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5th Jul 2009, 12:51 PM	[Tutorial] How to build a pool in a lake #1
AllHeartAnne Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36 Thanks: 3537 in 12 Posts 10 Achievements	A few days ago I posted a modern house with a pool in a pond/lake. I've been asked by a few people to make a tutorial on how I did it, so I made one. Hope it's helpful! The house: http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=351955 Step 1. Choose where you want to build your pool. Step 2. Use the 'level terrain' tool to level the terrain where you want to build the pool. You can also Build the pool first and create a lake/pond around it when done. Step 3. You have to delete all objects directly around the pool, except for foundations, walls and fences. Step 4. If you want a fence around the pool, place the fence first. You can't place a fence on the pool walls as you could in TS2. Step 5. Build the pool. Step 6. Use the 'lower terrain' tool to lower the terrain around the pool as much as you want. Step 7. Change the pool walls/floors if you want to. Step 8. Done! Screenshots
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	Last edited by AllHeartAnne : 8th Jul 2009 at 03:30 PM.
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5th Jul 2009, 07:16 PM	#2
GiLaNg Lab Assistant Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 165 Thanks: 1997 in 30 Posts 11 Achievements	Wow! Great IDEA! Thanks for sharing
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6th Jul 2009, 11:05 PM	#3
cassidy_15 Test Subject Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 42	Oo looks better than i expected. Thanks for the tip! :D

6th Jul 2009, 11:35 PM	#4
QBUILDERZ Captain Louie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 60014 in 137 Posts 34 Achievements View My Journal	That is so cool! This is awesome!
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7th Jul 2009, 06:37 AM	#5
VoiceIHear Alchemist Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,693 Thanks: 9361 in 29 Posts 13 Achievements View My Journal	WOW!!! Awesome!!! Could really come in handy... Thank you so much! I didn't know it was possible! =P I gotta go try this :D
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7th Jul 2009, 02:54 PM	help #6
yahhcold Test Subject Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8	i cant swim in mine help :

7th Jul 2009, 10:09 PM	#7
AllHeartAnne Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36 Thanks: 3537 in 12 Posts 10 Achievements	Could you post a screenshot?
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7th Jul 2009, 10:22 PM	#8
memoriesdecay Test Subject Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 33	Can you upload the house please? It looks awesome :D

8th Jul 2009, 01:20 AM	#9
feldynn Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 168 Thanks: 6059 in 41 Posts 14 Achievements	That is a great tutorial, easy to read and seems like such a simple process yet it looks totally awesome! Great job AllHeartAnne, and thankyou very much for sharing this!

8th Jul 2009, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by memoriesdecay

Can you upload the house please? It looks awesome :D

There's a link in the first post.

Thanks for the reactions

Anne

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Last edited by AllHeartAnne : 19th Nov 2009 at 04:16 PM.

14th Jul 2009, 02:11 PM	#11
kanno Lab Assistant Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 84 Thanks: 5684 in 35 Posts 11 Achievements	wonderful, it makes very original houses, like yours! the sims 3 has so many ressources!

30th Aug 2009, 03:58 PM	#12
alkosgirl Test Subject Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	That is GORGEOUS!!!! - Thanks for the pics and the easy to follow instructions. =0)

6th Jul 2010, 10:53 PM	#13
Evil_inside_90 Test Subject Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14	Thanks for this! :D I just tried it but the blue tiled outside rim shows when I lower the ground and I can't change it's style, how did you get past that?

11th Nov 2010, 06:56 AM	#14
TheUnforgiven6 Test Subject Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 9	I know this thread is pretty old, but I am trying to get down some basic building techniques, and am having a bit of trouble with this just like the previous poster. I have managed to get the pool in the pond, however, the outer walls of the pool that are in the pond, are grass. I can't have a physical wall there where I can edit texture. In the screenshot you can see the grass underneath the bottom of the brick fence. I tried to manually add a new wall in, but it told me it had no support. I even tried building a basement underneath it to support a new wall and it still said there was no support for the wall. Does anybody have any ideas?

13th Nov 2010, 02:19 PM	#15
AllHeartAnne Original Poster Test Subject Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36 Thanks: 3537 in 12 Posts 10 Achievements	Try using the level terrain tool. Use it to level the bottom of the pool next to the pool wall.
	Anne It's As Simple As Something That Nobody Knows

13th Nov 2010, 03:41 PM	#16
TheUnforgiven6 Test Subject Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 9	I've not had much luck getting the wall to show. I've tried leveling it several times with and without CFE enabled. I tried dragging through the wall of the pool, but the game wouldn't allow it. I downloaded and placed your lot in Twinbrook, and had the same problem with the walls on the house you uploaded. I have installed up to the latest patch/EP, so I am wondering if the patch could have broken that mechanic (or fixed it rather). After all, the tutorial was written quite a bit ago so that could be the case. Thanks for the reply nonetheless!

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26th Jul 2011, 09:21 PM	#17
addict12 Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 177 Thanks: 1 in 1 Posts	lovely! Thanks for sharing! :3

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