converting male to female

[nuttytartjan]

how do u convert files with simspe? i am realy stuck

[marvine]

Nuttytarjan,

You can change the gender in the property set (female is 0x00000001, male is 0x00000002, and both is 0x00000003); but you won't get good results this way, the mesh won't match at the junction with the head and the general shape will look weird in most cases... So converting for one gender to another requires that you also edit the mesh.

[nuttytartjan]

ok thanx it was hair i realy wantewd to do but dont knoe what to alter

[marvine]

Same thing for hair - but the shapes of the male and female skulls are very different, so it also requires editing the mesh itself; for this you need to use an extracted face mesh as well as a female hair mesh as references.

I have to warn you that this won't be easy if you're not already familiar with meshing - even if you are in fact... Hair is tricky in a general manner, but if you're willing to give it a try, you need to check the tutorials and help threads at MTS2 or such.

[nuttytartjan]

i have converted some hair and they have turned out fine so im quite happy thanx for your help xx

[hydraza]

Hello,

Can this be done with accessories? And if so where exactly in SimPE do you do it? I have version 0.58 alpha. Thanks in advance,

hydraza

[XPTL297]

Depending of the accessory you want to transgender, you can use the same methode (change 01 for 02 in the properties set).
Keep in mind that as 3D models, females are taller than males and are more bent backwards. So, if an accessory is too close to the female face or neck, it will sink inside the male respective parts. The same for any other part of the body. You should prefer accessories that are not so thight to any part of the body.

[The Mule]

there is a tut for changing age categories here http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?t=7546
the last few posts deal with changing gender - it worked good for me....

[hydraza]

Thank you, most appreciative.

[NAKIIA]

Were you sucessful in transfering women clothes to mens clothes?

[marvine]

NAKIIA, it depends on what you call "successful". If you change the gender in the property set the mesh will show up for males, but the neck size won't match. Doing this properly implies editing the mesh.