Removing vanilla props and objects from the FiveM map

#Method 1: CreateModelHide

local HIDES = {
    -- x, y, z, radius, model
    { vector3(215.0, -810.0, 30.7), 3.0, `prop_streetlight_01` },
    { vector3(-560.2, -210.8, 37.6), 5.0, `prop_fnclink_02gate1` },
}

CreateThread(function()
    for _, h in ipairs(HIDES) do
        CreateModelHide(h[1].x, h[1].y, h[1].z, h[2], h[3], true)
    end
end)

AddEventHandler('onResourceStop', function(res)
    if res ~= GetCurrentResourceName() then return end
    for _, h in ipairs(HIDES) do
        RemoveModelHide(h[1].x, h[1].y, h[1].z, h[2], h[3], false)
    end
end)

• Every instance of that model inside the radius is hidden, including its collision.
• Keep the radius tight so you do not hide the same model elsewhere nearby.
• Find the model name by aiming at the object with a developer tool or in CodeWalker.
• CreateModelHideExcludingScriptObjects hides only map-placed copies, leaving copies spawned by scripts.

#Method 2: editing the vanilla ymap

Every vanilla object is an entity in some .ymap. In CodeWalker you can open that ymap, delete the entity and save an edited copy, which your resource then streams in place of the original. This removes the object at the source, with no script running.

The CodeWalker side, step by step, is in CodeWalker map editing.

#Dynamic objects

Some props are dynamic — bins, cones, chairs the game spawns as physical objects. These can be found and deleted from a client script:

local function deleteNearby(model, coords, radius)
    local obj = GetClosestObjectOfType(coords.x, coords.y, coords.z, radius, model, false, false, false)
    if obj ~= 0 then
        SetEntityAsMissionEntity(obj, true, true)
        DeleteObject(obj)
    end
end

Dynamic objects can respawn as the area reloads, so deletion is typically run when the player enters the area; for permanent removal a model hide is simpler.

#Which method to use