The following details are important:

Car

• Manufacturer, model, year of manufacture (e.g. VW Golf year 2023)
• Body variant (estate, convertible ...)

Note: Equipment packages such as sports and exclusive packages have no relevant influence on the basic body and can only be implemented in individual cases.

Commercial vehicles

• Manufacturer, model, year of construction (e.g. Renault Trafic, year 2024)
• Length and height
• Number of sliding doors
• Rear: rear doors or tailgate, glazed or sheet metal
• Sides: sheet metal, glazed or partially glazed
• Rear or front-wheel drive, depending on manufacturer

Truck

• Manufacturer, model, year of construction (e.g. Mercedes Actros, year 2023)
• Cab variant (manufacturer designation)

Buses and coaches

• Manufacturer, model, year of manufacture (e.g. MAN Lion's City, year 2021)
• Length, width and height

Note: Due to the large variety of models, photos are also required.

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Finding the vehicle drawings you want is easier than you think. The video briefly and concisely explains the most important functions of the online search. Watch it now!

Our professional vehicle search is also optimised for mobile devices. Visit ccvision.de with your smartphone and conveniently share the models you find with colleagues or customers by e-mail or WhatsApp.

As a CAR-SPECIAL^® subscriber, click on the green download button for the desired vehicles. Note: If you see yellow shopping cart buttons, you must log in.

As an individual buyer:in, click on the yellow shopping cart button and download the purchased vehicles directly after the order process has been completed.

Depending on your browser settings, you will be asked in which directory (folder) the file should be saved or it will end up directly in the "Downloads" folder on your computer.

You will receive the vehicle files as a compressed ZIP file. In order to open the files in your graphics programme, you must first unpack the ZIP file. Usually a double click is sufficient, otherwise use a decompression program.

To edit the vehicle files you need a vector program such as CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator or a plot program.

(The illustrations used are from the creativ collection Butterfly^®)

Place design

1. Open the desired CAR-SPECIAL^® vehicle drawing in CorelDRAW.
2. Open Window > Docking window > Objects.
3. Create a new layer above the vehicle and place your design on the new layer.
   

Create a clipping mask

1. Click on the white painted area of the vehicle with the selection tool (arrow) while holding down the Ctrl key and select "No fill" in the colour palette.
2. Copy the painted surface to the clipboard (Command + C).
3. Click on your design and paste the painted area over it (Command + V).
4. Select your design elements with the selection tool (arrow). Select Objects > PowerClip > Place in frame.
5. Click on the paint area with the black arrow.
6. In the layer palette, drag the layer with the masked design below that of the vehicle - done!
   

Tips

• If your vehicle is not white, copy the paint area again, paste it under your design and colour it in the desired colour.
• To edit your design, expand the layer palette with your design by clicking on the arrow in front of it. You will now see the individual elements of your design and can edit them easily.
• To add more designs, hold down the "W" key and drag them onto the PowerClip (your masked design).

(The illustrations used are from the creativ collection Butterfly^®)

Place design

1. Open the desired CAR-SPECIAL^® vehicle drawing in Adobe Illustrator.
2. Show the layer palette.
3. Create a new layer above the vehicle and place your design on it.
   

Create a clipping mask

1. Using the group selection tool (the arrow with the plus sign), click on the white painted area of the vehicle and select "None" as the area colour in the colour palette.
2. Copy the painted surface to the clipboard (Command + C)
3. Click on your design and paste the painted surface over it. Important: use "Command + F" to paste it in the same place!
4. Use the selection tool (black arrow) to select your design and the lacquer surface above it.
5. Select Object > Clipping mask > Create (Command + 7).
6. In the layer palette, drag the layer with the masked design below that of the vehicle - done!

Tips

• If your vehicle is not white, copy the painted area again, paste it under your design and colour it in the desired colour.
• To edit your design or add more motifs, expand the layer palette with your design by clicking on the arrow in front of it. You will now see the individual elements of your design and can edit them easily.

If you need more than 6 vehicle drawings per year, the subscription pays for itself after the second year. With more than 12 vehicle drawings per year, you even save after the first year!

You can search using anything that is in the database: manufacturer, model, body shape, dimensions etc.

Tip: The quickest way to find a “Ford Transit Custom” is to enter the model name directly.

Here you should select what you know about the vehicle you are looking for. The number of hits will become smaller with each step.

We attach great importance to offering as many current models as possible. Many commercial vehicles are available in hundreds of variants, with more often being added later. It can therefore happen that a particular version is still missing.

Method 1: Recolouring

The window cut-outs on commercial vehicles are always the same, regardless of whether they are closed or glazed. It is therefore possible to transform a window into a sheet metal wall and vice versa by recolouring.

Method 2: Combine

You can interchange side and rear views of different models within a series. For example, you can create a version with a tailgate from a vehicle with rear doors. Important: Ensure the correct vehicle length and height!

Method 3: Mirroring

If you have a vehicle drawing with one sliding door, you can create a version with two or no sliding doors by mirroring it. Make sure to remove any mirrored tank or loading flaps.

You can decide for yourself which view(s) you want to see:
e.g. all, or only the front and left side. You can also freely select the display size on your monitor using the slider.

Here you will find all the important information about the respective vehicles, such as year of manufacture, body shape, glazing, dimensions, etc.

You will find useful information and background knowledge on vehicle foiling, vehicle lettering and car wrapping in the section Vehicle Foiling – Tips

If a model change or facelift has taken place within the selected year of manufacture, a note is displayed to avoid confusion. Pay attention to the following distinguishing features:

• Year of manufacture: up to or from the selected year of manufacture
• Model series: Use the search filter and look out for the addition "facelift" if necessary.
• Changed design: best recognised by the front end

Facelift/special model
With a facelift or special model, the body usually remains the same, only the lighting and add-on parts are changed. The biggest changes mainly affect the "face" of the vehicle, i.e. the headlights and front end. If the shape of the headlights is changed, the sheet metal cut-out must of course also be adapted. In rare cases, the bonnet may have to be lowered, for example. If you only want to apply stickers to the sides and rear, it generally does not matter whether it is a facelift or not. The same usually applies to special models or equipment variants. If a particular model variant is not available from us, you can also fall back on the basic version. But as always: measure first, then plot.

Where: Search result, search filter in the left-hand column: Body > length, height or wheelbase
How: Click in the dropdown box at the bottom on “Enter length in mm” (or height or wheelbase …)

The dimensions stated in the vehicle documents may differ from those on our website, sometimes even by a few centimetres. There are many reasons for this: the information in the vehicle documents can vary and is not always one hundred per cent reliable. However, it can also be due to add-on parts such as towbars or running boards, lowering or a stronger suspension for a higher payload. However, the body always remains the same.

For comparison, the gradations in vehicle lengths offered for commercial vehicles: Renault Trafic at least 30 cm, for a Mercedes Sprinter even up to one metre.

Tip: If two lengths are specified in the vehicle documents, always take the smaller dimension when searching for the vehicle drawing.

The body is always the same, the difference is only in different fuel tank and charging flaps:

All-electric (electric, EV, BEV):
A charging flap for electricity, sometimes hidden under emblems.

Plug-in hybrid (PHEV):
Two flaps (fuel and charging flap), mnemonic: plug in = (insert charging plug).

Full hybrid (hybrid, mild hybrid, fHEV, mHEV sHEV):
A fuel filler flap. In contrast to the plug-in hybrid, only electricity generated while driving is used, so there is no additional charging connection.

Where: "Photo comparison" tab (right-hand side)
How: Search for vehicle manufacturer and model as usual. Then click on the "Photo comparison" tab and drag your photos with the mouse to the corresponding fields (front, left, ...). Now click on your uploaded photos to conveniently compare the matching views of photos and drawings. Drag n. For example, drag the left edge of the photo comparison column to the left with the mouse to enlarge your photos. Tip: Make sure you take photos of vehicles without a wide angle or perspective distortion.

Here you can find the detailed help for CAR 3D - Presentation

Where: Vehicle search result, link “Open in CAR-SIGNER”, next to the file number
How: Click on the link to create a vehicle layout online.
Note: This function is only available for subscribers
Here you will find detailed help for CAR-SIGNER

These vehicle segments are very special. Trucks and buses can often be ordered in thousands of variants. Individual configurations are also possible. That is why a model and cab designation is often not sufficient. Mostly, the corresponding model as well as its equipment details can only be identified by the chassis number or by photos of all views.

Bodies are manufactured individually by specialised companies according to customer requirements, so we can only offer a few examples here. You can find various box bodies and semi-trailers by clicking on the corresponding buttons below the alphabetical list of manufacturers (tab 'A-Z current'). You can customise these to your required dimensions.

Where: "Watchlist" tab (right-hand side)
How: Simply drag the desired vehicle into a lightbox.
The lightbox must be opened (click on the arrow next to the lightbox name).

Where: "Watchlist" tab (right-hand side)
How: Click on "create new watchlist ..."

Where: "Watchlist" tab (right-hand side)
How: Click on a watchlist, move it up or down

Where: "Watchlist" tab
How: Click on a vehicle and drag it from the watchlist

You receive each vehicle in five file formats:

• EPS (Encapsulated Postscript)
• AI (Adobe Illustrator)
• CDR (CorelDRAW)
• CDR 1:1 (CorelDRAW in original size)
• DXF (AutoCAD)

The CDR 1:1 file format is not used for 3D presentation files as it is not suitable for 3D.

The vehicles are true to scale and drawn with high precision. However, curves and beadings are displayed deficiently in a two-dimensional file. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to verify the measurements on the original vehicle before you plot the Letterings. Our company cannot assume liability for measurement differences.

If no sub-layers are visible in the layer palette, they can be displayed as follows: Click on the menu icon in the top right-hand corner of the Layers palette and then on "Control panel options ..." in the pop-up window at the bottom. Remove the tick in front of "Show layers only".

The following dimensions are indicated on each vehicle drawing: Length, width, height, wheelbase and the scale used.

The scale used is always indicated in the drawings. This gives you the original size:

Example: You measure a length of 32.6 mm in the drawing of a car. Multiplied by 3000% (or by 30), this gives an original size of about 978 mm. Important: The drawings are precise, but can never be accurate to the millimetre, see also here.

Tip: In many programmes you can calculate in the input field: Enter the scaling factor with an asterisk after the given measurement, e.g.: 32.6 mm *30 = 978 mm.

Generally all vector programs are suitable, but Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw are the programmes most frequently used. Please make sure that you always use the right import filter.

You can download a free test file in order to test the functionality on your system.

Important: Only log in with the e-mail address you provided when purchasing the subscription. See also further troubleshooting tips.