doing before sharing your pack to the world;\
Make a new category and add tags for your new props!
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[World Builder: Favorites and Prefabs](https://wiki.redmodding.org/cyberpunk-2077-modding/modding-guides/world-editing/object-spawner/ui-tabs-explained/tab-favorites-and-prefabs)
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