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==Step 6: Create the TS3 Clone==
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==Step 5: Extract the Sims 2 (TS2) Mesh and Textures==
  
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Pick a base game item that is similar in function to the item you want to make so that your clone will have most of the same behaviors as the item you want to create.  i.e., clone plants for plants, dressers for dressers, beds for beds, couches for couches, etc.
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[[File:simpe-mesh-extraction.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|simpe mesh extraction]]
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To start, extract the mesh and textures from your favorite TS2 object.
  
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Some items didn't come with the base game so you need to specify which EP is required for your object to appear and function in game.
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* Open Simpe - click File, open
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* Navigate to your TS2 package and open it.
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:1. In the Resource Tree, click on the Geometric Data Container (GMDC)
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:2. In the Resource List, click on the (meshname)_tslocator_gmdc
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:3. At the bottom of SimPE select the Plugin View and make sure the TS2 mesh is checked, (In this case, it's called foilage
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:4. Click the Export button and save it to your new working folders.
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*Navigate to your TS2-original folder and save the extracted mesh.obj (see simpe mesh extraction)
  
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'''Note:''' TS3 outdoor plants lack the texture material and '''''VPXY''''' items so you can't use them for conversions.  Use the '''PlantIvyBallTopiary''' for plant conversions.
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[[File:ts2-texture.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|TS2 original texture]]
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* Back in SImPE, extract the image files.  You only need the texture files
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[[File:s3oc-naming.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|s30c naming]]
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:1. In the resource Tree, select Texture Image (TXTR)(2)
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:2. In the Resource List, select the foliaged_txtr (You don't need the TS2 alpha)
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* Open '''So3c''', (Sims 3 Object Cloner.)
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:3. In the Plugin View, select the largest size - in this case it is a 512 x 512 image - remember this size. You will need the size info later for the UV map and the texture conversions.
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* Click '''Cloning'''
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* Select '''Normal Objects''' from the drop down menu
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* Navigate to your TS2-original folder and save the extracted texture.png  
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* Select '''PlantIvyBallTopiary'''
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* Close Simpe
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* Click the '''Clone or Fix''' button.
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The defaults for this project, (outdoor plant), won't be correct for your new object so there are several options that need to be changed.
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:1. Give it a unique name which also credits the original TS2 mesh maker - I've used ''porkypine_TS3-conversion-of-Macarossi-DragonTree'' for my file name - It tells my username, the username of the original TS2 creator and the name of the object.
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:2. Change the ''catalog name'' to your descriptive Mesh name
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[[File:repossess.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|repossess]]
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* Click the '''''Details''''' tab - Do you want to make is repossessible?  If so,  Check the box.
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[[File:room-flags.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|room flags]]
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[[File:build-flags.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|build flags]]
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[[File:save-clone.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|save clone]]
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Revision as of 15:11, 9 February 2011

Step 5: Extract the Sims 2 (TS2) Mesh and Textures


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simpe mesh extraction

To start, extract the mesh and textures from your favorite TS2 object.

  • Open Simpe - click File, open
  • Navigate to your TS2 package and open it.
1. In the Resource Tree, click on the Geometric Data Container (GMDC)
2. In the Resource List, click on the (meshname)_tslocator_gmdc
3. At the bottom of SimPE select the Plugin View and make sure the TS2 mesh is checked, (In this case, it's called foilage
4. Click the Export button and save it to your new working folders.
  • Navigate to your TS2-original folder and save the extracted mesh.obj (see simpe mesh extraction)


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TS2 original texture
  • Back in SImPE, extract the image files. You only need the texture files
1. In the resource Tree, select Texture Image (TXTR)(2)
2. In the Resource List, select the foliaged_txtr (You don't need the TS2 alpha)
3. In the Plugin View, select the largest size - in this case it is a 512 x 512 image - remember this size. You will need the size info later for the UV map and the texture conversions.
4. Click Export
  • Navigate to your TS2-original folder and save the extracted texture.png
  • Close Simpe
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