[Totorial] the way i build half walls and folded stairs in modern houses

[amiao103]

many people asked me that how to make half walls and folded stairs in SIMS3, i think it is similiar to that in SIMS2.so i made a totorial.
first part is the half wall

[amiao103]

ok ,that' all. thanks for your support.

[Flabaliki]

Do you mind if I make a video version of this for my site? Because me and a few other builders make video tutorials to make it easier for people to understand.

This is what I mean: http://thesimsupply.com/videotutorials

[jamzkie143]

Thanks a lot amiao! :D

[1ender]

at first, thanks for the tutorial.

but i tried it and found an error

4 clicks --> 12 Steps
6 clicks --> 8 Steps :!:

[hudy777DeSign]

I figured out that you can put stairs on empty land and they will cerate depth that equals 4 click or 8 stairs

Look at the pictures, they will clear out things

[KrypticK2]

Is their any way to have a half wall (like a fence) connected to a full wall without having that slanted wall? hmm that sounds confusing but hopefully someone knows what I mean. Maybe I'll have to make a picture showing what I mean. I'm thinking their isn't a way to do that but figured I'd ask.

[bassnut]

maybe it is just m,y mouse but the sims 3 is very sensitive and I ahve had a bit of a hard time digging just one click to one click of the mouse. Using the stairs metod is the best way to go as you need to be exact in order for your split leval stairs to work.

[KrypticK2]

Yeah, exact digs seem to be close to impossible. Using the stairs is the most accurate I think.

[hudy777DeSign]

Is their any way to have a half wall (like a fence) connected to a full wall without having that slanted wall?

You can do it by adding real fence between half wall and normal wall. I think it's the only way to do it :(

[adaman]

Is it possible to fix the wall in the second-to-last picture? I mean, is it possible for the landing to border normal walls, or does it have to be isolated on each side?

[KrypticK2]

You can do it by adding real fence between half wall and normal wall. I think it's the only way to do it :(

Not the greatest thing, but I might actually be able to use something like that for what I have. I wish we had better control of the fences or walls. I'd love to be able to build a wall and control its height. Oh well no big deal. I'll go play now thanks :D

[hrabia]

thx :)) and i can bulid Solis house (desperate housewives) ^^

[QBUILDERZ]

I recommend using stairs, for this game to terrain tools are too unpredictable. it si the same as in the sims 2, like the OP said...

16 clicks = 4 stairs = wall height
12 = 3 stairs = whats used for basements and most CFE
8 = 2 stairs = Direct half wall
4 = 1 stair set = Quarter wall, foundation height

Adaman - you can level out the whole level to do that, it will render it useless, but get the effect your looking for

[lewisb40]

I was using the CFE cheat to make a roof like above, but the game leaves a shadow that can be seen in certain angles. Just wondered if you all have the same problem?

[coltraz]

Thanks... but for the half wall, my level tool only concentrates on the level I start it at, extending through the house at that level of the assist wall instead of jumping up to the higher wall in order to alter it. No matter what I try, this happens. It's like the wall I'm trying to make smaller isn't even there, as far as the level tool is concerned.

ETA: I realised it seems that I was having trouble because I was trying to make a half with two-storey walls on foundation. It works minus foundation, with just two storey walls. but it doesn't work with foundation? Is there a way to?

[aphexZero]

The stairs don't work here.
I did the half-stage but i can only place a 4-stair when i put a floor-tile there.
There is no way to place the second stair though...

[nhpxxx]

Adaman - you can level out the whole level to do that, it will render it useless, but get the effect your looking for

I got same problem here, if we level out the rest of wall, so it's mean that room can't be placed any door or window?

[bassnut]

aphexZero & nhpxxx ....... I had a similar issue with making a dock over a lake in sims 2 the issues there all had to do with my heights for the dock. For the stairs to work they have to be exactly in incriments of 4. It was easier to see this with TS2 when the stairs were seperate from the modular stairs. Now that they are combined it is a bit harder to see.

[aphexZero]

@bassnut
I used 2 stairs (4-step) to level the hole, but the (actual) stairs are always placed from the basement to the structure. I'll post a picture in a minute...

Okay...
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1646/screenshot35h.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot35h.jpg)
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/8709/screenshot36msu.th.jpg (http://img188.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot36msu.jpg)
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4776/screenshot37b.th.jpg (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot37b.jpg)

Now here we have the first issue: without placing a floor tile on the structure the stairs don't even get built.

http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6506/screenshot38a.th.jpg (http://img188.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot38a.jpg)

You see how the half-wall got wider?!
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7743/screenshot39hkc.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot39hkc.jpg)

This is where i'm stuck:
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1136/screenshot40q.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot40q.jpg)
There is no way to place a stair from there to the next level... :cry:

[QBUILDERZ]

^ You need floor tile :/

[aphexZero]

Omg, was i blind?!
Thank you a lot QBUILDERZ and of course amiao103!
I guess i was a bit confused because amiao103's pictures don't show the behavior that the half-wall gets wider when floor tiles are placed on the support structure. :)
Now i placed the floor tile exactly where it should be (where the arrow goes) and now it worked.

[RedBlaze13]

Hello,
Im new to sims so i dont know much on this, im stuck.
when i put the stairs i get 12 stair not 8 stairs. y?
my stairs go into the ground,and i have no idea y.

Great Tutorial! Got the haft walls now need to get the stairs and ill be happy!



Sorry i guess my clicks were lighter than yours lol thanks i got it lol

[kikabh]

hi, im really need help... i wanto to make a L stairs close to wall. i can do that. but i cant do the wall and cant put floors on the second floor. if i put floors in the second floor, the floor tile from the stairs goes up.
this type os stairs cont be put attatechd to the wall??? sorry for the bad english....

[RedBlaze13]

Im not sure what your saying but yes you can put this type of stairs next to walls just make sure you get the right height or it will not work.
i hope this helped you,lol probably not lol :rofl:

[912tos]

they should add the stage back into the game that was alot of help doing this

[mike_1102]

they should add the stage back into the game that was alot of help doing this

The stage tool definitely makes it easier to build these kinds of stairs, in some cases, but it is A LOT less flexible and just plain useless in most cases. This technique is a must have for advanced building and can't be replaced by the stage tool in the Sims 2.

[yadarya]

Thank you very much for this tutorial.

Can someone please re-explain how you would close the room again after placing the stairs? What I mean is, how do we make these stairs without leaving them in the middle of the room?

I see some have asked this, but I do not understand the responses.

I am unable to replace a wall flush against the stairs landing without the floor tiles becoming distorted.

I see Amaio did this in her wonderful modern house

http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=343318&c=1

[QBUILDERZ]

Red blaze - the reason "y" this is happening is because like I said before, you need to have a top landing too, It has nothing to stop on, so it won't.

***Real grammar is more appreciated ;)

[niol]

As for the mouse click sensitivity, one may check out your Os and/or mouse property can enable you to tune your mouse sensitivity.

[podge2980]

Sorry, but I'm really confused about adding walls after making the stairs. I have tried placing the wall, but the floor tiles lift up, and if I try to level them out, the wall goes wonky, and this messes up the whole house. Also, when I place flooring on the ground floor, the same thing happens. Please help

[fancypants1]

that's cool, but how do you close the wall again?

[babu357]

I am also having trouble understanding how this works. I am new to this so please be patient. I can get the first part where you flatten the top floor.
But when I go back to the bottom floor .
I build the assist wall and go four clicks down.
and then try to flatten the place where the stairs will be,
but it places tiles on the outside of the wall and they hang there on the outside...I mean the tiles won't extend past the wall into the area where the stairs should be. So, I just get these tiles hanging off the outside of the wall..I could explain it better if I had pictures. But I don't know how to post them here. So, I hope this makes sense.
I'm really lost. It looks so simple but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Babu

[houdini]

for those who dont like the way the walls become distorted (triangular) i have found a fix of sorts, firstly create your stairs/Conected garage/half walls etc, and then enter the Moveobjects on cheat in the console, then place a fire place where your distorted wall is, you can now move sections of the fireplace and put them in the walls to hide the walls from both sides, simples

[Shelley-075283]

Red blaze - the reason "y" this is happening is because like I said before, you need to have a top landing too, It has nothing to stop on, so it won't.

***Real grammar is more appreciated ;)


hi qbuilderz i was just wondering how i could build split level stairs with 3 landings including the 2nd story landing...

I am completely new to the sims 3, i really want these kind of stairs in my house i am building..

Is this possible???

if so can you please post a turorial for me thanks

It would be much much appreciated, thanks

[MeloRush]

a couple questions. . . after i put the code in, is it the "level terrain" tool you use to flatten the lot? Another is when i get done and about to put the stairs in, i can't get the stairs to go up to the second level. do i have to put tiles on the second or did i miss a step? and how close should i build the wall outside of the house? and i wants my stairs to level up, not attached to the floor, any way i can do this? :/

[LadyAwesome]

Is it just me or is there nothing in here?

[HugeLunatic]

The images are all in the first post.

[jaidamaida54]

where is the tutorial????

[Laisanae]

for those who dont like the way the walls become distorted (triangular) i have found a fix of sorts, firstly create your stairs/Conected garage/half walls etc, and then enter the Moveobjects on cheat in the console, then place a fire place where your distorted wall is, you can now move sections of the fireplace and put them in the walls to hide the walls from both sides, simples


http://kepfeltoltes.hu/120917/Screenshot_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg


Urghhh.