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==Introduction==
 
[[Image:RightArrow.gif]] ''To return to the main tutorials portal click [[Tutorials:Main Page|here]]''
 
[[Image:RightArrow.gif]] ''To return to the main tutorials portal click [[Tutorials:Main Page|here]]''
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This section covers meshing [[Body Shop]] content: that is, custom clothing and body meshes, hair meshes, and accessory meshes.
  
==Overview==
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==Pre-requisites==
  
This section covers meshing [[Body Shop]] content: that is, custom clothing and body meshes, hair meshes, and accessory meshes. 
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'''Before you start''' reading these tutorials, you will absolutely need:
 
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==What you will need==
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* [[SimPE]]
 
* [[SimPE]]
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* '''Prerequisite for ALL Body Shop Meshing Projects:'''  You MUST be an experienced creator of Body Shop recolours - that is, changing textures and alphas for clothing, hair, accessories, skintones, etc...  These tutorials will not tell how to use Body Shop or make textures for your meshes... and the skills you learn through becoming extremely adept at making recolours/retextures/reskins of Body Shop content are -crucial- to being successful at creating new Body Shop meshes.
 
* '''Prerequisite for ALL Body Shop Meshing Projects:'''  You MUST be an experienced creator of Body Shop recolours - that is, changing textures and alphas for clothing, hair, accessories, skintones, etc...  These tutorials will not tell how to use Body Shop or make textures for your meshes... and the skills you learn through becoming extremely adept at making recolours/retextures/reskins of Body Shop content are -crucial- to being successful at creating new Body Shop meshes.
  
==Tutorials==
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==Tutorial Sections==
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===Clothing/Body Meshes===
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[[Image:Icon-eyebrows.gif|left]]
 
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===[[Tutorials:Body Shop Meshing Starter Tutorials|Start Here!]]===
If you have never made a Body Shop mesh before, you MUST start with these tutorials.
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Starter tutorials for those of you who are just beginning.  '''READ THESE FIRST!'''
 
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* [[Tutorials:Beginning Clothing/Body Meshing Tutorial - Using Unimesh/Milkshape]]
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* [[Tutorials:Unimesh/Milkshape Level 2, Editing and UV Maps]]
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* [[Tutorials:Unimesh/Milkshape Level 3, Combining Mesh Parts]]
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* [[Tutorials:Beginning Clothing/Body Meshing Tutorial - Using MeshTool/OBJ]]
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* [[Tutorials:Body Meshing - How to use Blender]]
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* [[Tutorials:Meshtool/XSI ModTool/SMD Tutorial]]
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* [[Tutorials:Milkshape - Adjusting UV Mapping On Your Modified Body Mesh]]
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===Accessories===
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===[[Tutorials:Body Shop Meshing Accessory Tutorials|Accessory Tutorials]]===
 
Accessories are a bit more difficult than bodies, but if you have been through the Unimesh tutorials, you should be able to handle it.
 
Accessories are a bit more difficult than bodies, but if you have been through the Unimesh tutorials, you should be able to handle it.
  
* [[Tutorials:Accessory Meshing Info and Advanced Tutorial]]
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[[Image:Icon-palette.gif|left]]
* [[Tutorials:Accessories - Fixing Accessories to Display Properly with the Pets EP]]
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===[[Tutorials:Body Shop Meshing Hair Tutorials|Hair Tutorials]]===
* [[Tutorials:Making accessories wearable at all times]]
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Hair is much more difficult to make in the Sims 2, so make sure you have done all previous tutorials before these ones.
* [[Tutorials:MiniCustom Icons for Accessories]]
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===Hair===
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* [[Tutorials:Hair Meshing with MilkShape and UniMesh (Beginners)]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair - Basics and Beyond Articles]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair - Categorizing custom hair into the color bins]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair - Strange Transparency or Holes]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair Meshing Tutorial]]
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* [[Tutorials:How to fix the neck gap in hair mini-tutorial]]
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===Infocenter===
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* [[Tutorials:Body/Hair/Accessory Meshing Tools]]
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===[[Tutorials:Body Shop Meshing Infocenter Tutorials|InfoCenter Section]]===
* [[Tutorials:Easier Method to Gather Clothing/Hair files]]
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These tutorials cover hints and tips to help you get the most out of the Body Shop Meshing tutorials.
* [[Tutorials:Everything You Wanted to Know About Meshes But Were Afraid to Ask]]
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* [[Tutorials:General - Example Bodies and Faces]]
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* [[Tutorials:Making a NL (or later) Body mesh look good in old games]]
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* [[Tutorials:Basic Clothing Mesh Tutorial Bodychop/Milkshape]]
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===[[Tutorials:Body Shop Meshing Outdated Tutorials|Outdated Tutorials]]===
* [[Tutorials:Basic Making Bigger Boobs! (aka Basic Body Meshing in Milkshape)]]
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These are outdated, but may help in understanding some aspects of this section.
* [[Tutorials:Clothing Cloning Plugin for DatGen]]
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* [[Tutorials:MTS2 Mesh Tool Clothing]]
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* [[Tutorials:SanMoo's Hair Mesh Tutorial]]
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===Other===
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* [[How to link a genetic skintone to a specific not default nude mesh]]
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===[[:Category:BodyShop Meshing Tutorials|View All]]===
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See all Body Shop Meshing Tutorials
  
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* [[Tutorials:How to link a genetic skintone to a specific not default nude mesh]]
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[[Image:RightArrow.gif]] ''To return to the main tutorials portal click [[Tutorials:Main Page|here]]''
* [[Tutorials:I'm new, where do I start??]]
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* [[Tutorials:Making clothes or parts bumpy/reflective/shiny and editing the envcube!]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - Adjusting the UV Map]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - The modified mesh does not show up in bodyshop!]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - has a gap at the neck]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - has seams/lines down the arms, legs and sides!]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - has weird transparency, holes, or strange display]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - is Laying Down in Bodyshop]]
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* [[Tutorials:Milkshape - Adjusting UV Mapping On Your Modified Body Mesh]]
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* [[Tutorials:Milkshape - Blue Lines all over my screen!]]
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* [[Tutorials:Milkshape - Settings and Tips]]
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* [[Tutorials:Milkshape UV Mapping Shoes/Extras Mini Tutorial]]
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* [[Tutorials:Simple High Heels Mini-Tutorial]]
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* [[Tutorials:Using Poser to Modify Body Shapes]]
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* [[Tutorials:Beginning Clothing/Body Meshing Tutorial - Using MeshTool/OBJ]]
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* [[Tutorials:Beginning Clothing/Body Meshing Tutorial - Using Unimesh/Milkshape]]
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* [[Tutorials:Clothing Cloning Plugin for DatGen]]
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* [[Tutorials:Easier Method to Gather Clothing/Hair files]]
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* [[Tutorials:Everything You Wanted to Know About Meshes But Were Afraid to Ask]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - has seams/lines down the arms, legs and sides!]]
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* [[Tutorials:Making a NL (or later) Body mesh look good in old games]]
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* [[Tutorials:Meshtool/XSI ModTool/SMD Tutorial]]
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* Milkshape: Settings and Tips: [http://www.modthesims2.com/article.php?t=131427 tiggerypum at MTS2]
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* [[Tutorials:General - Tig's Editing Suggestions]]
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* [[Tutorials:Mesh - is Laying Down in Bodyshop]]
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* [[Tutorials:Milkshape - Blue Lines all over my screen!]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair - Basics and Beyond Articles]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair - Categorizing custom hair into the color bins]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair - Strange Transparency or Holes]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair Meshing Tutorial]]
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* [[Tutorials:Hair Meshing with MilkShape and UniMesh (Beginners)]]
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[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
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[[Category:Body Shop Meshing Tutorials]]
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[[Category:Body Shop Tutorials]]
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==General Tips and Tricks==
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* [[Tutorials:General - Tig's Editing Suggestions]]
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==Related Pages==
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[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:Sims 2 Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:BodyShop Meshing Tutorials]]
 
[[Category:BodyShop Meshing Tutorials]]

Revision as of 14:17, 18 April 2007


Introduction

RightArrow.gif To return to the main tutorials portal click here

This section covers meshing Body Shop content: that is, custom clothing and body meshes, hair meshes, and accessory meshes.

Pre-requisites

Before you start reading these tutorials, you will absolutely need:

  • SimPE
  • A 3D modeling program - we HIGHLY recommend Milkshape with the Unimesh plugins. Free programs are available but simply will not do what Milkshape will do for its low price.
  • Prerequisite for ALL Body Shop Meshing Projects: You MUST be an experienced creator of Body Shop recolours - that is, changing textures and alphas for clothing, hair, accessories, skintones, etc... These tutorials will not tell how to use Body Shop or make textures for your meshes... and the skills you learn through becoming extremely adept at making recolours/retextures/reskins of Body Shop content are -crucial- to being successful at creating new Body Shop meshes.

Tutorial Sections

Icon-eyebrows.gif

Start Here!

Starter tutorials for those of you who are just beginning. READ THESE FIRST!

Icon-house.gif

Accessory Tutorials

Accessories are a bit more difficult than bodies, but if you have been through the Unimesh tutorials, you should be able to handle it.

Icon-palette.gif

Hair Tutorials

Hair is much more difficult to make in the Sims 2, so make sure you have done all previous tutorials before these ones.

Icon-hardhat.gif

InfoCenter Section

These tutorials cover hints and tips to help you get the most out of the Body Shop Meshing tutorials.

Icon-hardhat.gif

Outdated Tutorials

These are outdated, but may help in understanding some aspects of this section.

Icon-all.gif

View All

See all Body Shop Meshing Tutorials


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