How to Make Roofs not Cover your Windows & Doors!

[Qwerty12321]

Many people make wonderful houses, and then add the roofs. The roofs cover the windows and now the house doesn't look to good. I am going to tell you how to fix that.

First, Add a extra story around your house.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_5415b29c.jpg

Next, from starting from one side of your house to the other, stack the decks or columns tool on top of each other as shown in the picture. (USE SHIFT TO STACK)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_d415b359.jpg

Type in the cheat: "BoolProp ConstrainFloorElevation False". Take the leveling tool and drag it from the side of deck/columns to the other side of the house.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_9415b3c5.jpg

Your wall should lower down to a 1/4 size. It should like similar to this:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_1415b3c9.jpg

TURN OFF THE CHEAT! Finish your house, and you will notice the windows or doors are not covered.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_f415b56d.jpg
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If your house is on a foundation then follow this tutorial.

Make two stairs going in the ground as being shown in the picture. (ADD A EXTRA STORY, I FORGOT TO SHOW IT IN THE FIRST PICTURE!)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_3415b6ed.jpg

Bring out the leveling tool and put it in the deep hole where the second stair lands. Delete the stairs and drag the leveling tool across the house. This is where your column/deck will go.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_3415b704.jpg

Make the columns/deck (Once again, use SHIFT to stack)

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_d415b76e.jpg

Type in the cheat and drag the leveling tool from the deck/columns to the other side of the house.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w317/Vorro/snapshot_00000001_3415b77c.jpg

TURN OFF THE CHEAT! The wall should shorten. Finish your house and you will notice the roof doesn't cover the windows.

Now your house looks A LOT better =]!

[bluetexasbonnie]

I totally agree that adding a 4 click dummy level to set the roof on makes a better looking house.

[Qwerty12321]

Whats a 4 click dummy level? Sorry If I sound stupid, new to this stuff.

[bluetexasbonnie]

:) What you did is a 4-click dummy level.

[Qwerty12321]

Haha, well then now I totally understand your first comment. Thanks.

[niol]

Why 4-ckick or 4-step dummy level?
It's because the remaining height for that level is the same as the height of 4-click archived by the raising elevation tools.
Also, this is the default height of foundation tools on the ground.. And when a connecting/modular stair is built on these compressed levels of room, 4 steps is the ordinary result wen levels are plain, so this can be called a 4-step level.
In addition, Mikeinside, in his fostering build tutorial for the TS2 community, used dummy level to describe compressed room levels as dummy levels, so we carry on to call that as dummy level.

[Qwerty12321]

Cool, thanks for explaining niol.

[Thera]

I never thought of that idea! Awesome, thanks for the idea and the tutorial. I've seen lots that have this format, but I never realized what it was for, lol. Thanks again!

[Sadi Kalen]

I tried to do this but the cheat didn't work.... is it case-sensitive or misspelt?

[pinkygamer12]

This One's helpful for building lots : )















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[allovuhsudden]

It's "boolProp constrainFloorElevation false" for some reason I think it is case sensitive.

[itsemurha]

I have a big problem with this. :( I can never get the walls to go down, instead the first floor raises. It just looks weird. I've tried like a million times with all variables I can think of. It works without a foundation, but not WITH a foundation. And I really like foundations.

I've searched MTS and youtube for hours and I can't find anything helpful. Does anyone know any more detailed tutorial than this, or maybe can tell me what I'm doing wrong?


Edit: I solved it using another technique.

[TheDeadSim]

Omg! Thankyou so much for this tutorial! I can now save myself the hassle of clicking exactly 4 / 8 / 12 times when building. I never would have thought to use the stairs.

[Sparklycookie]

This was really useful and easy, thanks!