Merge Multiple .Packages

This TS4 tutorial will show you how to merge CAS .packages that have the same mesh but have different Normals, Diffuse, Speculars, etc.
Useful for when a CAS item has many recolors but small details are different and have different normals.

There are two methods you can use:

Using Sims4Studio

This example shows 3 meshes that are identical meshes but have differences in the normals and diffuse maps. Why clutter up CAS. Let's merge them into one package. CAS-strawberry.png

• Open the Sims4Studio Main Menu
  
• Click 'Content Management'
  
• Select 'Merge Packages'
  

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• Drag and drop your packages into the 'Merge Packages' pop-up window.

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• S4s will show the numbers of packages that were successfully merged.

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• Give the combined package file a new filename and save.

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• Remove your old meshes from your Mods folder and Test your new combined package in-game.

Does CAS have Multiple recolors of the same item?

• Open your first package with S4S
• Go to the warehouse tab
• Click the CAS Part
• On the right, Scroll down to find the PrototypeID
• Copy the number that is in the box
• Open the other package that you would like to appear in CAS under as the same catalog entry
• Go to each CAS Part in warehouse view and paste the ProtoitypeID number from the first package into the current one.
• Save your package and test in-game.

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