Customize Peds Part 2

Step 2 - Export to Open Format

Although many of these steps can be taken in different chronological order, stick with this sequence for now until you're comfortable with the process. With our demo video we will learn how to transfer hair drawables, in ydd files, from ped AdaB to ped AdaA. 

To accomplish this we will obviously need to have the peds properly installed and then we will use OpenIV to export both ydd files (from two similar peds) to the openFormats (.odd). This operation will provide us access to all the drawable components such as hair, lowr, uppr, etc. In our demo we will be focusing on hair alone.

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If you successfully exported the ydd file to openFormats you will end up with one .odd file and a folder. The folder contents will look like this, depending on the model you customized.

If you get an error message, when attempting to export to OpenIV, you will need another step to easily unlock the ydd file. First close OpenIV so that the ydd file is free to use. 

Next use RPF Explorer, from CodeWalker, to export as xml and lastly import back as xml. This will unlock the file and restore it as ydd.

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