Sims 4 ripper. [modthesims.info]
Blender and the blender source tools (blender is already on steam) [steamreview.org]
Notepad++ [notepad-plus-plus.org]
VTFedit [gamebanana.com]
And finally, crowbar *(You will have to go to the "Download Crowbar" part of the steam website)

First, make sure you have the sim you want to export in a save file.

Next, open TS4SimRipper, click select, and go to you're save file.
(It should be in a .SAVE file called Slot_00000000, or something of that sort. The file is also located in Domuments\Electronic arts\the sims 4\saves)



Select the sim you want to port to sfm to in the bottom left (It should be the first and last name of you're sim) and select the outfit you want them to have (Bottom right side of the screen underneath occult)

Select save as DAE and then chose where you want the model and textures to be.

Open blender, go to edit, Preferences...Then go to addons, community, select the install and search blender source tools in the file window (DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILES), search for blender source tools in the search bar, and click the checkmark box.















Go to file, import, select Collada (Default) (.dae) and select the model you exported.

Go to the top right, select rig, the name of your sim, the name of you're sim again, and copy Material_001, or what it says there (This is for the textures, so don't forget it!)









Then go to scene (The icon in the middle right that has a water drop and circle) and go to the Source Engine export drop down menu. Click the file icon and select where you want the model to go to. Select SMD (Right below the folder icon) and click export, Collection.smd. Go to where you exported it and rename it to your sim's name. (I chose Bob Pancakes, so I renamed it to BobPancakes)

The model you exported is too small/big for sfm, what do i do?!

First open crowbar and select decompile, MDL input, browse and go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SourceFilmmaker\game\tf_movies\models\player\hwm and select one of the characters.
Go to Output to, browse, and select a place for the exported models to go (I chose GMOA, I also have no idea what gmoa means) and then click decompile.

The only file you need is called Character*_physics.smd (*Name of character isn't actually called character)

Reopen blender, go to file, import, smd and select the Character_physics model. Select the skeleton of the model (It should be a bunch of circles) and click delete. Select the actual model, push R, then x, and then 90, then push enter/left click.


Import the smd of your sim's model, push S, and then resize the model to that of the Character_Physics model, then delete the Character_physics model
Push A on you're model to select it, select object, apply rotation and scale (This resizes both the model and the bones)


Then re-export the model. You should delete the original .smd model after the 2nd export.

Next create a text document (right click, new, text document).
open it and put this in:

$modelname "ModelPath\ModelName.mdl"
$body mybody "ModelName.smd"
$staticprop
$surfaceprop combine_metal
$cdmaterials "models\ModelTexture"

$sequence idle "ModelName.smd"

$collisionmodel "ModelName.smd" { $concave }

This is the qc file base I use for all of my sfm models
(also make sure that the file path you have for $cdmaterials "models\ModelTexture" is not what the actual .vmt file is called, it's just the filepath, and sfm get funky if you have a period in your folder path)

Remove $Staticprop (It's only useful if you're porting props), and replace all instances of modelname (Except for the first $modelname) with the name of your sim's character
Next replace modelpath with something like Bob_Model, and replace modeltexture with something like bob_texture. (You should replace bob with the name of your sim, you can also replace bob_texture and bob_model with whatever you want, but it should be those for you're first model)
Save and exit, and then rename the file extension to .txt to .qc (it will say it might be unusable, but click yes anyways)

Also if you're going to publish a model to the sfm work shop (Which I will not help with) You should change the file path from bob_model & bob_texture to something like Your user name/The game you're exporting from/name of character/. It isn't required, but it helps with finding the model and textures once it's all said and done.

Open crowbar, go to compile, qc input, and select browse. (Open the qc file you made earlier and)
Then go to output folder, browse, and select where you want the exported files to go.
Select sorce filmmaker in the "games that has the model compiler" and click compile. (If there is any issue, make sure all the files are in the right place first, and then ask about it)
Go to where you exported the files, create a new folder and call it materials, go to that folder and create another folder and call it models, go to that folder and create another folder (It should be called Sim name_texture)

Open vtfedit, go to file, import, and then select the texture for the model. (I exported Bob Pancakes, so it is called BobPancakes_diffuse.png for me)

Go to options and select auto create vmt file.






Then go to file, save as, and go to materials, model, sim name_texture and call it "Material_001"

Exit VMTedit and go to the file Material_001.vmt, and replace LightmappedGeneric with VertexLitGeneric and save.

Go to sfm in you're steam library, select launch, and launch SDK.










Go select "Create new mod or add existing mod" and call it "testing" (Or something for testing models in sfm with) and select "create mod".

Select "Edit search paths for selected mod" and click the checkmark box for testing (Or whatever you named it) and click ok.

Or you can just put it in the usermod/workshop folder if you want. This isn't required, but highly recommended.

Go to "testing" (Or whatever you named it) and drag the materials and model files into it.

Launch sfm and create a new session. Right click the screen that says "NO MAP LOADED!" select load map, and open any map.

Select the plus button on the top left of the screen, and select "Create animation set for new model"
Select mod filter in the top right of the new window and select testing (Or whatever you named it) and select you're model, and click open.

If all goes right, you just ported a model to sfm! Congratulations!
If you have any issues or problems with the guide, or porting the model, I will try my best to help in any way I can. Thank you.