To get started, it is best to start off by clicking on the wall to bring up the wall- building tool. If you go to manage worlds, you can click on any lot occupied or not and click build. Yes, there will be! Building in Sims 3 is however much more satisfying and overall a much better experience than Sims 4 and also much more time consuming if I may say so.
The pond tool,the terrain tool and CAST are really indispensible. The last game in the series came out in , which seems like a long time ago, but Sims 3 came out in Sims will panic at the sight of a burglar on the lot.
Playable Sims can also become burglars if they choose to become a thief through the Criminal career track, though this does not allow them to rob other houses. However if you look at the overall goofy nature of much of the Sims 4 , I could certainly see some truth in creating a safer, happy experience for sims players. OG Simmers remember these very well, especially from the first iteration of The Sims franchise.
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Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Method 1. Determine the type of house you want to build. Before you dive into creating a house in your game, you should know the style and general appearance you want to use. Other things to keep in mind include the following: Number of stories Approximate size General materials e.
Consider using a model. Using a real house as a basis for your Sims 3 house's exterior can provide a useful guide in case you're having trouble visualizing what you want your house to look like. You can find images of houses on real estate sites such as Zillow, or you can simply search Google's images section for pictures of a particular style of house.
Select an empty lot. Click a lot on which you want to build your house, then click the paint roller-shaped "Build" icon in the resulting pop-up menu. Familiarize yourself with the Sims 3 house-building interface.
Once the lot opens, the building tab will open at the bottom of the screen; you should see a diagram of a house, along with various house components, listed there. Selecting a specific piece of the house diagram e.
Even out the ground. Click the mound-shaped "Terrain Tools" icon in the house diagram, then click and drag across your lot to select the whole thing before you release the mouse button. Create the foundation. Click the foundation icon below the house diagram, then click and drag across the lot. This is the base on which your house will rest, and it will determine the shape of your house. If you want to make an irregular-shaped house e. Add walls to your foundation.
Click the house diagram's wall making sure not to click the window instead , then click and drag your wall all the way around your house. This will create the first floor's outer wall. Partition your first floor's rooms. Using the wall tool, click and drag from the outer wall inward to create dividing walls. Examples of rooms you may wish to create include a kitchen, bedrooms, and a bathroom. This step isn't necessary if you want to create an open floor plan, though you'll still most likely want to partition off the bathroom.
Add details for each floor. You can change the appearance of your house's floors by doing the following: Click the floor icon in the house diagram.
Click the second tab from the left at the top of the diagram area. Select a texture you want to use for your floor. Click and drag across the floor. Detail the walls. Much like you did for the floors, you can add textures, wallpaper, and more to your walls: Click the wall icon in the house diagram. Select one of the tabs at the top of the wall section. Click or, depending on the texture, click and drag across the wall.
Add and decorate a second floor if needed. To add a floor to your house, click the floor section above the foundation of the house diagram, then click and drag across your house's outline. You can repeat this process to add subsequent stories as needed. Add doors and windows. Click the door or window icon in the house diagram, then select a part of your house to add the door or window, then repeat as needed.
You may first want to select a different door or window preset in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. You can also add doors to walls inside your house. Put a roof on your house. Click the roof icon in the house diagram, then select a roof template and click and drag across the top of your house to apply the roof.
If you want to add intersecting roofs to extend your roof to cover an extended part of the house, you can repeat this process by dragging a new roof perpendicular to the existing roof. Apply textures to your house's exterior. The final design element for your house is the exterior appearance. You can change the way your house's outside walls, doors, windows, roof, and other aspects look by doing the following: Select the part of the house you want to detail e.
Click a tab to view available textures e. Select a texture. Select the part of the house to apply the texture. Decorate your house.
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