Tutorial:Sims 3 Pose Creation - Revision history

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−	See below for instructions on making a pose using Milkshape. If you have questions please ask them in the '''[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=438716 support thread]'''	+	See below for instructions on making a pose using Milkshape. If you have questions please ask them in the '''[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=438716 support thread]''' If you would rather use Blender to make poses with the tutorials for that are '''[http://www.den.simlogical.com/denforum/index.php?board=48.0 at Simlogical]'''
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 :(adult male rig in post 5 & adult female rig in post 42)
 :OR WesHowe's new female rig here [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=441722&goto=newpost Female Rig with EA mesh for Milkshape]
 *'''[http://dino.drealm.info/den/denforum/index.php?topic=526.0 S3PE Version 11-0402-0951] by Inge & Peter Jones
 :(32 bit is the version most people will want).
-*'''An animation editor of your choice that can edit .smd files'''
+*'''Milkshape'''
-:(both '''[http://www.blender.org/ Blender]''' and '''[http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/ Milkshape]''' do)
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 <blockquote>'''Note:'''  When you're working on head, neck, spine, pelvis, thighs, and upper arms it's often useful to have the settings on Rotate Options be Center of Mass and Global.  When you're working on forearms, calves, hands, feet, fingers, and toes it's often useful to change those settings to Origin and Local.</blockquote>
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 Credit and thank you to Wes Howe and Cmomoney for all their work on S3 animation and for teaching me about it.  Credit also to Atavera for help & to mesher for the rig. :)

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 <blockquote>'''NOTE:''' In order for your pose to work correctly for you and others you must name your pose beginning with "a_".  After that you can name as you like.  But if the a_ is not at the beginning of your pose name the tool hash will not be correct and the pose will not play correctly in your game.</blockquote>
-<blockquote>'''NOTE:''' Remember to make the name of your pose unique. If it is not it could cause a conflict. Often people use their creator name as part of the pose name to help keep things unique. If you do this, make sure the rest of the name is not the same as that of another pose you've created.
+<blockquote>'''NOTE:''' Remember to make the name of your pose unique. If it is not it could cause a conflict. Often people use their creator name as part of the pose name to help keep things unique. If you do this, make sure the rest of the name is not the same as that of another pose you've created.</blockquote>
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	<blockquote>'''NOTE:''' In order for your pose to work correctly for you and others you must name your pose beginning with "a_". After that you can name as you like. But if the a_ is not at the beginning of your pose name the tool hash will not be correct and the pose will not play correctly in your game.</blockquote>		<blockquote>'''NOTE:''' In order for your pose to work correctly for you and others you must name your pose beginning with "a_". After that you can name as you like. But if the a_ is not at the beginning of your pose name the tool hash will not be correct and the pose will not play correctly in your game.</blockquote>
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		+	<blockquote>'''NOTE:''' Remember to make the name of your pose unique. If it is not it could cause a conflict. Often people use their creator name as part of the pose name to help keep things unique. If you do this, make sure the rest of the name is not the same as that of another pose you've created.
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−	See below for instructions on making a pose using Milkshape. If you have questions please ask them in the '''[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=438716 support thread]'''!	+	See below for instructions on making a pose using Milkshape. If you have questions please ask them in the '''[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=438716 support thread]'''
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 . Use Scroll wheel to rotate your view of model to facilitate rotating the joint in the direction you want it to go
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 . When your pose is complete, put your mouse over the right hand side of the screen and press the "a"  key on your keyboard while still in pose mode.  You should see all the joints turn light blue.  If they all turn black just hit the a key again.
 . Press "i" on keyboard to get Insert keyframe menu and choose loc rot to set the keyframe.
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 . Now click the file button in upper left hand corner and choose export.  Scroll down to the Source Engine (.smd, .vta, .dmx, .qc) line and click it.  In the popup box choose the line that begins with the word anim and ends with .smd.  In the larger box which pops up just click Export.
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+. Close Blender and open your working folder.  There will be a new folder named Anims in it.  Rename the .smd in that folder so that it has the exact same name as your original .smd.
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 . Close Blender and open your working folder.  There will be a new folder named Anims in it.  Rename the .smd in that folder so that it has the exact same name as your
 original .smd.
-.  Now replace the old .smd in your working folder with this new one.  It must be in the same folder as the CLIP for conversion.  After that you're ready to convert it to
+.  Now replace the old .smd in your working folder with this new one.  It must be in the same folder as the CLIP for conversion.  After that you're ready to convert it to CLIP and package the new CLIP.
 CLIP and package the new CLIP.
 Use Ctrl z to undo

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 . Use Scroll wheel to rotate your view of model to facilitate rotating the joint in the direction you want it to go
-. With your mouse on the right hand side of the screen, press r on your keyboard to select rotate and then rotate the joint you've selected - right mouse click when the
+[[Image:B6.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
-limb is where you want it to discontinue rotation movement
+. With your mouse on the right hand side of the screen, press r on your keyboard to select rotate and then rotate the joint you've selected - right mouse click when the limb is where you want it to discontinue rotation movement
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 . When your pose is complete, put your mouse over the right hand side of the screen and press the "a"  key on your keyboard while still in pose mode.  You should see all the joints turn light blue.  If they all turn black just hit the a key again.

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 [[Image:B5.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
-. Selecting joints to move
+. Expand the joint list by clicking on the + signs next to joint names.  The double left click on the joint's name to select it.
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