#ts4 tools

Hate unzipping CC? LOOK HERE !!!

Hi !! Figured i'd share my handy little powershell script (and setup instructions) that lets you quickly and easily unzip your new mods and CC without having to do any of the work, as seen in the video!

works for .zip, .rar and .7z files

flattens folders and subfolders

download contains the .ps1 script file and setup instructions for easy use

[ DOWNLOAD ] - (sfs, free, no ads)

i did a blender/python thing! i've seen some people posting about the hassle of taking thumbnails for pose packs and thought I'd put this up - I wrote a simple script a while back to take thumbnails for my blender pose library (those are up to 256x256 pixels, much bigger than the thumbs exported from S4S) but I imagine it would work for posemakers as well.

what this does: it automates the pose/render/save cycle. add your character to the scene, set up your camera, add your poses to a collection, and hit the button - it will put the character in each pose, render, save, and then move on to the next so you don't have to do it manually. this is especially useful for things like emotions packs where the camera does not need to be adjusted between poses.

what this doesn't do: you still have to position the camera and configure render settings, import your model, and add your poses to the scene. the camera does not move between renders, so if some poses are out of frame or otherwise don't work with the camera settings, you have to fix that manually.

i got kinda anxious about posting this and let it sit in my drafts for way too long - I used generic blender rather than sims-specific tutorials and worry I did things inefficiently or improperly, but it works for me, I use it often, and it saves me a lot of time, so I'll put it up. I welcome any criticism or advice people have for me.

i've uploaded a sample scene I used to get those renders of L, as well as the script itself in case you want to import it into your own scenes instead. the sample camera is set to produce 500x500 pixel thumbnails with an orthographic camera, rendered with Cycles, but you can set up the camera/renderer however you'd like.

download sample scene (includes script & instructions)

download script only

download instructions only (just a .txt file with everything below, but without pictures)

i'm going to work with the sample scene for these instructions, but this should work in any scene with a character mesh, an active camera, and a pose collection.

Over on Mod the Sims, denton47 is looking for testers for a tool that creates custom effects from existing Sims 4 effects, starting with particle effects. Lots more info at:

TS4 VFX Tool 2.0.0 Alpha/Testing

Improved Sims 4 CAS Recolor Tool by Grant (now with new name)! New Features:

a wizard that guides you through the process

has content filters and search functionality for CAS parts