Character Editors

Download at your own risk!  The following programs listed on this page relate to the editing of your Sims and the characters.  To download, click on the image for the program and it will either start automatically or take you to the proper site where you can find it.

If you happen to come by a broken link or you happen to see a program that is not listed here, please email me at Judhudson@knology.net!

Delphy’s Acronym Bending Original Output Barber Shop (aka DABOOBS)
Source: ModTheSims
Copyright: Delphy

This program allows you to create non-replacement custom hair meshes for The Sims 3. It generates entirely new hair packages that can be placed in game, and contains all possible linkages and correct file assignments – no “minimum effort” involved here!

This does not mesh, texture, make the geometry or otherwise create the original hair meshes and texture files you will use. All this program does is package up the various mesh lods and textures into a format usable by the game.

If you are already familiar with how to make hair for TS2, then you can look at the tutorial here: Tutorial:Sims_3_Hair_Basics

MorphMaker
Source: Mod The Sims
Copyright: CmarNYC

This program is a tool to make new morphs for body meshes and new CAS sliders for faces.

Features:

  • Accepts morph meshes and converts them to BGEO files containing the morph information.
  • Creates the necessary supporting files to use new morphs in the game.
  • Edits clothing packages to import the new morph and link it correctly.
  • Creates packages for sliders.
  • Has help screens with brief instructions for the basic tasks.

What it does not do:

  • Does not create morph meshes. Use Milkshape with Wes Howe’s plugins for that: Download here.
  • Only runs on Windows.

Small Editors: VPXY, BoneDelta, FacialBlend, BlendUnit, CASSliderTemplate, GEOM/MTNF
Source: ModTheSims
Copyright: Delphy

These are basically very small tools that do ONE thing and ONE thing only.  Comes with the following:

  • VPXY Editor: This tool allows you to edit the Visual Proxy (VPXY) resources contained in a package file, easily and quickly.
  • FacialBlend Editor: This tool allows you to edit the Facial Blend files that tell CAS which BGEO and VPXY to use for a specific blend. This is used in CAS sliders and so forth.
  • BoneDelta Editor: This tool allows you to edit and change the Bone Deltas associated with a specific slider, add your own, and basically make sliders linked to bones do stuff.
  • BlendUnit Editor: This tool basically allows you to edit the simple BlendUnit files, which tell CAS which FacialBlends to use for a particular direction of a slider.
  • CAS Slider Template Creator: This tool sets up everything you need to create a custom CAS Slider using the tools above. It automatically links together the Blend Unit, Facial Blend, VPXY and Bone Delta to create a Slider that works for a Sim.  Please note that the strings generated by this tool are only English US – other languages aren’t generated but can be copied easily enough using S3PE or any other STBL editor.  Also note that the “default” Slider WILL require changing and editing for it to work.
  • SimGeom MTNF and TGI Editor: This was previously in the Accessories thread, but basically it lets you alter the MTNF (Material) chunk of a SimGeom file and can “fix” meshes where the comments section was lost in Milkshape, and thus they dont work correctly. Currently only editing is allowed – no adding or deleting of MTNF entries. However, you can change the TGIs, the Shader type, and Export/Import the bone references. Handy for the aforementioned comments loss.

The Sims 3 Identity Generator
Source: ModTheSims
Copyright: 999z

Generate a full name and possible occupation based on gender, nameset and country. I see some people are getting confused on what this does; but, it’s just a random name generator to give you ideas and it doesn’t replace in-game names.

If the application cannot access the internet (fakenamegenerator.com) it will switch to Offline mode so it will still be usable.

Make sure you have .NET Framework 3.5 installed to be able to use it.

The Sims 3 Upload Image Changer (UIC)
Source: Zinda’s Golden Sims
Copyright: Zinda

This program will allow you to change the image of your sims3pack file so when you upload to the official Sims 3 website, your preview images will appear different.  Also works great for custom avatar images!

The Skininator
Source: Mod The Sims
Copyright: CmarNYC

Non-default replacement skins for the Sims 3 are here. This is a small program to create the necessary support files and package them with your modified skins, all ready to be put in the game.

A couple of sample screens are below. The process is pretty simple: give your new skin a name and decide if it’s a non-standard/fantasy skin (like blue or green). If you’re using a new color ramp (the color gradient applied over the skin), select it along with the corresponding png thumbnail ramp. Load up the skin files you’ve modifed. Anything you don’t import into Skininator will use the game default. Then click the button to save your new skin package.

Since a new skin may involve dozens of files, you can save your project and reopen it later.

TS3 Simanator
Source: Edward Henze’s site
Copyright: Edward Henze

A light-weight java application that will generate random names and traits to get you started on creating your sim characters!