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Quote from: JSmith_DumDumDumDumDum on October 25, 2014, 01:07:02 pm

is it possible for anim8or to save in .obj format? I'm aware that, in general, obj can be read (at least somewhat) by anim8or, but I haven't quite figured out the other way around.

I don't know anything about Sims and I'm not that sure I understand what you want to do, but yes, Anim8or can import and export .obj files.

It's fine that you don't understand; again, I've come to learn that most people reading this forum probably wouldn't anyways.

For our Sims 1 custom objects, We at the CTOSims.com community love to use anim8or  to render our 3d-simulating 2d images.
^^This, for loose starters

On the other hand, The Sims 4 is a much more complex platform that, like other 2010-decade graphical games, obviously use actual 3d files, not mere 2d-rendered images simulating 3d environment. I do believe (though I don't know) that Sims 4 does read .obj files, and if this is the case, I have a way to translate my current Sims 1 project into Sims 4; since I have a familiar heavily-used program, anim8or, that can understand and translate to/from obj.

Now, I have tried saving my project ending in ".obj" extension. However, when I open up that .obj file in programs like Blender, the object doesn't appear. This is what lead me to ask if it's possible to save anim8or objects into obj. Perhaps I wasn't doing it right, and so that's where I could benefit from help here.

Hello, folks,

I'm a The Sims player and am aspired to create custom 3d objects and mesh for The Sims 4, the latest version in the series. From my basic knowledge, the game and its platform were created by Python, and the files containing the games objects and meshes have an extension of ".package", which I know little to nothing about beyond the fact that it's a game-storage data for sound, 3d models, textures and some sort of "character" code expression (AI, I'm guessing?); perhaps anyone more knowledgeable (of TS4 things) could shed some light on how to use the content within it. Also, from my basic knowledgl the game's platform supports projects created in Milkshape and Blender for the game.

Does it support projects created in Anim8or as well? I know that anim8or has a feature that allows scene and animation sequence editing, which particularly lead me to wonder if it does; that, second to the fact that Anim8or can read some .obj objects. (Although, it can't save projects into .obj that can be read by programs like Blender). I don't know if .obj and .package data can be shared with each other and, if it can, how much of it can be. On the other hand, since Blender (and milkshape?) can read .obj, I'm guessing there's some sort of similarity.

That's where I need the help of people who know a little more about The Sims 4. haha

I'm aware I may not be asking a very easy question. Anyone who provides any answer to it, million grazi's to you. 

edit - a list of programs that can create mods for TS4 are listed here - http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Category:Modding_Tools_for_Sims_4 (I didn't see anim8or on there, but anim8or is an independent lesser-known program, and I'm sure it has little or no say in whether or not it's compatible.)
^^If it helps in anyway

All Pieces completed

The bishops in CaptainDrew's exhibit. haha 

But, actually, I simply took your Kniving suggestion, and it was sufficient in doing the job: I drew the cutmarks, highlighted all  the squares within in and then applied negative extrusion to those squares to create an inward dent. It was a bit funky, but interesting and creative-looking. I'm simply merely curious as to what this concave problem. was. It was just the bishop head. A lot of other things were able to boolean-combine.

Piece completed.

Thanks again, CrashDrive.

Oh hey! You read it before the edit-out. haha

Actually, not quite yet, CrashDrive. I'm still not quite sure how I'm supposed to execute these scrips. I know I'm supposed to put the scripts in a preferred folder/directory, prompt that directory in file->configure and then run it in scripts-> run scripts. I selected the two pieces that I want to apply the boolean operation scripts to before running it, but after I ran it, I was returned with an error message, "Boolean Operations Script Failed! Error #3: A concave shape detected." Then, after closing the error message window, anim8or automatically exited. 

Thanks greatly for taking the initiative to answer that question anyways, Ensoniq5. Though I wouldn't need that for this specific project, it will definitely be beneficial for future projects. 

And thank you CrashDrive and Captain Drew for your guy's assistance as well. 
The following's what you guy's have helped me create.