Sims 3:Catalog Resource

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Overview

The following resource types are used for catalog entries.

Type ID	Tag	Name
0x0418FE2A	CFEN	Catalog Fence
0x049CA4CD	CSTR	Catalog Stairs
0x04AC5D93	CPRX	Catalog Proxy Product
0x04B30669	CTTL	Catalog Terrain Geometry Brush
0x04C58103	CRAL	Catalog Railing
0x04ED4BB2	CTPT	Catalog Terrain Paint Brush
0x04F3CC01	CFIR	Catalog Fireplace
0x060B390C	CWAT	Catalog Terrain Water Brush
0x316C78F2	CFND	Catalog Foundation
0x319E4F1D	OBJD	Catalog Object
0x515CA4CD	CWAL	Catalog Wall/Floor Pattern
0x9151E6BC	CWST	Catalog Wall Style
0x91EDBD3E	CRST	Catalog Roof Style
0xF1EDBD86	CRMT	Catalog Roof Pattern

Format

Common

This block appears in all Catalog Resources. The name and description GUIDs can be looked up in the STBL.

DWORD //12
QWORD Name GUID //from STBL
QWORD Desc GUID //from STBL
7BITSTR // Catalog Name entry
7BITSTR // Catalog Desc entry
FLOAT price
FLOAT //always 1.0
4BYTE //binary zeros
BYTE
QWORD I64 of PNG icon //usually 0

Material List

This section is only present in Objects and Wall/Floor Patterns; it differs slightly between the two, as annotated.

DWORD Count1
--repetition Count1 Material:
	BYTE type
	if (type != 1) DWORD
	DWORD offset		// from here to after TGI Block List
	WORD
	DWORD tgi offset	// see Sims 3:Key table
	DWORD tgi size		// see Sims 3:Key table
	--insert MaterialBlock
	--insert TGI Block List	// see Sims 3:Key table
	DWORD
	--if Wall/Floor Style:
		DWORD
		DWORD
		DWORD

Material Block

This block holds the variables used in the complate to render a texture, equivalent to the preset XML used for CAS parts.

BYTE index //Points to the complate XML in the TGI index where the variables should be applied
--insert data for typecode 0x01 // see below
--insert data for typecode 0x01 // see below
DWORD count1
--repetition count1 Type Code List:
	BYTE ComplateVariable
	switch(ComplateVariable)
	{
	    case 0x40:
		(do not increase count - skip 0x40 bytes)
		break;
	    case 0x2F:
		BYTE
		DWORD
		break;
	    default:
		BYTE typecode
		--insert data for typecode // see below
		break;
	}
DWORD count2
--repeat(count2)
	Material Block // sub-blocks used for pattern definitions

Complate Variables

For main material block:

DaeFileName = 0x5,
BackgroundImage = 0x0b,
RGBMask = 0x13,
Multiplier = 0x14,
Specular = 0x17,
Overlay = 0x18,
StencilA = 0x20,
StencilB = 0x21,
StencilC = 0x22,
StencilD = 0x23,
StencilAEnabled = 0x24,
StencilBEnabled = 0x25,
StencilCEnabled = 0x26,
StencilDEnabled = 0x27,
StencilATiling = 0x28,
StencilBTiling = 0x29,
StencilCTiling = 0x2a,
StencilDTiling = 0x2b,
StencilARotation = 0x2c,
StencilBRotation = 0x2d,
StencilCRotation = 0x2e,
StencilDRotation = 0x2f,
PatternA = 0x30,
PatternB = 0x31,
PatternC = 0x32,
PatternAEnabled = 0x33,
PatternBEnabled = 0x34,
PatternCEnabled = 0x35,
PatternALinked = 0x36,
PatternBLinked = 0x37,
PatternCLinked = 0x38,
PatternARotation = 0x39,
PatternBRotation = 0x3a,
PatternCRotation = 0x3b,
PatternATiling = 0x3c,
PatternBTiling = 0x3d,
PatternCTiling = 0x3e,

The variables in the sub material section (used for pattern variables) have their own types:

BackgroundImageName = 0x1,
DDS1 = 0x04,
Color = 0x07,
RgbMask = 0x09,
SpecMap = 0x0a,
BackgroundImageIndex = 0x0b,
HSVShiftBg = 0x0c,
HBg = 0x0d,
VBg = 0x0e,
SBg = 0x0f,
BaseHBg = 0x10,
BaseSBg = 0x11,
BaseVBg = 0x12,
DDS2 = 0x15,
DDS3 = 0x16,

These lists are not complete and for the pattern section there are some inconsistencies between complates

Typecodes

Typecode	Data	Comments
0x01	(BYTE)(6bitstr if &0x80)(BYTE if &0x40)
0x02	(BYTE)(BYTE)(BYTE)(BYTE)	RGBA color
0x03	(BYTE)	Index to TGI table below
0x04	(FLOAT)
0x05	(FLOAT)(FLOAT)
0x06	(FLOAT)(FLOAT)(FLOAT)
0x07	(BYTE)	Boolean

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