Lazy Duchess

[TS2] SMD Tool - For making CC

Added 2023-01-21 22:05:47 +0000 UTC

Hi!

This is a small tool I developed while working on the Crop Top Hoodie and Skirt outfit, as there were issues and quirks with the plugins that I kept running into.

It essentially allows you to automate certain parts of the mesh creation process, with help from SimPE, and fix some issues with meshes.

The settings such as Interpolation Distance, Max Influence Distance, etc. Are tuned for best results in most cases by default, so you probably won't need to fiddle with them much in most cases.

I also made a little tutorial on how to use it

Features

Auto Morphs:

Allows you to create a morph automatically for a target mesh of your choice, using a reference base mesh and a reference morph mesh.

The interpolation distance can be increased for smoother results, and the Max Influence Distance can be increased if there are gaps in the final mesh.

Fix Normals:

Transfers normals from a reference mesh to a target mesh. Can fix seams and shading problems in meshes.

If "Check Normal Facing" is enabled, the program will try to copy normals from vertices that are also facing roughly the same direction, not just those that are below the maximum distance from each other.

Auto Skin:

Transfers bones from a reference mesh to a target mesh, and automatically assigns weights to vertices.

Re-Export:

Exports a mesh back into .SMD without any modifications, but in a format that's more compatible than how SimPE exports it by default. Allows plugins like the Blender Source Tools to actually import the mesh.

Usage

This program works with SMDs, not raw GMDC files.

To use it effectively you have to export meshes to SMD format. This is meant to be used in conjunction with SimPE, as it has an SMD exporter and importer for GMDC resources.