Difference between revisions of "Merge Multiple .Packages"

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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 n umber 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 form teh first [package into teh current one. Save your package and test in-game.