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Lot edges.......

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8th Feb 2010, 11:58 PM	Lot edges....... #1
Robodl95 Original Poster Alchemist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,692 Thanks: 14116 in 118 Posts 21 Achievements	Okay this is driving me NUTS! Does anyone know any solutions to the lot edging problem besides simply redoing the entire lot?It's happening to close to 70% of my world Screenshots
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9th Feb 2010, 8:40 AM	#2
Inge Jones Mad Poster Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,900 Thanks: 7475 in 19 Posts 18 Achievements	I read somewhere that someone discovered the trick of selecting the "object move" tool and then double clicking on each lot. Or was it two single clicks? anyway try that.
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9th Feb 2010, 9:52 PM	#3
paigemx6 Test Subject Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3	There's a button in the lot panel that allows you to "conform edges". It's the house icon on the far right. It'll modify the lot to match the surrounding world.

9th Feb 2010, 10:40 PM	#4
Robodl95 Original Poster Alchemist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,692 Thanks: 14116 in 118 Posts 21 Achievements	thank you :D
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10th Feb 2010, 8:49 AM	#5
Inge Jones Mad Poster Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,900 Thanks: 7475 in 19 Posts 18 Achievements	The problem with the conform edges tool is it also affects the surrounding land and leaves nearby lots with their edges out of line.
	simlogical Please do not PM me with questions about modding. Please post in an appropriate forum and send me a link to the thread if you would like me to try and help.

10th Feb 2010, 3:45 PM	#6
richdre Test Subject Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14	It also will cause the roads to go bad. If you smooth the road then the lot is out of line. This is the worst bug I have found in the WB.

10th Feb 2010, 9:15 PM	#7
Anodos Test Subject Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5	I have the same problem and testet both solutions. But I still have these weird edges. I think everybody must have this problem because I have those edges at nearly every lot. What else can I do? I have no idea

17th Feb 2010, 7:46 AM	#9
yeabil Lab Assistant Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 90 1 Achievements	Both methods work great on the first lot then I go try another lot to fix it's edges then first one gets it's edges back. :p

25th Feb 2010, 2:01 AM	#10
KICKRamone Test Subject Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 29	It was suggested on the Sims 3 forum to delete the lot then undo the delete.

13th Apr 2010, 9:02 AM	#11
Darim Lab Assistant Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 87	I've been having this problem alot myself, and those two methods didn't work for me either. But I just found out that if you save your lot, close CAW (might not be necessary), and then load it back up, the edges are perfect. Edit: I loaded my world into the game, and now the lot edges are ruined again... I'm getting tired of this
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13th Apr 2010, 9:36 AM

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13th Apr 2010, 11:30 PM	#12
fluttereyes Scholar Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,285 8 Achievements	Hold down the alt button and move the lot slightly then do an undo, or you can just move it a square and do undo and that can help. Best way for me is to take the terrain tool and use flatten lot to make sure it's totally flat then move the lot over one square then undo.
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26th May 2013, 4:46 PM	#13
theotherhalf Test Subject Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 42	first turn on testingcheatesenabled true then turn on constrainFloorElevation true then in the terrain tools the second row (right row) top tool is a tool called "Soften Terrain". You may need to then relevel the floors in you home to make sure it is all straight but it will make the edges line up the the surrounding neighborhood without touching anything outside the lot.

28th May 2013, 6:30 AM	#14
SharaRose Lab Assistant Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 147	I don't recall who found this solution, but if you export your height map and then import it, most of the lot edge issues disappear. Do a new save first, just in case, and afterwards the bridges will need to be reconnected to the roads. (They'll still be in place, but the connections need to be clicked.) Items at the edge of the lot can keep it from adjusting. Terrain paint shouldn't matter, but I've had lots that smoothed themselves out much better when the paint was erased around the edges.
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28th May 2013, 10:55 AM	#15
Will Galen Lab Assistant Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 156	I've found that having hilly lots cause problems like this, as does smoothing or doing something to nearby terrain. And as was already stated CAW's conform tool doesn't do a very good job. My solution is to just make all my lots flat ones, but even then if you smooth something nearby you can cause yourself problems. Making all flat lots also makes it easier to move things around if you want to trade housing locations too.

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