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Post by leonkt on Sept 6, 2021 1:55:13 GMT -5
Hello.
I have created a custom object based on your tutorial.
The object appears ingame, but the object is translucent.
I have applied a texture to it.
That texture is showing up thin.
What could be the cause of this phenomenon?
I am trying to attach an image, package, or blender file.
But I don't know how.
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Post by Fwecka (Lolabellesims) on Sept 6, 2021 2:08:03 GMT -5
To attach an image, upload your image somewhere such as Imgur.com. Right-click on the image, choose "open image in new tab. If the only option is "open link in new tab" use that and then you can open the image in a new tab. After copying the URL, press the button shown in this screenshot:  A new window will pop up. Enter your URL into that new window:  Your link will be in HTML code (I think that's what it's called) but as soon as you post your message the image will show up in your post.  As for your file, upload it to somewhere like Mediafire, or your Google Drive and share a URL to your link. You can simply copy and paste the URL into your post. If you use Google Drive you'll have to set your link up so that others can access it. Look at the screenshot in this post for help with that. |
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Post by leonkt on Sept 6, 2021 4:30:13 GMT -5
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Post by simmerish20 on Sept 6, 2021 4:43:55 GMT -5
Looks like the faces on the triangle piece are flipped the wrong direction, so the mesh is showing inside-out.
In Blender, select all the faces on the top triangular piece (not the legs), and find the "Shading/UVS" tab to the left, then choose "flip Direction". That should fix it.
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Post by leonkt on Sept 6, 2021 5:30:44 GMT -5
Thank you for your quick answer. The mesh was indeed turned inside out. I have fixed it. However, the texture still looks a bit translucent to me. Is this the way it is? Or am I doing something wrong?  This is how it appears in sims4studio. Ingame, it looks slightly bluer and slightly more transparent.  www.mediafire.com/file/m8h6mf78u2ctb8f/woodenhorse21.package/file |
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Post by simmerish20 on Sept 6, 2021 6:38:49 GMT -5
Could be the material settings and/or the specular map. The texture/material is usually flatter and without a lot of the effects in S4S, so they don't show quite the same in S4S and ingame, so don't trust the S4S view to be the final version. Always check ingame.
I'm not an expert on specular and material settings (still learning), but there are some tutorials on how to do them on this site.
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Post by leonkt on Sept 6, 2021 7:33:45 GMT -5
Working on a specular map for The Sims 4 How to Create an RGB Specular for Objects I've read these tutorials Can I use blender to set up the specular map? Or is it an image editing software? I've tried both, but I don't see any changes ingame.  |
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Post by simmerish20 on Sept 6, 2021 7:47:21 GMT -5
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Post by leonkt on Sept 6, 2021 8:41:32 GMT -5
Thanks to you, I have seen a few changes ingame. However, I am really bothered by the light inside the objects. I've tried various settings, but it just won't go away. What could be causing this light? I'm really sorry for asking so many questions.  |
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Post by leonkt on Sept 7, 2021 2:54:49 GMT -5
Resolved.
I had it set up outdoors and that didn't seem to help.
I put the custom object indoors and the unnatural light is gone.
Maybe I need to clone the outdoor object if I want to place it outdoors.
Thank you simmerish20 for your patience with me.
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Post by qolygonal on Sept 7, 2021 3:20:35 GMT -5
This light is the Sun. If you follow the last link that simmerish20 left for you, you'll see that:
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Post by leonkt on Sept 7, 2021 5:18:48 GMT -5
Oh, thanks, qolygonal.
I did read the link, but I can't say I fully understood it.
I finally understood what you meant by "sun and moon".
Also, placing it indoors turned off the lights, but still didn't solve the problem of the texture becoming translucent.
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Post by leonkt on Sept 7, 2021 5:31:41 GMT -5
What is the color picker that the tutorial shows, and is it set here?  |
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Post by qolygonal on Sept 7, 2021 5:53:37 GMT -5
Use this. I don't see transparency issues in the last file you uploaded. Have you changed anything? |
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Post by leonkt on Sept 7, 2021 6:18:04 GMT -5
Thank you. If I fill the texture with a dark black color, no transparency is found. However, if I make the color lighter, as in this image, the translucency becomes obvious. The file you referred me to is compatible with blender 2.9. Since sims4studio is compatible with blender 2.7, I have installed 2.7. Do I need to install both versions?  |
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