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==Getting Started==
===Creating A New Package===
To create a new package, go to File → New. By default, you should be in the Find a CAS Part tab. Here is where you pick what mesh you wish to start off with.
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=====Parameters=====
To help quicken the search for a mesh, you can dial up the type of mesh you wish to use by setting the age/gender/type parameters.

=====Mesh=====
Once you set the parameters, you can either pick the mesh you want to use from the drop-down list or you can select it using the Quick Find box by clicking on the thumbnail.
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===Extracting===
When creating new designs for your CAS part, it's a good idea to use the existing textures/meshes as guides.
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=====Meshes=====
To extract a mesh, simply click on the "Extract Meshes" in the Find a CAS Part tab.<blockquote>

=====Bump Maps=====
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Additionally bump maps may be found under the Meshes tab. To extract, click on the appropriate TGI link then hit the find button. When the DDS preview window comes up, click the export button at the bottom right corner of the screen.</blockquote><br clear="all">

=====Textures=====
The easiest way to extract textures is to use the "Extract Textures" button in the Find a CAS tab. However this will give you '''all''' the game textures linked to that mesh.
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=====Quick Extraction=====
If you only need one or two files, instead of digging through all the textures, you can use the quick extraction method:

* Anywhere you see a key number, click on it to highlight it then hit the "find" button nearest to the key. (Alternatively, you can double click the key). 
* A DDS preview window will come up, when it does click the "export" button at the bottom of the screen and choose a destination to save the file.

This also comes in handy when you need to retrieve a file you may have lost or deleted, simply open a preexisting package and follow the steps above.
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