HVE Toolkit™
Simulation & Workflow Tools for Blender
HVE Toolkit™ connects Blender to Human Vehicle Environment (HVE) simulation workflows. Prepare vehicles and environments for simulation, export H3D geometry, and bring simulation results back into Blender as animation — pre- and post-simulation, all from one sidebar tab.
Capabilities
- Assign HVE object types — Environment, Vehicle, GATB Surface — with one-click reclassification
- One-action HVE material setup and vehicle lighting metadata (headlights, brake, turn, tail, and more)
- Environment terrain metadata: surface types, friction, water, soil, and force parameters, with savable presets
- Vehicle and Environment H3D export with a context-aware export button
- GATB contact-surface CSV export
- HVE variable output importer (.hvo / .csv) with per-vehicle options
- HVE FBX importer with timeline extension, hierarchy cleanup, and collection organization
- One-step Process Imported FBX: reduce shape keys, merge body meshes, smooth
- RaceRender converter for HVE variable output
What’s included
Your purchase provides access to the product’s repository and official update channel for the stated update term. It is not a proprietary software license; the installed add-on remains free software under the GNU GPL.
- Official HVE Toolkit™ software package — free
- Automatic updates through the EDC Software repository
- Official documentation
Built for HVE Users
HVE Toolkit™ is designed for accident reconstruction engineers and simulation specialists who use HVE and want a modern 3D pipeline around it — faster environment preparation before the run, and presentation-quality animation of the results after it.
Requirements
- Blender 4.2 or newer
- Uses Blender's bundled Python — no extra installation
- Designed to pair with HVE (Human Vehicle Environment) by Engineering Dynamics Company
Latest version
v3.1.7 · delivered through the EDC Software repository with automatic update notifications in Blender.
Install & updates
Your repository secret is delivered instantly — it appears on the confirmation page as soon as you check out (and free products issue one after a quick sign-up). Then, in Blender 4.2 or newer:
- Open Edit → Preferences → Get Extensions.
- Open the Repositories dropdown (top right) →
+ → Add Remote Repository, and paste
https://extensions.edccorp.com/index.json. - Enable "Requires Access Token" on that repository and paste the repository secret you received into the Secret field.
- Your products appear under Available — click Install.
- Make sure the add-on is enabled. Installing usually ticks its checkbox for you, but if the product's sidebar tab doesn't appear, open Edit → Preferences → Add-ons, search for the product, and tick its checkbox to activate it. Updates then arrive automatically.
- Save your preferences so this sticks. Blender normally saves them automatically; if it doesn't, open the ≡ menu at the bottom-left of the Preferences window and choose Save Preferences — otherwise you may have to re-enable the add-on next time you open Blender.
Upgrading from an older, manually-installed version of this add-on? You can disable or remove it anytime from Edit → Preferences → Add-ons — search for it, untick it to disable, or use Remove to uninstall. The new extension replaces it.
Because the installed add-on is GPL-licensed free software, copies you have already received remain yours to use, study, modify, and share under the GPL. When the update term ends, repository access for future official builds and automatic updates may require renewal.