Can anyone help me with this mesh ?

[MysticVelvet]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experience in Meshing accessories in bodyshop ? I made this crossbow as a request for someone, but somehow I can't get it to display properly, the mesh itself looks fine in SimPe and could even be seen in bodyshop, but it won't position right, it was meant to be that the male Sim holds it in his hand, instead it goes between the legs and just can't be budged from there allthough I have moved it around in Milkshape. and replaced it so many times. I used the gold framed square glasses as a clone. see for yourselves ....

[BlooM]

delete your accessory.cache and have another look
When changing accessoire meshes the accessory.cache doesn't update automaticly like bodymeshes.

[MysticVelvet]

Thanks Bloom, i'll give it a try, keep fingers crossed for me :rabbit:
 
Edit: it didn't work...it moved ok, but not there where I wanted it to move no matter how hard I try to get it in the right position, it just won't go. I've been trying now for 3 dayys to get it working, I give up....at least for the moment

[BlooM]

i will ask to remove this thread to Mesh Creation & Recoloring Help
You can upload your package there and ill have a look at it if you like.

you said it moved ok?
After you deleted the accessory cache make sure you have the correct mesh loaded(the one were the bow is in the males hand in milkshape)
To position the bow mesh correct you have to import the male body/and make sure you use the correct skeleton on the accessoire.

[MysticVelvet]

Thanks, I think that is where I made the mistake, I used it on the female body and maybe I went wrong there:D I'll try again with the male body and if it doesn't work i'll send it to you in this  thread. Thanks for your help :smile:

[BlooM]

That doesn't solve it im affraid...
The females and males use the same skeleton for adults.
You just cant use a teen skelton for a kid or adult, thats wat i meant.

[BlooM]

yup, otherwise i cant view/check them in bodyshop
got the mesh

oh btw
right hand i think?(i saw right hand boneassignements)

[BlooM]

here you have my first try
this is the correct way to put it in his hand

[BlooM]

you can delete crosbow2.rar before others start to download i got it

[BlooM]

well, something is definatly wrong here....
The simpe preview shows the bow off position and the crossbow2, your recolor isn't showing in bodyshop for me.....

I make a quick package myself, ok?

[BlooM]

ok, the package you uploaded, the cros2bow2.rar is the wrong one
You took it out of your projects folder, am i right?
I need the one from your savedsimsfolder!

[MysticVelvet]

Sorry, wasn't thinking straight there... Here's the right rar . I got the rar you sent and deleted the Mesh rar I sent to you .

[BlooM]

Somehow along the way you started with the wrong skeleton i think.
I made a new meshpackage out of diffrent files eliminated all ages and genders and the bow displayed correct.



Here are your files, fixed the skeleton in Milkshape and made a recolor to get rid of all the carbage files from the other ages and genders, then set it to unisex, ya/a/e
Mesh included.

[MysticVelvet]

aw thanks ever so much, your wonderful and i'm really grateful :worship::blob6:

[BlooM]

your welcome,
it looks a bit stupid in bodyshop because of the bodyshop pose but should look good when walking and such ingame.
If you want to point the bow downwards like on your screenshot then you have to rotate it 90 degrees so it is a extention of the arm(in Milkshape) but i wont look natural as the hand points in a diffrent direction then.