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Meshing in The Sims 3 at the moment is in the BETA stages and is currently not completely supported, however new advancements are being made every day; if you want to simply learn how to mesh then the latter tutorial will help you, if you wish to understand and understand how meshes work then you need to read the first tutorials.
 
Meshing in The Sims 3 at the moment is in the BETA stages and is currently not completely supported, however new advancements are being made every day; if you want to simply learn how to mesh then the latter tutorial will help you, if you wish to understand and understand how meshes work then you need to read the first tutorials.
  
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==What will I need?==
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===[[Tutorials:TS3_Meshing_FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]===
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My mesh looks like someone spilled milk on it... help me?
  
You will need to download and install the following:
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[[Image:Icon-meshingtut.gif|left]]
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362412 S3PE by Inge & Peter]
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===[[Tutorials:TS3 Basic Object Creation|Basic Object Creation]]===
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=362413 S3OC by Inge & Peter]
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Creating basic objects. '''Start here!'''
*[http://modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=363908 Object Tools by WesHowe]
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* [[3d Modeling Programs|A 3D modeling program]] - Milkshape required for objTool and wso plugins
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*UV Mapper - UV Mapper, UV Mapper Pro, Lithunwrap, Milkshape, Wings, and Blender all have built in mapping
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* [[Graphics Editors|A Graphics Editor]]
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==Tutorials==
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====Understanding 3D Meshing====
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* [[Tutorials:3D Meshing Index|Understanding 3D Meshing by Wes Howe]]
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===[[Tutorials:TS3 Extended Object Creation|Extended Object Creation]]===
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Creating glass, adding presets, changing default images, adjusting the footprint, etc.
  
====Modifying a TS3 Mesh====
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*[[Tutorials:Modifying TS3 Meshes|Modifying a TS3 Mesh]] - Modifying a TS3 Mesh by Wes Howe
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===[[Tutorials:TS3 Modding Tools|Modding Tools]]===
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Tools that are required, that make things easier, or just plain fun!
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====Meshing Objects in TS3====
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=363856 Meshing Objects in TS3 by DeluxeDesigns - Outdated]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=365609 A short guide to good clonable CAS objects (in progress). By buggybooz]
 
*[http://www.blackpearlsims.com/showthread.php?t=31726 Converting Objects from Sims 2 to Sims 3 By Jonesi]
 
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=372692 Converting objects from TS2 to TS3-Collecting mesh and Textures with Simpe by Cocomama]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=375349 Step-by-step Start-to-Finish HowTo mesh guide for TS3 by ellacharm3d]
 
 
====Video Tutorials====
 
*[http://videotutorials.thesimsupply.com/episode14 Basic Meshing Tutorial by Flabaliki]
 
 
==Meshing Tools==
 
 
Plugins by WesHowe for meshing in Milkshape
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=357403 Milkshape Geom Plugins]
 
*[http://nene.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=355471 Blender Geom Plugins]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=363908 ObjectTool]
 
*[http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=389058 Blender Object Import/Export Scripts]
 
  
 
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Introduction

Meshing in The Sims 3 at the moment is in the BETA stages and is currently not completely supported, however new advancements are being made every day; if you want to simply learn how to mesh then the latter tutorial will help you, if you wish to understand and understand how meshes work then you need to read the first tutorials.

Object Meshing Tutorial Categories:

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Frequently Asked Questions

My mesh looks like someone spilled milk on it... help me?

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Basic Object Creation

Creating basic objects. Start here!

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Extended Object Creation

Creating glass, adding presets, changing default images, adjusting the footprint, etc.

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