thanks so much michelle, this has helped me heaps! xxxxx

Great tutorial Michelle, this will be so useful to many simmers out there








HUGS, TERRY

Great Tutorial...
Please check out my patterns n rec if you like please

I have been having trouble getting my created patterns to work in my game. I can get them into the download folder just fine, and when I click on them to install it says it works, but once I get into the actual game, the patterns aren't there.

tysdove wrote:I have been having trouble getting my created patterns to work in my game. I can get them into the download folder just fine, and when I click on them to install it says it works, but once I get into the actual game, the patterns aren't there.

I have had the same problem as well.
Also have looked for my own patterns I uploaded to see if anyone liked and downloaded them, But have not seen a single one of them in the exchange even though it said it uploaded just fine.

BlueMurder -

Since you, like a lot of other people out there are, use the Create A Pattern tool, could I ask WHAT OPERATING SYSTEM do you have? I have downloaded the program MANY times on my laptop but since I have Windows Vista the program dowsn't work. And I would like to start creating my own stuff.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks! I made a pattern and i was wondering how you install it. I think I might have sent my pattern to the exchange 5 times

I was having the same problem, once I opened create a style I still couldn't find it, but I figured it out. I should mention that I have ONLY tried this in build mode, but I would image it would be the same way for other objects.

Paint the wall


Choose Create a Style (shortcut R) and you will see the paint palate with the arrow.
Click on the wall that you just painted.

Then you get this menu.


Find what you saved your pattern as from the drop down menu. (I saved mine as paint)

Then paint the wall again



I hope that helps!

Thank you so much, this was very helpful! I have Win 7, and I just followed your tutorial until "show file". I then opened in a new window "documents > electronic arts > the Sims 3". Then I just drug my pattern from exports and dropped it onto downloads. Now I am so excited to start sharing!

Humm... I just created some patterns and saved them and exported them, but they aren't appearing on my launcher...

Any ideas why?

Thanks

I need help my create a pattern tool doesnt fit the whole screen so I can't get the export button
Can anyone help me please

Hi,

If you can't get to the Options, adjust your screen resolution to where it fits. Then you can adjust the program to fit your smaller setting under options..

How can you put the pattern on exchange?? I exporteded it to my game but i dont know how to put it on exchange do u just see it somewere?? plz tell me! : D

Thank you so much for this tutorial So helpful!
The pictures really helped too

Just the information I was looking for and you explained it well. Thank you for writing it up, and sharing.