Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset?


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Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 1, 2024 15:34:55 GMT -5

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Post by sarabi on Nov 1, 2024 15:34:55 GMT -5

Hi, all! I'm trying to figure out how to make missing ear tips for TNR cats. (Info here if you're not familiar with the practice: bestfriends.org/pet-care-resources/ear-tipping-cats-what-it-and-why-its-done).

I've been trying to learn Morphmaker to make it a true ear preset, but I think that's too advanced for me at this stage and haven't had much luck. Instead, I thought of making it as a clothing item, like the examples here:

love4sims4.tumblr.com/post/167738590918/liam-sim-liam-sim-cutted-ear-for-fighting

wyattssims.tumblr.com/post/167606165501/three-legged-furrends-front-leg-version-hello

Could someone help me understand how this is achieved? Thanks!

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Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 2, 2024 7:31:39 GMT -5

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Post by mauvemorn on Nov 2, 2024 7:31:39 GMT -5

Hi.
- clone a hat, export the blend, open;
- in 3d view select the hat, hide it with the eye icon;
- click on Filter and enable cursor;
- expand the rig, make ears visible and selectable;
- select them, Object - Duplicate objects, in 3d view press Esc to confirm;
- select ears.001, Object - Parent - Clear and keep transforms;

- hide the original ears;
- with ears.001 selected, switch to Edit mode ( TAB );
_ select everything with A, Mesh - Merge - By distance;
- enable X-ray, select vertices, move them with G;

- click on the hidden meshgroup of the hat, check what cut number it has, then delete this meshgroup in the outliner;

- give ears.001 the same cut, save, import back

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Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 3, 2024 1:05:17 GMT -5

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Post by sarabi on Nov 3, 2024 1:05:17 GMT -5

Thank you so much! I've managed to miss something somewhere, though, because I keep coming out with part of the head mesh missing/invisible:

Any ideas? I can share blend and package files if needed. I really appreciate the help!

sarabi New Member Posts: 7	Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 3, 2024 1:08:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sarabi on Nov 3, 2024 1:08:24 GMT -5 Well, the image isn't showing for me in that post. Let me try again:

mauvemorn Global Moderator If you get no reply from me in 24 hours, please bump the thread Posts: 13,051 Member is Online	Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 3, 2024 2:00:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by mauvemorn on Nov 3, 2024 2:00:45 GMT -5 Share your blend and package files please
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sarabi New Member Posts: 7	Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 3, 2024 12:31:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sarabi on Nov 3, 2024 12:31:10 GMT -5 Here they are: Package Blend

mauvemorn Global Moderator If you get no reply from me in 24 hours, please bump the thread Posts: 13,051 Member is Online	Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 3, 2024 13:27:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by mauvemorn on Nov 3, 2024 13:27:40 GMT -5 Change all excludepartflags to 0, then make all maps blank, empty the diffuse manually
	PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES OF CREATOR HELP: • describe your problem and provide a picture of it (if possible); • provide download link(s) to .package and .blend files. If you have a Gmail acc, you can host all of the above on Google Drive

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Hat item as alternative to new cat ear preset? Nov 3, 2024 16:55:20 GMT -5

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Post by sarabi on Nov 3, 2024 16:55:20 GMT -5

Okay, so now the head mesh looks normal. No more holes! But the new ear mesh doesn't show. I realized I still had the original ear mesh as well as the duplicated, sculpted one so I remade the package again after deleting that. I don't know if that was necessary, but it only added a little artifact along where the new edge of the tipped ear mesh would be.

Here is the package file after making changes to maps and excludepartflags:
Package Try 2

And the package and changed blend files for after deleting the original ear mesh:
Package Try 3
Edited Blend

On a side note, I saw that in the warehouse tab on the left, I only have the CAS Part entry at the top and nothing else. I did Tools>Modding>Embed all externally referenced resources (CAS) and restarted S4S, but nothing changed. Not sure about this?


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