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==Overview==
 
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This tutorial explains how to export the uv/texture map for both Maxis and custom clothing to make it easier to texture.  If you're finding it hard to match up edges or fix seams, this should help a lot.
  
 
==What you will need==
 
==What you will need==
  
==Tutorial==
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* [[SimPE]]
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* The Managed Direct X Extensions, listed on the SimPE download page under "Needed Software to run SimPE"
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* [[http://www.uvmapper.com/ UV Mapper Classic]]
  
[http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=144329 Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours]
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==Tutorial Link==
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[[Image:RightArrow.gif]] [http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=144329 Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours]
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==Prerequisites==
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This is not a beginner's clothing tutorial, and is more of a "Toolbox Tutorial" to teach a specific technique.  If you are not an experienced clothing creator, you will need to first do some more simple tutorials.
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* See: [[Tutorials: Clothing Tutorials]]
  
 
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Revision as of 17:49, 6 August 2008

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Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours
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Contents

Overview

This tutorial explains how to export the uv/texture map for both Maxis and custom clothing to make it easier to texture. If you're finding it hard to match up edges or fix seams, this should help a lot.

What you will need

  • SimPE
  • The Managed Direct X Extensions, listed on the SimPE download page under "Needed Software to run SimPE"
  • [UV Mapper Classic]

Tutorial Link

RightArrow.gif Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours

Prerequisites

This is not a beginner's clothing tutorial, and is more of a "Toolbox Tutorial" to teach a specific technique. If you are not an experienced clothing creator, you will need to first do some more simple tutorials.

Credit

Originally written by HystericalParoxysm

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Tutorials by Category

Body Shop: Recolouring | Meshing | Modding | Sims  Objects: Object Creation | Recolouring  Other: Building | Walls & Floors | Careers & Majors | Hacks and Game Mods

Body Shop Recoloring Tutorials by Category

Introduction | FAQ | Clothing | Hair | Eyes | Eyebrows & Eyelashes | Makeup | Accessories | Piercings | Skintones and Simming

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