Tutorial:Sims 3 Making Poses

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What will I need?

Cmomoney's Pose Player

WesHowe's Animtool V05


Rigs: (choose between these three depending on what poses you are looking to create)

Mesher's Adult Male Rig

Mesher's Adult Female Rig

Mesher's Child Rig

^Extract the .ms3d and .txt file on the desktop or somewhere easy to find.


S3PE by Peter and Inge Jones


Animation software: (choose one or the other depending on your personal preference, however this tutorial will be made using Milkshape)

Milkshape (30 day free trial)

Blender (free to use)


Source photos or drawings of the poses you want to create (Google is your best friend!)


All of the things on this list were not created by me, so if you are having problems with them ask questions on their threads and/or websites. Thanks!

Let's get started!

1. Being organized

Make a folder somewhere where you can get to it quickly and easily and name it something like "My Poses". I usually keep my "Poses" folder on my desktop. In order to stay organized, it helps to make folders inside your main pose folder and name them with the name of the pose or pose pack you are working on. If you really want to be super-organized like me, you should make folders for each individual pose, because trust me, these files get messy and hard to read.

2. Extracting files for use Open up S3PE and choose "File->open". Navigate to your Sims 3 folder in the C: drive. To get to that folder on my computer I have to go to "C:->ProgramsFiles->Electronic Arts->The Sims 3". Once there open the fullbuild0.package found at "GameData->Shared->Packages". MAKE SURE "OPEN AS READ ONLY" IS TICKED BEFORE CLICKING "OPEN". Once that is open, S3PE will look like a giant mess of numbers and letters. In order to make it easier to find what we're looking for tick the box "sort" in the bottom left hand corner of S3PE. Now tick the boxes "Display: name" and "tags". Sortnametag.jpg

To make it even easier, click on "Name" in the explore window to put everything in alphabetical order. Now scroll through the files and find the highlighted file in picture "a_xevt_701". VERY IMPORTANT: Right click and choose "Export and rename", choose a name that starts with a_ such as a_pose1. It has to start like that in order for it to work correctly. Save your pose file in your new folder on the desktop or where ever you put your pose folder.

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