Using the File Locator and Populator

WARNING: this tool's use is no longer necessary, as it's been superseded by the Slicers GUI, our all-in-one tool for extractions, conversions, and character data processing. That said, it could be of interest to anyone dipping their toes in Python programming and SWTOR tools writing.

The File Locator and Populator Tool is a script written in the Python programming language that reads the information exported by both TORCommunity.com's Character Designer and the database of NPC's 3d viewer and collects all the concerned assets (meshes, textures, and materials information files) from among the ones extracted through EasyMYP. You can download it from here.

As Windows lacks a Python language interpreter by default, you'll probably need to install one. You can get the latest version, for free, from either the Microsoft Store or from the Python Software Foundation.

If during the installation process a checkbox appears saying "Add Python to PATH" or similar, make sure to tick it: it turns Windows able to launch Python through the command line. For that to make effect we'll need to reboot Windows after the installation.

Usage Guide

So, the process for using the tool is relatively straightforward. You will need the following things:

• A zip file from the Character designer (make sure to unzip it)
• The File Locator and Populator
• A text editor (I normally use VSCode, but something as simple as notepad will work just fine)

Step 1

Make sure both folders are unzipped and (for simplicity's sake) on your desktop:

Step 2

Next, you are going to want to open the file locator folder, and open the config.json file:

Step 3

Now that you have opened it, you are going to want to set the path to 2 things:

1. Your asset extraction folder's "resources" subfolder (Haven't extracted the game assets yet? check out this guide): the path must end with \\resources\\.
2. Your toon folder (it's the folder you downloaded from the character designer).

The double backslashes as subdirectory separators are required (they are a peculiarity of the .json format). If you are copy-pasting the folders' paths, make sure to convert every single backslash to double ones. Also, make sure to preserve the final ones, too. Use the following example as a guide:

Step 4

Now that you have done that, make sure to save (ctrl + S), and then run the run.bat file!

Step 5

You should see a popup like this:

give it a few seconds (it's very fast!), and u will see this:

and now your done! go into your toon folder, and under assets > model > slot you should find models, and under assets > material> slot you should find materials! Happy modeling!

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