[question] what's the simplest way to make a sleepable bed out of an existing mod object?

[Fraying9981]

Hello,

Wondering if there is a simple way to make sleepable an existing object, so it can be used as bed?

 

For example this from Goma pero pero land

 

[traison]

If I'm not mistaken, idle markers (for a lack of a better term) are visible in NifSkope as an NiNode of some kind. I would copy that to the new mesh, and copy an existing bed FURN record and just swap the nif path of this. With any luck it works as-is.

[Fraying9981]

1 hour ago, traison said:

If I'm not mistaken, idle markers (for a lack of a better term) are visible in NifSkope as an NiNode of some kind. I would copy that to the new mesh, and copy an existing bed FURN record and just swap the nif path of this. With any luck it works as-is.

 

Thanks! I don't understand any of this, though I have used nifskope in the past.

How do I first find the mod item? What kind of files should I look for in the mod folder?

[traison]

1. Install More Informative Console.
2. Find the object ingame.
3. Open the console.
4. Click on the object.
5. Inspect the information given by MIC: form id, nif file name etc.

[Fraying9981]

27 minutes ago, traison said:

1. Install More Informative Console.
2. Find the object ingame.
3. Open the console.
4. Click on the object.
5. Inspect the information given by MIC: form id, nif file name etc.

 

Thanks  I'll start from there.

[traison]

Since the bed you want to make usable looks like a double bed, I'd use the vanilla noblebeddouble01.nif as the donor mesh. It's in "Skyrim - Meshes1.bsa". The NiNode name/subclass that I'd copy is called BSFurnitureMarkerNode.

Edited June 26, 2025 by traison