Basic Mesh Editing | The Sims 4 Tutorial (CAS)

-Timestamps in Description-
Hi guys! Welcome to my first tutorial on how to edit and combine meshes to create Custom Content! This is my first time making a Tutorial/Guide relating to anything, but hopefully this will at least be a little helpful!
Today, I show you guys how to combine a simple swimsuit & shorts into a new piece of clothing! So feel free to follow along or try apply the steps to create something similar!
Timestamps
1:03 Getting Started
2:59 Blender
9:40 Importing Mesh
10:23 Texture Editing
12:48 Importing Textures
13:30 Finishing Off
15:08 "Finished" Product
Programs Used
GIMP - www.gimp.org/d...
Sims 4 Studio - sims4studio.com...
Blender 2.70a - download.blend... (I recommend downloading the .zip version)
PS: There are many ways to create CC for the Sims, and this is just the way I have been doing it, so may not be the most efficient/best, but it works for me!
Sims 4 Details
Sims 4 Gallery : IllogicalSims
Social Media
Twitter: / illogicalsimmer
Tumblr: / illogicalsims (I upload object recolours here!)
Music
Music: www.bensound.com

[@JacobKinsley]

I love how the comments are half "this was very clear and simple, I look forward to an advanced one in the future" and the other people are like "help me I can't find the middle mouse button I only have two!"

[@savetheplanet9499]

Very true, i am in much confusion rn

[@JacobKinsley]

@@savetheplanet9499 Press f12 to take a high quality screenshot in blender....

[@Mooved096]

I'm trying to do it right, and all I can say is *I want to die-*

[@lola2355]

@@Mooved096 did u ever do it

[@dlcalbaugh]

I have so much anxiety after watching this. It is a good tutorial but it looks really difficult.

[@maijaflyte2280]

I recommend going along with it it's easier that way!

[@smileecakes]

Agreed! lol

[@Alexis-pt2cu]

I’ve been trying for 3 hours... this is the 20th vid I’ve watched lmfao not worth it

[@Pamelalrene]

I know this comment is old, but I want to encourage you to give it a try if you have not done so!! I am going to as well even though it looks overwhelming. I think these other lovely people are right, we just need to follow along and take it one step at a time. It can be daunting looking at the incredible things modders make, but they all had to start somewhere, right?

[@freedomofspeech2420]

Pamela Irene yes! I gave up on presets lol body presets but after playing around with everything. You get the hang of it, you just gotta practice. Just like baking.

[@quirksome7442]

Brilliant video, very informative even for a basic tutorial, I would love to see a more advanced one

[@IllogicalSims]

Thanks! I might try working on more tutorials at a later date!

[@HappySimEgg]

I would love this as well! Especially with textures on furniture and such!

[@thecluttercat8853]

@@IllogicalSims PLEASE DO IT!!!!!

[@OhMyDeers]

Thank you so much for this video! It's encouraging for a baby cc creator as me that only does recoulors to begin with. 3D Programs do scare me since I did not have a good experience when I was at uni. Thank you again, and I hope I can watch more of this videos in the future! Nice job!

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you found this useful, I also plan on doing a tutorial soon on how to create basic New Mesh CC for Sims soon! 😊

[@OhMyDeers]

@@IllogicalSims That would be wonderfull! I'll be waiting

[@jbhjhjkhjkkhj325]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS. I am so sick of none of my tops being compatible with my bottoms but I'm super illiterate when it comes to this stuff and have to be shown step by step haha

[@kaystray5034]

I have used this video as a reference twice now, one for combining shorts and a top and tonight I added fringe to a longer hairstyle. Thank you so much for making such a detailed, thorough video that was easy to understand and follow along with!

[@LittleRedRidingSim]

Thank you so much for keeping it simple! There's only so much information one can absorb in a short time! I learnt a lot! THank you! It's a great tutorial! x

[@IllogicalSims]

I'm glad to hear my tutorial helped you learn some new things!

[@thecluttercat8853]

You are the only person around who makes really helpful tutorials !! Could you please please please (with cherry on top) make a long tutorial on how to texture Sims clothing - with shadows and everything. Would forever be thankful

[@Pamelalrene]

Thank you SO MUCH. This is a great beginner tutorial. You are very simply spoken and you walk through everything so clearly.

[@emberg102]

Thank you so much for this!! I successfully edited my very first mesh (I had to rewatch a bunch of it over and over) and it works!

[@InedibleMuffin]

Thank you! I was looking just to remove vertices from a Sims 4 CC and got a much more thorough tutorial instead. Cheers!

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you found it useful!

[@JustK.0_o.]

Wow... thank you for this tutorial. There is alot to do / learn. I'm thinking to try my hand at creating CC mostly clothing or Decorations. There's so much that goes into it. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARDWORK AND PROVIDING AMAZING CC FOR US.

[@yas5489]

Thank you so much for teaching me how to use Blender

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@abzreedus]

this is the best tutorial I've seen, even now in 2022. thank you so so much for this!!

[@misaandcoart]

If anyone has issues rotating like I did in Blender go to File - User Preferences - Input - Emulate 3 Button Mouse - Save User Settings. Then you're able to ALT + left click to rotate and SHIFT + ALT + left click to pan. I couldn't get past 8 minutes in until I implemented this.

[@cinnamonsweets101]

oh my god thank you for this!!

[@ARKSangel100]

I've been meaning to learn how to make CC's and this video was really helpful , Very straight forward. Can't wait to see more tutorials like this :) It helped me make my first CC and I'm honestly happy with the out come even though it's a little messy but got to start some where !

[@alexdiduk4611]

You’re Aussie? It’s so cool to see other people from here on the internet

[@IllogicalSims]

Haha, yeah I am Australian 😂

[@alexdiduk4611]

IllogicalSims 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@itsrenee4417]

Amazing! I have learnt so much over the past few weeks and this tutorial is by far simple. I would really love to see a more in depth texturing tutorial. 🙏 Again amazing work. 😍

[@fashionbyruthie8292]

This is amazing! You lay it out so simply, I've downloaded the apps and I can't wait to get started!

[@matthewgosden4962]

please may you go into more detail in another video!! i’ve created a crop top out of a normal top and i need help with how to create different swatches :))

[@rika9861]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Very helpful. I hope that you create a tutorial on creating new mesh clothing cc. You're an effective tutor. I've watched a lot tutorials and so far yours is the best one.

[@IllogicalSims]

Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful! I actually moved away from CAS CC some time ago and I only ever did mesh edits for it anyway, so I never ended up learning how to create fully new mesh CAS clothing. However, I'm pretty sure there are some great tutorials out there

[@natalliking2962]

You are so amazing! Thank you so much for this video I have been having a very hard time with Blender. I really want to learn how to make furniture with Blender but this is for sure a great step! Thanks so so much!!!!

[@Diana-dz9kc]

This is so helpful, thank you! Please make more tutorials for mesh building :)

[@procul.aeternum4878]

THANKS for the best started cc tutorial! Really easy for understanding especially when english it's your second language. It would be amazing if you keep doing more video like this. You really cool in it!!!

[@Shigerugal]

You sir are amazing! I got into Sims 4 recently but I used to play Sims1-2 and modding was a bit different back then (yet the same?) but I'm so rusty on all the programs so I knew if I wanted this outfit piece (a long skirt with pants under, for men) I would need to learn (I was stubborn also most of the videos I found wanted to use Blender to _pose_ sims, not to combine or do meshes. ) You showed me just how to use it for what I wanted and now I can slowly make clothes for one of my favorite bands (The Rampage from Exile Tribe). Thank you so much for make this video! I definitely will be coming back to it when making anything for the game now. 8D

[@voxorox]

Quick Blender tips: 1. While in the viewport, if you press C it will activate circle select, which basically lets you "paint" what you want to select. The scroll wheel can expand or reduce the size of the circle to get more or less all at once. It's great for selecting vertices that are right next to each other. Press ESC to exit circle select mode, or it will just keep adding to the selection. 2. Once you have 2 points selected that you want to merge together, if they're really close together you can just press S (for "size") and type 0 (zero). This will make their distance zero, putting them at the same location, usually half way between the points. Then when you got them all, you can remove the duplicates all at once.

[@menabuchnersixdegreesofsimming]

Thanks Joshua! I will have to rewatch a few times as i try this!

[@xosdr]

This was the most helpful video I’ve seen! Thank you so much. 😄

[@imnot4sale]

Fucking hell -- finally!! somebody who taught the basic without speaking some alien language.

[@lyriccentral5647]

Thank you for tutorial was confused at first but am getting my head round it now :)

[@Izza.M]

This looks easy enough, but I'm like 99% sure this'll be veryyyy difficult when I actually try to do it. Still, thanks for this tutorial! it is certainly thorough. :)

[@matthewgosden4962]

also, well done you’ve earned a new subscriber

[@bixierin951]

I love how you explained the process, does this work for meshes i've found online too?

[@schmusica1950]

Hey thanks for the tutorial. I am stuck at 4:08 where the shorts change from orange to black grid lines. where do you apply that? cant edit the shorts in "orange mode" :(

[@anna-qz5sq]

I'm using mac so it could be different but I pressed the right key and it went black!

[@haley4222]

when it's black it's deselected, for some reason i had to press L on every part i wanted to deselect (in this case the actual shorts) and then after that I was left with the selected parts (legs) to delete! I hope that made sense lol

[@rlnwvr]

I couldn't find the Keep UV and edit mode mesh selection in sync in 2.80 :( Why is there no shortcut for it?

[@Kyraaaaaaaaaaa444]

Thank you so much for this! ❤️ Best tutorial video!

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you found it useful!

[@ItCanNotRainAllTheTime]

What if I import mesh and it isn't changing, no errors, just it loading and after loading nothing change :/

[@zenithpurpleunicorn]

thank you! i needed to know how to do this to make a dress

[@Lalan396]

This totally clicked! Thank you so much

[@centhasims3902]

I like this! I need to make a 100 followers gift for my tumblr soon and wanted to add something a bit different into the mix, so this tutorial definitely helps!

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you found this helpful! Congrats on 100 Tumblr Followers too!

[@centhasims3902]

IllogicalSims thank you! I’m not quite there yet, but thought I might as well prepare since i’m at 95 haha. I wanted to make sure I had it ready pretty soon after I hit 100, so I wanted to get started a bit early! :)

[@lioriaa]

Whenever I open my exported file in blender the scene is blank :c The mesh of the sim/clothes don't show up.. is there something I'm missing?

[@SheWolfiie]

I followed the tutorial exactly and on Sims 4 studio when I imported it, the model's ankles are missing??

[@gabrielet.6781]

Thank you very much for the tutorial. It helped me a lot 👍🏻

[@MysticEagle4]

This helped some thanks!

[@erasures]

Thanks! Really helped a lot!

[@IllogicalSims]

I'm glad you found this helpful!

[@marsthekill81]

Hi ive watched this about 6 times but my blender doesn’t have the keep uv selection icon do I need to download an add on I’ve been trying to remove a spiderman mask so it’s just the body costume for about 3 days now and ready to throw my keyboard out the window jel me obi wan your my only hope

[@turtlinny2837]

Thank you so much! Very useful tutorial!

[@jonnnyvigil3236]

Easy to follow. Liked and subbed. TYFS!

[@dalyl4251]

Hello; I really liked your video but you know how to design clothes for sims a little thick is that I created my own clothes but when I gained weight to my sims the clothes became deformed ???

[@IllogicalSims]

I haven't done much CAS CC for a while, and I actually didn't end up finding out how to change it sorry. I only did Mesh Edits for CAS and generally it turned out fine in terms of how it changes depending on Body Type.

[@dalyl4251]

@@IllogicalSims Like thank you for your tutorial is very helpful And thanks for answering

[@chiringo2526]

Hi! It's pleasure to watch your tutorials keep the good work up! I have one question though that I haven't solved yet; If I have made sims character with specific face body settings how I can extract those settings to other people's sims game. I have provided the textures but if it's opened in another game the character seems to lost her/his original mesh shape... I hope you understand what I mean and can help me

[@scocopat457]

I cant deselect the orange bit, it looks like hes just clicking it but it wont deselect edit: click the A button

[@3mma_aaa]

Omg thank u sm i had so much trouble with that 😭

[@scocopat457]

@@3mma_aaa no prob bob :D

[@nicomator5823]

Could you please make a tutorial on how to render premade characters from CAS? You have a lot of cool render videos and I think it'd b a great video if you could show us how : )

[@-_IT_-]

Update, you can use Blender 7.26

[@GabrielaBlanco]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@naterayok2198]

I export the mesh but it wont show the mesh in blender

[@scocopat457]

same did you ever figure this out?

[@tumblebee83]

What do I do if the two meshes I combined are over lapping in the UV map?

[@kristynazatloukalova5779]

Good day, I have problem with wolf ears model on head with texture, I know that is not genre this video but I searching answer everywhere. Does anyone know about video,procedure or avice how make this? Thanks for all the information :3

[@lorenzol.severo6265]

Thanks a lot! You've helped me so much, +1 subscription.

[@MidnightPearl1974]

Awesome! Thankyou so much for this tutorial

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you like it. Hope it was helpful!

[@MidnightPearl1974]

Yes it was helpful, Thanks!

[@kyoocheckmate2515]

Hi! Your video is amazing, it helped me a lot ! I followed the tutorial perfectly, but when I try to dress my sims with that specific outfit, the entire sim is covered with the skin colors, even on the top of the clothes and the hair, like they're naked, while in the CAS it seems perfect... What could I do ? It's frustrating that I worked hard and then I can't use those content for that reason ;_;

[@IllogicalSims]

I've never encountered that issue before, but it sounds like it may be an issue with the texture that the piece of CC has. What does your texture look like in Sims 4 Studio?

[@servingjustice3358]

I made a dress. Thank you!

[@loverrlee]

Great tutorial! Thanks! One question: How do you change the swatches colors (when you're selecting the swatches they all looked the same) so how do you change them?

[@tyrieshasi7839]

Another free photo editor, Krita.

[@abandonedmuse]

Wouldn’t it be smarter to do it backwards? So shorts on top? That way the seam is way cleaner and you have less of a difficult seam to photoshop? I’m not sure...I’m a photographer so I know how to photoshop but I am new to blender.

[@Marzvy]

this video is amazing but I had a problem once I opened the exported mesh in blender.... it opened it but the shorts didn't show up..... any idea why this happened?

[@ArtSurvivesArtist]

I tried this in the year 2023 with Blender 3.6 and no matter how many times I try, the package file is nowhere to be found when I try to open it in Blender. Is there an updated version of this video that is different?

[@hagakure6410]

I just do not understand why I cannot open my .blend file output mesh from S4S in Blender 2.70a, 2.79, or any other version. It just opens blank, and I can go no further after that.

[@hawaiitutorials6232]

Okay so when merging every dot thing, do you merge EVERY SINGLE ONE like on the dress, or just the one around the shorts and dress? Thanks :) Here’s the timestamp if you don’t know what I mean - 7:46

[@voxorox]

For this, you only need to do it at the place where the 2 original meshes join up, the line between the top and bottom.

[@kawaiipotato1697]

What are your settings for exporting the mesh? it's taken me over an hour to try and figure out

[@dbseamz]

Is there a way to edit a mesh by itself? Say for example I found a long sleeved top that I wanted to make short sleeved. Or I wanted to add a scalloped edge like that on the shorts you used to the edge of a garment that didn't already have them. How would I do that?

[@frankiegaming1765]

hello to keep from making more mistakes at the combining part go ahead and make the bottom you are combining a different color its alot better to keep from getting confused

[@MGArtDZN]

I create the group selecting with shift both objects, but when I go to editor mode, I can only see the lines from one of the objects, not both, so I can't unite both meshes

[@reynie_inspo]

Great video! It's helped me a lot! But, i've come across a problem. For some reason, when I press sync mode, it doesn't make selections on both the uv and the rig selection, it won't do anything.

[@KagomeRei]

Did you ever make an advance texturing tutorial? I couldn't find one in your videos.

[@napalmnacey]

Hahahaha, butthole vertex! (I'll have something of value to say once I've finished watching, the vertices in the butt crack just made me giggle, LOL).

[@cutecatsara123]

Say i remove a part of the mesh, but whenever i import it, the outline of the deleted mesh still shows up!! What do i do? Exporting it keeps bringing back the mesh i deleted without texture!

[@scocopat457]

I have this issue too, did you ever figure it out???

[@cutecatsara123]

@@scocopat457 Not really it has something to do with UV mapping and the item's LVL of distances.

[@scocopat457]

@@cutecatsara123 ahh I get what you're saying, that's really strange I wonder why it does that. I haven't had issue with it in the past when I've done this before hm. You haven't found a work around? I've been trying a few things, no luck.

[@zuzannaczarnota8074]

When I save the file and import it to studio it's still the old one. I don't know what I am doing wrong i tried many times already :(

[@DoubleRKerra]

i keep getting stuck at 6:00 :/ every time i cut, i get bad clipping. i can't really tell where to drag

[@hello-cara]

i saved my blender file and it looks normal but when i imported the mesh half of it is missing

[@PrismaticSimmer]

thank you josh :D

[@IllogicalSims]

Glad you found it helpful Han!

[@destinyjolley5835]

When you delete all the colors before you Recolor, will that completely remove the original from your game or does it just make an added cc of that same item?

[@Vitaliy_zl]

Why I have so different UI in blender??? When i opened file all UI changes. NO FILE, NO RENDER, NO WINDOW. itc...

[@noobielliom]

I think this video looks easier than other, but I don't know whether I can really follow it or not hahha I already downloaded Blender S4S and also Krita. Buut when I open S4S, I accidentally close the path finding search or something. Is it okay? Is there something missing? Oh also the folder where we put the mesh, is it only on The Sims 4 folder or we can pit it on another. Ooh also also after I clicked the clothes there are two more setting, meanwhile here you only save and export...

[@NyesoEX]

idk what i'm doing wrong, but when i try to import the mesh to Sim4Studio it doesn't load my custom mesh, i'm trying to add an custom hat, i've been following the tutorial but instead of being an top and a bottom, i'm doing with hat, and idk what but i did something wrong because it doesn't load my mesh, it still the same default one... can someone help me if possible? apreciate guys

[@Exeulla]

Cool!

[@venus4103]

i dont see the keep uv button I'm confused help

[@venus4103]

nvm i pushed the thingy over

[@azranger7294]

When I delete the extra vertices on the legs it deletes the legs...

[@OtakusVoid]

I need to know how to select the dress (for my creation) it doesn’t allow me to just select the dress it selects the whole body

[@histy7284]

Hi, I have an interest in starting to make CC clothing for Sims4, is it possible to do this without the studio? I am using a MacBook Pro, but unfortunately it won't let me use it because the author isn't definable. So, my Mac thinks its a virus and makes me delete the app upon opening.

[@Aurdunoexe]

Can someone make me a stick figure item? I can't see sh*t through the white filter that flashes whenever I move on blender and I can't figure out how to actually change anything, so could someone make something for me? I just want a colored stick figure body and maybe something to make the head more featureless to match. I would use the living mannequin mod but the cas item isn't showing up, only the trait

[@SimoriYT]

Hii! Nice video, but how do you make for the rig to NOT dissapear?

[@ranashreena2138]

why does the blender program look different in my PC its like so gray and it bothering me any ideas?

[@galaxi4748]

how do you make hat accessories? not hairs or face accessories though

[@MadScientistSoap]

Can you do a tutorial on how to lengthen a dress?

[@naomidanek2153]

Very good Video but how did you turn it?

[@sonniejohnson4142]

When I try to upload my mesh it doesn't appear in blender

[@fres4]

Mine shows up orange instead of black, how do I change that? or can I not?

[@moopthesims6365]

I made something like that, but when I was in CAS and tested the mesh, my sims just dissapear. I have an advance knowledge about creating custom content, and I dont know why creating clothes is that hard for me...

[@plaxira]

For me it won't work. Is it because i have a crack? ps I watched till the first minute without sounds on.

[@wahidraza182]

I cant see any of the studio, I click on the CAS button, i click on a mesh, i save it into my mods folder and it comes up with a screen saying "Data"?? no studio. please help

[@IllogicalSims]

Could you be talking about the Sims 4 Studio Warehouse tab? If so, you can find your way back to the regular studio by clicking the "Studio" button on the top left of the window.

[@wahidraza182]

@@IllogicalSims But theres no studio button. Instead it says "Data"

[@IllogicalSims]

I wish I could help further but I'm not too sure what's going on. I think if you post a screenshot on the Sims 4 Studio website's forums, they can help you there

[@wahidraza182]

@@IllogicalSimsthe problems been fixed x