Do you like to build? Are you running out of ideas and sticking to the same design choices and tropes? Do you need to branch out a bit and build something a bit more practical?
Www.floorplans.com is the thing that will help you. I’ve been building from floorplans for years. It’s fun, challenging, and doesn’t always come out pretty.
“But Aly,” you ask, “how do you convert irl measurements to sim tiles?”
After years of trial and error, I’ve concluded that 1 sim tile is about 2.25 sq ft. So you must do simple math to figure out your wall lengths. Get a calculator, it’s decimal time.
Most floor plans’ room dimensions go width (horizontal) by length (vertical). But done switch them (I’ve built houses sideways bc of this. Not so bad in 4, a pain in the ass in 3 and prior.).
Let’s say a room is 13 ft 7 in x 15 ft 6 in. Convert those inches into decimals by dividing by 12. You now have 13.583333333 x 15.5. Now divide each of those by 2.25.
6.037037037 x 6.8888888889.
General rounding to the nearest whole number rules. 5 or lower round down. 6 or higher round up.
Your room will be 6×7 sim tiles. Boom. Not too bad.
Follow these rules for the whole house and it shouldn’t turn out half bad.
“But Aly!” What is it now? “Rooms like bathrooms and sometimes kitchens often don’t have measurements!”
I’m glad you brought that up. This is where your eyes have to work and guesstimate based on the furniture shown on the plan. Floorplans generally always show plumbing and counters. The stuff that’s built in.
Other tips:
Just leave an open area where closets are. Dressers and decor fit nicely there.
Don’t get too hung up on small details. Can’t make a small alcove that’s shown bc the scaling screws it up? Leave it out. It’ll look better in the end.
Don’t blindly trust your math. If something doesn’t look right, just adjust it. Math works 90% of the time, but occasionally a room might not look right.
If possible, use spiral stairs instead of u-shaped stairs. It takes up roughly the same space, it looks better, and it functions better for a playable lot. Plus it cuts down the issue of not being able to put walls around it.
Roofing is really, really irritating in 3 and prior. You will spend at least 15 minutes on one piece of the roof before just giving up and letting auto roof work its faulty magic.
Attached garages look horrible. Wether or not you do them depends on your preferences and patience. Knock yourself out m8.
Feel free to add anything.
thank you for sharing 🙂
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