I was wondering if it's possible to convert sims 2 objects for sims 3?
I imagine it would be, but I've no idea how.


I've looked around on website's and through tutorials but haven't found anything. Mostly, I just find how to convert hairs, but I'd love to be converting a fair few objects for my sims 3 game

Apologies if i've posted in the wrong section - but I figured meshing would be the correct one?

Thank-you

No specific tutorials on conversion. But if you follow the available tutorials on cloning objects, you will find you can change almost everything about an object, and that would include using a mesh and texture images from a TS2 object. While the image format needs to change to DDS, a general level of compatibility exists.

Be sure and start by cloning something compatible, you can't get computer behavior defaults by starting with a painting clone. If what you want to convert has custom BHAVs, you will need to do object script mods instead.

Okay, well I just wanted to convert a few decorative objects
I shall look into cloning objects and such now then.
Thank-you! ^_^

LemonCandy and JillianWong have done some sims2 >sims3 conversion (look in buy mode in download).
I've started on some deco objects myself, but I have not mastered it yet, so good luck
You'll need SimPE for cloning sims2 objects (find it in the sims2 create section)
And the usual programs for sims3. All the essentials are in the tutorials

it's possible onley SimPE and S3PE are not going together on the same pc...i've done some things now..you have to uvmap them..!! and some times you have to make them look beter...there is allways a uv overscaling?? i don't know what to do with them..but it can be done..so far it look great...

I was searching over the net these days for this too!
Im really into converting anything possible from TS2 to TS3....
(Haha it may be sound funny but i want to convert all the objects! xD I really like them... )
Though im very new at meshing...
I dont know anything yet....so i should start reading the tutorials...
Guys please if you found a tutorial or something please post it...
Oh and if anyone convert anything from TS2 please upload it :D
Thank you
Hraklis

Last edited by Hraklis943 : 30th Sep 2009 at 08:28 PM.

Converting objects from ts2 for ts3 isn't that difficult at all! IMHO(In my honest opinion)
I think it is rather easy and I have never meshed before.

I'm like you I want to convert everything from ts2 I am what they call a clutter junkie lol
If I could I would never leave the house just sit in front of the computer converting all day long converting objects from ts2.

Well, miss JillianWong, if you know how to do it, and think it is easy, why not write it down, to help others that also would like to know?

Oh, I could convert all the objects too!
Especially - there's this one creater at Black pearl sims, who, I basically love all of their items; which is what has inspired me to want to convert Sims 2 to Sims 3

I'd love to sit in front of a computer all day converting objects too, well, once I knew how >_<
But. Holidays end soon, so i'll be back at school; Which is why i'm hoping to atleast learn the basic outline of how to do this - so then, I won't have to spend so much when i've got school.

And thank-you to everyone's help and input so far

Oh my..if JillianWong wrote a tutorial for "Cloning" objects from TS2..the first mesh i'm gonna f***ing make is a new guitar..

Excuse me Miss JillianWong, but, uh, where is this easy tutorial?


Reason = I'm kind of new to meshing too, weather it's new objects, or a Sims 2 to Sims 3 conversion, I need this tutorial!

Last edited by Train_guy : 8th Feb 2012 at 07:27 PM.

There are several tutorials on how to create a Sims 3 object in the Sims Wiki. Three of them are on the topic of converting Sims 2 objects to Sims 3. If you are absolutely new to creating objects for Sims 3 I recommend trying a painting tutorial first since those are the easiest way to familiarize yourself with the tools you need to make a Sims 3 object. Once you have that down you can move on to learning to make your own meshes to put into the game.

Converting decorative items that you don't plan on being CAStable is not that tough but if you want the item to be recolorable a conversion item is much more difficult because most often it will need to be remapped and baked at the very least. Often what this ends up being is a complete re-do of the original object. I wouldn't consider that a beginner's best choice for where to start with Sims 3 meshing. The Wiki tutorials are here:

http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title...Object_Creation