F-list, I need you!

[genlisae]

Or more specifically I need to know if there is someone on the f-list who is experienced with meshing and can tell me why it was working and is now doing weird things with the texture.

I am a noob, and this is all a learning experience for me. I have tried searching to figure out what went screwy, only I am not sure I am searching for the right thing since my results are turning up diddly-squat. So if some kind soul out there has a few minutes to help me work this out I would be ever so grateful!

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[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

My suggestion is to post the problem, along with the package as it is, at MTS's Sims 2 "create" forum. The advice is high quality, and the people are welcoming and kind and know what they're talking about.

I haven't made any headway with meshing myself, yet. I have a very simple and very large project in mind, and planned out, and I think I understand the theory of what needs to be done, but I can't get the hang of the actual controls in Milkshape.

[genlisae.livejournal.com]

Yeah, MTS was my next stop. I thought I would ask here though while I am "not dealing with the damn thing" (It has been put aside until I don't want to just delete the whole thing). Kind of helpful to be in the mindset to work on the project when I ask there. lol

Milkshape was the easy part for me, getting it working correctly in the game is where it is all going wrong :/

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

I envy you your brain, then. It seems comprehensible, even kind of simple, but nothing I do has the effect I think it will -- shapes don't form the way I want them too, scales don't scale the way I think they are going to, and I never can tell what side of the object I'm looking at, let alone mainpulating.

All the instructions I find online are useless to me. I believe to my heart I am following the directions, but nothing looks the same, acts the same, or comes out the same.

Tragically, I found Google Sketchup to be completely doable and I made all the forms I needed in a few moments, just to discover that they cannot be used in any way for the Sims.

[genlisae.livejournal.com]

I haven't played with sketchup but perhaps this will help? http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=577127

The thought of course being if you can get them into Milkshape (or whichever program) you can use the export function there to get a usable object.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that is interesting. On my list to try now.