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Modular Skylight Kits
by DasMatze2
Posted 1st Mar 2012 at 2:15 AM
- Updated 6th Mar 2012 at 12:41 PM by DasMatze2
This is a new mesh, and means that it's a brand new self contained object that usually does not require a specific Expansion pack (although this is possible depending on the type). It may have Recolours hosted on MTS - check below the description for more information.
Picked Upload! This is a picked upload! It showcases some of the best talent and creativity available on MTS and in the community.
Description:
These set of modular pieces will allow you to enhance your plain roofs with skylights. These are my first custom objects for The Sims 3.
As can be seen on the pictures above, these sets are very versatile. There shouldn't be many impossible combinations of coverable holes in a roof.
It looks nice from the outside, but the inside is even better:
And that's not where it ends - you can use these pieces for awnings, greenhouses, modern shelters, gazebos and more as well.
Sets:
All items can be found in the roof decorations category.
Skylight Set 1
This is the main set. It contains of 24 pieces with a standard size of 1m x 1m and a height of 0.5m.
Skylight Flat
These pieces can be used to build a flat, horizontal skylight or to enhance the other sets.
Usage:
It's like a puzzle sometimes but you'll figure it out. If you build the skylights first, you can't remove the floor tiles, so follow the order.
Bugs:
Lot creators:
Please don't upload this set with your house, just link to it.
I really hope you like them! If yes and they become quite popular, I might add more sets with bigger pieces and curved skylights!
These set of modular pieces will allow you to enhance your plain roofs with skylights. These are my first custom objects for The Sims 3.
As can be seen on the pictures above, these sets are very versatile. There shouldn't be many impossible combinations of coverable holes in a roof.
It looks nice from the outside, but the inside is even better:
And that's not where it ends - you can use these pieces for awnings, greenhouses, modern shelters, gazebos and more as well.
Sets:
All items can be found in the roof decorations category.
Skylight Set 1
This is the main set. It contains of 24 pieces with a standard size of 1m x 1m and a height of 0.5m.
| Name | Price | Polygons | Pattern channels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylight 1 Corner Inside | 50 | 66 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Corner Inside Diagonal | 50 | 66 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Corner Outside | 50 | 60 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 Corner Outside Diagonal | 50 | 60 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Center | 25 | 32 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Center Diagonal | 25 | 32 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Center Diagonal Half | 25 | 32 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Left | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Left Diagonal | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Right | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 End Right Diagonal | 25 | 22 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 Side | 50 | 44 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 Side Diagonal | 50 | 44 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 Side Diagonal Half | 25 | 44 | 3 |
| Skylight 1 Top | 25 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top 1x2 | 35 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top 2x2 | 50 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top Diagonal | 25 | 30 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top Diagonal Full | 25 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top Quarter | 25 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top Quarter Diagonal | 25 | 30 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top Quarter Diagonal Full | 25 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Transition Inside Left | 25 | 24 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Transition Inside Right | 25 | 24 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Transition Outside Left | 25 | 22 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Transition Outside Right | 25 | 22 | 2 |
Skylight Flat
These pieces can be used to build a flat, horizontal skylight or to enhance the other sets.
| Name | Price | Polygons | Pattern channels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylight Flat | 35 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top 1x2 | 50 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight 1 Top 2x2 | 70 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight Flat Diagonal | 35 | 30 | 2 |
| Skylight Flat Diagonal Full | 35 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight Flat Quarter | 35 | 32 | 2 |
| Skylight Flat Quarter Diagonal | 35 | 30 | 2 |
| Skylight Flat Quarter Diagonal Full | 35 | 32 | 2 |
Usage:
- Build a flat roof (only floor tiles)
- Delete desired floor pieces (use Ctrl + F to switch to diagonal pieces)
- !Important! Enable "moveobjects on" cheat (Ctrl + Shift + C to open console)
- Navigate to roof decorations in the buy menu, buy and place the right pieces
It's like a puzzle sometimes but you'll figure it out. If you build the skylights first, you can't remove the floor tiles, so follow the order.
Bugs:
- In order to make sunlight enter your room, you need more than a certain percentage of the roof removed (about 50%). I'm not sure if this value is changeable. It'd be appreciated if someone looked into this and lowers the percentage to like 1% (so once one roof tile is missing, sunlight will shine through).
- These are my first objects. The UV mapping could have been better (there are some technical limitations) but it will do the job. Sometimes the glass or the shadows disappear at certain angles. Please let me know when you encounter any other problems so I can fix them.
Lot creators:
Please don't upload this set with your house, just link to it.
I really hope you like them! If yes and they become quite popular, I might add more sets with bigger pieces and curved skylights!
This is a multi-part download:
The objects belong to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Mods
The collection goes to My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/Collections/User
Download files
| Filename | Size | Downloads | Date |
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Collection.rar
Size: 635 Bytes · Downloads: 23,408 · 3rd Mar 2012 |
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Flat.rar
Size: 519.5 KB · Downloads: 23,390 · 3rd Mar 2012 |
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Set1.rar
Size: 926.3 KB · Downloads: 26,443 · 3rd Mar 2012 |
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