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#1 Old 25th Jun 2006 at 12:46 PM Last edited by shrekheatherbelle : 29th Jul 2006 at 4:17 AM.
Default Tutorial For Circular Looking Driveway
Start by downloading the invisible driveway by roddyaleixo at this link....
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=90875

Install this, then familiarise yourself with the sideways driveway technique,

there is a tutorial by eedgan at this link.....
http://forums.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=164641

Next choose a suitable lot.
Now for the exciting stuff.... Get your cheat console up by pressing Ctrl,
shift & C at the same time
, and enter the cheat Moveobjects on.
Now choose any tile and cover just one tile on the direct opposite corner of
your lot. If unsure just follow eedgan's tutorial.



With the moveobjects cheat still activated, place a piece of driveway
extension where you want the circular driveway to be...in the case in my
shots, I chose around the middle of the lot, and only a few tiles back from
the sidewalk.Then place another one directly behind it, like in the shots below.
[/IMG]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l45/fletcher_mirage/Tutorials/2peicesofdrivewayextension.jpg[/img]

Then (still with the cheat on) you place 2 more extension pieces on the right
side & on the left side, but actually along side the sidewalk this
time...just like the ones below.


Now take your design tool as ilustrated below,

then choose the invisible driveway extension click on each piece of driveway
extension to make it invisible, as illustrated below


Now your lot looks as if there is nothing there!!! You may now turn off the
cheat by pressing Ctrl, shift & C at the same time, then enter in the cheat
console moveobjects off.Again make sure you are in build mode, go to Terrain, then to Ground Cover and choose a suitable ground cover. I have made a few custom ones & am using
one for this tutorial. So I chose a gravel ground cover...any will do....the
choice is yours. Then draw a half circle like I have below. If you make a
mistake just hit the undo button!


You may now place a car!!!


Build a house! My Sim Leileah is going to test the driveway...


Here she is getting into the car.


The only thing with the driveway like this as with some sideways driveways
is, that the car cannot be seen actually leaving the lot....it sort of
teleports to the road....the same when returning. Guess we cant have
everything our way!
Then decorate. May have to use the move object cheat to place decorations
where I have in the shot below!


All comments and ideas welcome!

fev
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Lab Assistant
#2 Old 25th Jun 2006 at 1:58 PM
ohhh.... May i ask where you got Sim Leileah's hair it's great!
Field Researcher
Original Poster
#3 Old 25th Jun 2006 at 3:07 PM
Quote: Originally posted by middlemore16
ohhh.... May i ask where you got Sim Leileah's hair it's great!


Woops sorry I cant remember, it was so long ago

fev
Forum Resident
#4 Old 25th Jun 2006 at 3:33 PM
Ooh... You beat me to it, I was working on the same idea! Good job. Thanks.

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Sideways Garage Tutorial
Mad Poster
#5 Old 25th Jun 2006 at 5:26 PM Last edited by niol : 9th Sep 2006 at 7:46 AM.
Wow, that's a beautiful circularly-looking driveway...
Since there's no thanks button yet, thanks... it looks really cool...



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

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

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
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
Test Subject
#6 Old 25th Jun 2006 at 9:21 PM
Quote:
ohhh.... May i ask where you got Sim Leileah's hair it's great!


I have that same hair. It is from TSR.
Test Subject
#7 Old 7th Jul 2006 at 11:46 PM
Quote: Originally posted by shrekheatherbelle
Start by downloading the invisible driveway by roddyaleixo at this link....
http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=90875

Install this, then familiarise yourself with the sideways driveway technique,

there is a tutorial by eedgan at this link.....
http://forums.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=164641

Next choose a suitable lot.
Now for the exciting stuff.... Get your cheat console up by pressing Ctrl,
shift & C at the same time
, and enter the cheat Moveobjects on.
Now choose any tile and cover just one tile on the direct opposite corner of
your lot. If unsure just follow eedgan's tutorial.

With the moveobjects cheat still activated, place a piece of driveway
extension where you want the circular driveway to be...in the case in my
shots, I chose around the middle of the lot, and only a few tiles back from
the sidewalk.Then place another one directly behind it, like in the shots below.


Then (still with the cheat on) you place 2 more extension pieces on the right
side & on the left side, but actually along side the sidewalk this
time...just like the ones below.


Now take your design tool as ilustrated below,

then choose the invisible driveway extension click on each piece of driveway
extension to make it invisible, as illustrated below


Now your lot looks as if there is nothing there!!! You may now turn off the
cheat by pressing Ctrl, shift & C at the same time, then enter in the cheat
console moveobjects off.Again make sure you are in build mode, go to Terrain, then to Ground Cover and choose a suitable ground cover. I have made a few custom ones & am using
one for this tutorial. So I chose a gravel ground cover...any will do....the
choice is yours. Then draw a half circle like I have below. If you make a
mistake just hit the undo button!


You may now place a car!!!


Build a house! My Sim Leileah is going to test the driveway...



Here she is getting into the car.


The only thing with the driveway like this as with some sideways driveways
is, that the car cannot be seen actually leaving the lot....it sort of
teleports to the road....the same when returning. Guess we cant have
everything our way!
Then decorate. May have to use the move object cheat to place decorations
where I have in the shot below!


All comments and ideas welcome!

fev


I don't have the invisble garage road option?
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#8 Old 8th Jul 2006 at 12:23 AM
Thanks Fev , this is useful and very inspiring! :-)

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#9 Old 8th Jul 2006 at 2:42 AM
Jmaster3265, you have to read all the words. The very first thing that Fev states is that you need to download the invisible recolor. She even put a link directly to it.

Oh and Fev, wonderful tutorial. I do plan on using this in at least one of the house contests that I'm in at the moment (if I get far enough to decorate outside that is) and of course will give credit to you and your tutorial.

Please do not PM me with Game or Site Help questions. Post them in the appropriate section after going through the FAQs.

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Test Subject
#10 Old 8th Jul 2006 at 4:47 AM
Quote: Originally posted by julianarosalia
Jmaster3265, you have to read all the words. The very first thing that Fev states is that you need to download the invisible recolor. She even put a link directly to it.

Oh and Fev, wonderful tutorial. I do plan on using this in at least one of the house contests that I'm in at the moment (if I get far enough to decorate outside that is) and of course will give credit to you and your tutorial.


Actually i did read her post and i did download it thats why i am saying i don't have it...Idk why glitch or what...
Field Researcher
Original Poster
#11 Old 8th Jul 2006 at 5:12 AM
Quote: Originally posted by Jmaster3265
Actually i did read her post and i did download it thats why i am saying i don't have it...Idk why glitch or what...


Have you got the Nightlife expansion? Cause if you havn't the whole driveway thing wont work!
If you have followed my steps in the tutorial to the part where is says "take the design tool" you should be able to see an invisible driveway! There is a little pic with the tutorial above to show what I mean This is presuming you do have Nightlife & you have downloaded and installed the invisible driveway from the link I gave above!

Hope this all helps, and if there are more questions, please ask

fev
Field Researcher
Original Poster
#12 Old 8th Jul 2006 at 5:12 AM
Quote: Originally posted by julianarosalia
Jmaster3265, you have to read all the words. The very first thing that Fev states is that you need to download the invisible recolor. She even put a link directly to it.

Oh and Fev, wonderful tutorial. I do plan on using this in at least one of the house contests that I'm in at the moment (if I get far enough to decorate outside that is) and of course will give credit to you and your tutorial.


Thank you

fev
Test Subject
#13 Old 11th Jul 2006 at 10:25 AM
lol at first i was looking at the pics at the tops and thinking ''thats a square driveway, does this guy not know his circles from his squares?"
Banned
#14 Old 12th Mar 2011 at 11:53 PM
Quote: Originally posted by middlemore16
ohhh.... May i ask where you got Sim Leileah's hair it's great!


I got the hair and its in this link


http://www.modthesims.info/browse.p...&gs=1&f=38&gs=1
Test Subject
#15 Old 13th Dec 2011 at 3:50 PM
Is there anywhere a mod to the car can be seen actually leaving the lot with this type of garage? Or the 'corner' garages?
Site Helper
#16 Old 13th Dec 2011 at 4:31 PM
No, There are no animations for these types of driveways.

Although, you could try the WCIF (where can I find...?) forum.
Instructor
#17 Old 29th Mar 2012 at 1:50 PM
How come when I do it, no matter what I do to the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, the driveway stuff doesn't rotate. I've deleted or replaced one tile on the right and/or left hand side or even the entire thing and nothing happens.
Site Helper
#18 Old 29th Mar 2012 at 4:41 PM Last edited by Mootilda : 29th Mar 2012 at 7:30 PM.
Quote: Originally posted by Josepina
How come when I do it, no matter what I do to the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street, the driveway stuff doesn't rotate. I've deleted or replaced one tile on the right and/or left hand side or even the entire thing and nothing happens.
The direction that the driveway turns is dependent upon the sun direction on the lot, which is set in stone at the time that the lot is first created.

If your driveway won't rotate in the direction that you want, then you'll have to throw out that lot and try again with a new lot which faces in a different direction in the neighborhood.

Be sure to read the entire "sideways driveway" thread. Questions about why your driveway won't rotate correctly are better asked in that thread:
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=164641
Instructor
#19 Old 29th Mar 2012 at 9:03 PM
Yes. Trying another lot worked thanks.
Field Researcher
#20 Old 22nd Aug 2014 at 11:08 PM
I apologise for resurrecting such an old thread, but would Mootilda's Rotatable Driveways mod (http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=515924) accomplish about the same thing here?
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retired moderator
#21 Old 22nd Aug 2014 at 11:12 PM
Yes it does. If someone can't use Mootilda's mod for some reason they would still need to do this, but the mod now makes this easy to do.

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