Quick and Dirty CC Guide

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Quick and Dirty Program Guide
For a more extensive list consult the Sims3Wiki.

Patterns

Delphy's Pattern Packager - Allows the creation and importation of custom patterns.

• Sims 3 Custom Patterns by HystericalParoxysm.
  
• Required Materials: 4 (minimum), 5 (recommended)
  
• Level of Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate.
  
• Other notes: Custom pattern creation is the best place to start for someone who is new to Sims 3 custom content or just custom content creation in general. The level of difficulty depends on the pattern chosen and can range from an easy 5-minute edit to a something complicated and time consuming.

TSR Workshop - Allows the creation and importation of custom patterns.

• Various TS3W Pattern Tutorials
  
• Required Materials: 3 (minimum), 3+ (recommended)
  
• Level of Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate.
  
• Other notes: Again, patterns are the best place to start making CC. TSR Workshop is a little more foolproof and also saves patterns in a .Sims3Pack format.

CAS

DABOOBS - Allows you to import custom non-default replacement hair meshes into the game.

• Sims 3 Hair Basics by HystericalParoxysm.
  
• Required Materials: 9 (minimum), 11 (recommended)
  
• Level of Difficulty: Advanced.
  
• Other notes: This is "NOT a full idiot's guide". Even the tutorial assumes that you have experience working with Sims 2 meshes. Not recommended for a first time mesher.

Delphy's CAS Texture Unitool - Allows the control of how textures and which textures appear on specific meshes. This includes adding new textures, changing the alpha, and adding non-colorable stencils/logos.

• Quick and Dirty Guide to the CAS Unitool by Hanlon Razor.
  
• Required Materials: 3 (minimum)
  
• Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.
  
• Other notes: The hardest part is learning what each file does. The key is to KISS until you feel comfortable with more complicated customizations.

TSR Workshop - Allows the re-texturing of clothing, hair, make-up, and accessories. Also allows for the edit of in-game meshes and importing them as non-default replacements.

• Various TS3W Tutorials
  
• Required Materials: varies
  
• Level of Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate.
  
• Other notes: TS3W is more foolproof and easier for a first-timers. For meshers, it is important to note that the mesh must contain the same amount of vertices as it started with, otherwise the tool cannot import it.