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babu357
18th Feb 2009, 10:00 AM
HI. I made this decorative object. 3 plain canvases stacked against a wall. What I wanted to do was to make some with different images on them. But when I try to use object workshop in SIM PE, to make recolors I wind up with an empty package.
Edited to add:
I tried recoloring other objects since first writing and they all show up with empty packages too, so I'm assuming it's not that particular object but something going on with SIM PE.
I tried cloning the same objects and that worked fine . It' s just the recoloring I"m having trouble with.
I don't know why, I've done it before and haven't had problems. Anyone have any ideas why a cc package opened in object workshop won't recolor. I don't know if I haven't got one of the settings right or something. Although I don't see much in the 'object workshop' that needs to be set.
I just go to the first page and hit 'open' instead of 'start'. The in the 'task bar' put 'recolor' and then hit next. Then save the recolor package with a new name.
But then the package is empty. Can anyone tell me why this might be?
Babu

HugeLunatic
18th Feb 2009, 06:40 PM
Do you have CEP installed? Because your object is missing the MMAT plus the tsDesignModeEnabled in the GMND, which are required for recolorability. When I cloned this painting (with CEP installed) it included everything.

You cloned an object that is recolorable via the CEP only. I have attached the fixed package, I added in the MMAT and the line in GMND required. You should make sure you have CEP installed, otherwise alot of Maxis items you try to clone will not be recolorable.

babu357
19th Feb 2009, 11:43 AM
Do you have CEP installed? Because your object is missing the MMAT plus the tsDesignModeEnabled in the GMND, which are required for recolorability. When I cloned this painting (with CEP installed) it included everything.

You cloned an object that is recolorable via the CEP only. I have attached the fixed package, I added in the MMAT and the line in GMND required. You should make sure you have CEP installed, otherwise alot of Maxis items you try to clone will not be recolorable.
thanks. Yeah I had CEP installed. I was wondering that myself but I did have it installed.I guess it's not working or was taken out by mistake somehow..I guess this means the other packages I did were not right then either.I'll have to reinstall the CEP and redo them as well. thanks again! :up:
Babu