Post by xsquarestickit on Apr 22, 2019 11:43:18 GMT -5
Hi all. I am a complete newbie to 3D modelling, so I'll probably ask a lot of stupid questions. Please bear with me 
I downloaded a 3D model of May/ Haruka from Pokemon ORAS here. The .dae file already comes with its own UV mapping and textures, as can be seen below:
Unfortunately, Sims 4 Studio seems to require I create ONE flat image to be used as a texture, which is a problem, because the pre made textures are made up of 8 .png files. Of course, importing the 3D mesh onto S4S as is results in... well, this:
(I know the model still has a lot of issues, but one thing at a time, okay?)
Now, the obvious solution would be to mash the eight images together as one and redo the UV mapping, but that doesn't seem to work in Blender (not to mention that'd be a pain in the butt). So my question is - is there a way for Blender to somehow extract the UV mapping and texture data and output it into an image file ready for S4S? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
The .blend file shown in the above screenshots can be downloaded here.
Also, some other quick questions: how do I get Blender to display meshes with their textures as seen in the first screenshot? I can only manage it if I open a S4S-made .blend file and importing the downloaded .dae file. If I open a blank .blend file, I can't seem to get the textures to show up, even if I switch to Texture View.
Also, I'm PRETTY SURE there's a way to view the textured mesh in 3D view without the annoying orange highlight obscuring the mesh, but deselecting the mesh also makes the UV mapping vanish as well. ......yep, I'm not too ashamed to admit I'm pulling my hair out and bashing my head against the wall.
I downloaded a 3D model of May/ Haruka from Pokemon ORAS here. The .dae file already comes with its own UV mapping and textures, as can be seen below:
Unfortunately, Sims 4 Studio seems to require I create ONE flat image to be used as a texture, which is a problem, because the pre made textures are made up of 8 .png files. Of course, importing the 3D mesh onto S4S as is results in... well, this:
(I know the model still has a lot of issues, but one thing at a time, okay?)
Now, the obvious solution would be to mash the eight images together as one and redo the UV mapping, but that doesn't seem to work in Blender (not to mention that'd be a pain in the butt). So my question is - is there a way for Blender to somehow extract the UV mapping and texture data and output it into an image file ready for S4S? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
The .blend file shown in the above screenshots can be downloaded here.
Also, some other quick questions: how do I get Blender to display meshes with their textures as seen in the first screenshot? I can only manage it if I open a S4S-made .blend file and importing the downloaded .dae file. If I open a blank .blend file, I can't seem to get the textures to show up, even if I switch to Texture View.
Also, I'm PRETTY SURE there's a way to view the textured mesh in 3D view without the annoying orange highlight obscuring the mesh, but deselecting the mesh also makes the UV mapping vanish as well. ......yep, I'm not too ashamed to admit I'm pulling my hair out and bashing my head against the wall.
