uunp CME Nodes and Outfit Studio

[isb_mmtribe]

Does anyone have experience with tweaking armors containing CME nodes in Outfit Studio? I'm trying to alter some accessories, in this case HDT Tails, but when I equip the edited mesh in game I immediately get a CTD. Essentially my workflow has been this:

 

-Load a bodyslide generated UUNP mesh as a reference

 

-Import the tail as a NIF, rather than load outfit

 

-Use the XYZ tool in Outfit Studio to lower the tail and pull it back so it doesn't clip

 

-Delete the reference body

 

-Export as NIF (without reference)

 

This is where things get weird.

 

It looks like Outfit Studio isn't exporting the CME nodes, if that's the correct terminology, but they appear when I load the original mesh in OS. I've tried making the height adjustments, loading the original tail as a reference, and copying bone weights, but this seems to remove the CME bones from the reference rather than adding the CME nodes to the altered mesh. The HDT bones all get exported, but without adjusting them in Nifskope they're out of whack and stretched. More confusing, the CME nodes seem to act as a parent node for the HDT bones.

 

-Load altered and original NIFs in Nifskope, delete HDT bones from altered mesh, copy over the CME nodes, which again contain HDT bones, and rename according to original. I've also moved the CME spine node down by changing the Z value, since it floats above the altered mesh when it gets copied.

 

-Save as, overwrite altered NIF

 

-Create new MO folder, copy folder structure from original mod, and place altered NIF in appropriate folder

 

I haven't found much at all about CME nodes, and most of what I have found is ECE related. If screenshots would be helpful I'm more than happy to upload them. Any insight would be appreciated!

[shaidien]

I can get it to work but only way I found was to change the sceli reference In outfit studios. Still looking for way to convert into my regular bone structure. But at least it works even if it looks funny in nifscope.  Good luck hope that helped. 

Ps try using a beast sceli. 

[isb_mmtribe]

Thanks! Didn't think about changing that as a reference. Will give it a shot