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niol

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22nd Sep 2005 at 7:08 PM Last edited by niol : 15th Apr 2008 at 1:30 PM. Reason: Download Added

An easy way to build a garage along with a house on foundation...

002. Now activate the cheat box "Ctrl-Shift-C", type in "boolprop constrainfloorelevation false", and then start to build the foundation.

003. Without tiling the floor above the first level, foundation will bend the surrounding down. (With such tiling, the surrounding will raise the foundation instead. Read the foundation tutorial for more infos.)

(upper floor view)

(lower floor view)

004. Build the second level on the foundation

(full-wall view)

005. Now, level the sides with levelling tool.

006. this's what it looks after levelling. Let's colour them according to the level and compartments

007. type in "boolprop constrainfloorelevation true", and then (a) add some tiles on the garage side of the foundation, or (b) delete the wall to set the wall more inner the foundation area to skip the tiling.

008. add modular/connecting stair for sims accessment

009. Now, open the area for the garage...

010. Choosing some wallpapers or whatever with pattern will end up like the right-hand-sided side while those non-patterned. This is what it can be like.

(from another angle)

Limitation: I've no EP2 yet, so adding the garage and/or driveway is your job.

Jonesi has also made some great tutorials on this topic with EP2 garage
1. My simple tutorial for connecting a garage to a house with a foundation and adding a garageto houses already made pre nightlife
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93917
2. My tutorial for placing a garage in the middle of a split level house on a foundation
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93926

Linkage for garage or driveway tutorials or threads (alphabetically ordered in terms of username):

MTS2 Wiki
http://www.modthesims2.com/wiki.php...and_solutions_-

cwin1024
TUTORIAL: building a house on a foundation with attached garage (nothing to download!)
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=201764

cwirsing
Sloped Driveway tutorial
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=90496

dogman
How To Build A Backwards Garage
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=188960

eedgan
Sideways Garage Tutorial
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=164641
Sideways Garage Templates
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=200969

Envious
TUTORIAL: How to build a Driveway / Garage (Nightlife Only)
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=90174

hexameter
4 Modules of basement garages + Tutorial
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=99315

Jonesi(with EP2 garage)
My simple tutorial for connecting a garage to a house with a foundation and adding a garage to houses already made pre nightlife
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93917
My tutorial for placing a garage in the middle of a split level house on a foundation
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93926
Sideways Garage template :)
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=97235

khakidoo
Basements & Garages - I made some video tutorials
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?p=1527988
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...640064588&hl=en
http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost...3&postcount=122

mirelly
A Simple Way With Underground Garages
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=128450

Neveah223 @ sims2.EA
Slopped driveway tutorial
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...asset_id=116775

niol (without EP2 garage)
An easy way to build a garage along with a house on foundation...
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=91504

shrekheatherbelle
Easy Tutorial for Connecting a Garage To A House on a Foundation
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=178018
Tutorial For Circular Looking Driveway
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=168860

SimsSherry2 @ TS2 exchange,
Nightlife Garage on a Foundation Tutorial
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...ory&user_id=370

Sotalia
Sideways driveways & shadows - problem solved
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=97102

SteveUK
Nightlife garage and tutorial: {hint: about basement/underground garage}
http://www.insimenator.net/showthre...ghlight=SteveUK
http://www.insimenator.net/showpost...01&postcount=20
{Old or outdated:
tutorial for building a working garage on a downward slope
(downloads) http://www.insimenator.net/download.php?id=3227
or
(view threads) http://www.insimenator.net/viewtopic.php?t=1499}

Linkage for garage or driveway trouble-shooting-threads:

Method of returning the horizontal driveway back to normal
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=168266
Sideway Garage Problem + Boundary problem
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=167953

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Understand Material definition-TXMT
Mod TS2 lots?
Un-missable aesthetic TS2 lots
multi-games?

Retired. :)

rhondalatte

Scholar

4th Nov 2005 at 1:44 PM

This is the easiest tut I've found so far to explain this process, thank you for writing it Niol. Now I can make an attached garage.
xo

niol

Mad Poster

Original Poster

4th Nov 2005 at 5:33 PM

Rhonda,

since, I've no EP2 installed, so I could only leave out the gap for it.

Jonesi has made one with EP2, so it may help better for that.

xstreetxsexiiex

Top Secret Researcher

7th Nov 2005 at 12:59 AM

This is a great tutorial hun!

Phoenix06

Lab Assistant

26th Feb 2006 at 5:30 AM

Nice tutorial!

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Please visit my forum The Simmerz.com

simsjeanie

Lab Assistant

27th Mar 2006 at 6:42 PM

Quote:

SimsSherry2 @ TS2 exchange,
Nightlife Garage on a Foundation Tutorial
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...ory&user_id=370

Thank you so very much! This link above was a wonderful help.
Now my sims have really nice - if not elegant - garages right beside their homes.
Wonderful! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
I love this mts2-webside. It's the most helpful one I know. (And with the help of my dictionary I'm more and more often quite successful

)

minigateangel

Test Subject

11th Apr 2006 at 5:06 AM

Wooooo! This is so great! Thank you so much. I spent the whole afternoon trying the garage trick out. This is really cool. But I noticed one thing that's kinda bugging me: you see, when I connect a garage with a house that has a foundation, technically, the cars in the garage are on the first floor, and all the furniture’s and everything else inside the house (above the foundation) are on the second floor. So usually I’m on the second floor, but then I can’t see the cars, even though there are no tiling in the garage. The only time I can see the cars is when I switch to the very first floor, which is not very pretty because of the foundation. Is there anyway (hacks or cheats) that I can see the cars from the second floor? Thanks.

niol

Mad Poster

Original Poster

11th Apr 2006 at 6:07 AM

it's answered here
http://www.modthesims2.com/showpost...026&postcount=2

minigateangel

Test Subject

11th Apr 2006 at 6:58 AM

Thank you! You are the best!

porkypine

Blenderized to Pieces

retired moderator

#10

1st May 2006 at 10:08 PM

Thankyou! I was banging my head against the keyboard cuz I didn't know what boolProp command! :-)

crystalmj924

Test Subject

#11

4th Jul 2006 at 1:00 AM

Just what I was looking for thanks!

Jmaster3265

Test Subject

#12

7th Jul 2006 at 11:12 PM

Quote: Originally posted by niol

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001. Build the two level side blocks (determine the garage size before that) (reserved at least a grid row from the foundation for wall-deformation)

002. Now activate the cheat box "Ctrl-Shift-C", type in "boolprop constrainfloorelevation false", and then start to build the foundation.

003. Without tiling the floor above the first level, foundation will bend the surrounding down. (With such tiling, the surrounding will raise the foundation instead. Read the foundation tutorial for more infos.)

(upper floor view)

(lower floor view)

004. Build the second level on the foundation

(full-wall view)

005. Now, level the sides with levelling tool.

006. this's what it looks after levelling. Let's colour them according to the level and compartments

007. type in "boolprop constrainfloorelevation true", and then (a) add some tiles on the garage side of the foundation, or (b) delete the wall to set the wall more inner the foundation area to skip the tiling.

008. add modular/connecting stair for sims accessment

009. Now, open the area for the garage...

010. Choosing some wallpapers or whatever with pattern will end up like the right-hand-sided side while those non-patterned. This is what it can be like.

(from another angle)

Limitation: I've no EP2 yet, so adding the garage and/or driveway is your job.

Jonesi has also made some great tutorials on this topic with EP2 garage
1. My simple tutorial for connecting a garage to a house with a foundation and adding a garageto houses already made pre nightlife
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93917
2. My tutorial for placing a garage in the middle of a split level house on a foundation
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93926

Linkage for garage or driveway tutorials or threads (alphabetically ordered in terms of username):

cwirsing
Sloped Driveway tutorial
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=90496

eedgan
Sideways Garage Tutorial
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=164641

Envious
TUTORIAL: How to build a Driveway / Garage (Nightlife Only)
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=90174

hexameter
4 Modules of basement garages + Tutorial
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=99315

Jonesi(with EP2 garage)
My simple tutorial for connecting a garage to a house with a foundation and adding a garage to houses already made pre nightlife
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93917
My tutorial for placing a garage in the middle of a split level house on a foundation
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=93926
Sideways Garage template

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=97235

mirelly
A Simple Way With Underground Garages
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=128450

niol (without EP2 garage)
An easy way to build a garage along with a house on foundation...
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=91504

shrekheatherbelle
Tutorial For Circular Looking Driveway
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=168860

SimsSherry2 @ TS2 exchange,
Nightlife Garage on a Foundation Tutorial
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...ory&user_id=370

Sotalia
Sideways driveways & shadows - problem solved
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=97102

SteveUK
Nightlife garage and tutorial: {hint: about basement/underground garage}
http://www.insimenator.net/showthre...ghlight=SteveUK
http://www.insimenator.net/showpost...01&postcount=20
{Old or outdated:
tutorial for building a working garage on a downward slope
(downloads) http://www.insimenator.net/download.php?id=3227
or
(view threads) http://www.insimenator.net/viewtopic.php?t=1499}

Linkage for garage or driveway problem-threads:

Sideway Garage Problem + Boundary problem
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=167953

I skimmed it, loosk too complicated lol i hate tutorials. Also i ahte to minimize the game and keep doing it over and over just to use this..

niol

Mad Poster

Original Poster

#13

8th Jul 2006 at 5:28 AM

Jmaster3265,

Oh, I dislike tutorials, too, sometimes, and I feel I'm just so slow to understand right away... but I don't give up so easy either...
But you can use a higher screen resolution so, the windowed sims window can be placed side by side with the brower.

PS:
1. please delete the quote coz it's unnecessary and most people will know what you're refering to.
2. This's just a way to do that, may check out other ways...

bitznbats

Test Subject

#14

27th Jan 2008 at 9:33 PM

This may be a stupid question buts what's 'The levelling tool'? I tried everything I could think of but nothing worked!

niol

Mad Poster

Original Poster

#15

28th Jan 2008 at 5:51 PM

May follow 1 to 4 in the pix to find it...

Screenshots

DeesElegantDecor;Rhondalatte's Custom CAS screens
Understand Material definition-TXMT
Mod TS2 lots?
Un-missable aesthetic TS2 lots
multi-games?

Retired. :)

bitznbats

Test Subject

#16

29th Jan 2008 at 1:30 AM

Thanks!

gazania

Mad Poster

#17

4th May 2008 at 9:59 PM

When it comes to "ConstrainFloorElevation". my brain suddenly becomes a heap of mush. I have had the worst luck with that cheat. But after a few tries, I actually did manage to make a cute little house with an attached garage using this tutorial! Thank you. Maybe there's hope for me yet!

Mogan44

Test Subject

#18

28th Jun 2008 at 10:08 PM

Thank you for this!!!

ftemegan3

Test Subject

#19

7th Jul 2008 at 5:32 PM

Sideways Garage

I\'ve tried to find a way to build a sideways garage, but none of the tutorials seem to work. I\'ve tried multiple times and i cannot succeed. is there a very simple way to do this?

A joke's a very serious thing. - Charles Churchill

niol

Mad Poster

Original Poster

#20

9th Jul 2008 at 2:30 PM Last edited by niol : 9th Jul 2008 at 2:48 PM.

ftemegan3,

If the cheat is not working, then you may have to check if your game copy is still working well. coz it can mean that game copy is becoming corrupted.

FYI, infos on how the cheat works:
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=197655
http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/sto...&user_id=197655

DeesElegantDecor;Rhondalatte's Custom CAS screens
Understand Material definition-TXMT
Mod TS2 lots?
Un-missable aesthetic TS2 lots
multi-games?

Retired. :)

ftemegan3

Test Subject

#21

14th Jul 2008 at 5:23 PM

Niol,

Thank you! I simply typed in the cheat wrong. I have used to create quite a few houses with attached garages on a foundation. now if only i could do teh sideways garages. haha.

Thanks again

A joke's a very serious thing. - Charles Churchill

GoldKey

Test Subject

#22

20th Jan 2009 at 3:36 AM

This tutorial is awesome! But I ran into a problem. I spent an hour building a house according to an actual floorplan, and when I tried to save it my game crashed! And I had to have really high celings on the first floor...:P

Simsowoman

Test Subject

#23

16th Feb 2009 at 11:43 AM

Мне не очень

kerivkennedy

Test Subject

#24

1st Mar 2009 at 2:42 AM

Thank you

I am still a sims newbie, but it was bugging the you know what out of me to not be able to build a real attached garage (onto a house with a foundation. By using your tutorial I was easily able to do so (and create a nifty split level house, at the same time). It looks really cook! Thank you!!

Woohoo!

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