Game guide:Headshots of Sims

Hello Users and welcome to the tutorial page to get the headshots of those Sims and Pets you desire.

To start off there are two ways to get the headshots.

Online Method

IMPORTANT!: You must have a Sims 3 account, if not please go here and register to get one: here

Step One:

You want to make sure you are in CAS mode, here you will find the button to save and upload that Sim.

Look closely at this picture, at the bottom you will find that button and see the "Share Sim or Pet" action option. Click there and your Sim will be uploaded to your loader in a couple of seconds.

Step Two:

Look for your Sim or Pet in the Uploads section and check the box next to their picture (make sure you are logged in). It will take a few seconds to be uploaded to your account on the account on the Sims 3 website, make sure your logged on there too.

If you can not find your Sim then try the process over again from the beginning or the site maybe on a maintenance schedule, it happens sometimes be patient.

Step Three:

When that is all done you will have to log on to your account on the website (if you already did than good for you).

Hover at the top to the link saying "My Page" at go down to "My Studio", this is where you will find your headshot.

Now there it is! Only...it is a bit small and we want it a bit bigger. No matter, click on that small little headshot and it will follow on to the next page where it is bigger.

Right click on to that headshot and save it.

REMINDER!: When you save your picture, please save it with out a generic name like "Screenshot" or with random numbers. Instead use your Sim's name, for example :"Headshot of Plumbbob Smith" or "Plumbbob Smith". There is a good reason why this is.

{C}Step Four:

Now all that is done you can upload them to the wiki and place them on your Sim's page!

Remember to license your picture! It is located when you click the "More Options" link.

Happy Uploading!

Offline Method

Of course, for whatever reason you wish NOT to make an account with Sims 3, Fear not, there are other ways to extract the headshots.

Step One:

Save the sim, just as you would with the online method.

Step Two:

Run s3pe. s3pe can be downloaded here.

Step Three:

When s3pe is opened, go to the File tab -> Open, and from there go to the directory Document -> Electronic Arts -> Sims 3 -> SavedSims. However, from there, it will display nothing, but by changing the "File of Type" option from "DBPF Packages" to "All files", you should be able to access the saved sim.

Step Four:

Having opened the file, you will get a list of files. To find what you need, first sort the files by the tag name by clicking on the tag tab, which will sort it in alphabetical order. Scroll until you get to the SNAP tags, which will hold what you want.

How it should look like: Notice the SNAP at the tag category.

Step Five:

Once you have found the SNAP file that contains the headshot, right click on the item on the list, and then go Export -> To File. When saving, ENSURE to end the exported file with either a .png or .jpg: failure to do so will make the file inaccessible for immediate use.

Step Six (If you have forgotten to add the extension):

In the Win7, go to the Control Panel and select the Folder Option icon (if viewing Large Icon). Go to the View tab, and decheck "Hide extensions for known file types," then rename your exported file by adding either .png or .jpg behind it.

Step Seven (or Six):

PROFIT!