How do you build a GardenTrellis?

amchristian

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could point me to a tutorial on how to build a garden trellis. I've seen some in houses on the Exchange and I really want to make my own.

Thanks!

BreanneStone

I'm not sure that I've seen any tutorial out there, but creating a trellis is fairly simple.

1. Lay down 4 columns to support the trellis. The columns can be any style, but choose something that matches your house/looks appropriate for the trellis.
2. Move up a level (second story) and then go to "fences". Under "fences" you will find the flowerbed borders. I like to choose the wooden one thats slightly higher than the really flat ones. Choose the one that works the best for what style trellis you would like.
3. Drag the flowerbed border in straight rows along the perimiter of the trellis area, connecting the four pillars.
4. Now drag the flowerbed border along in stright lines, connecting the side and creating a criss-cross pattern on top (or any other pattern you would like).
5. I find that the trellis tends to look like it's floating above the pillars, so I choose a floor that matches the pillar and just fill in the square above the pillar.
6. You can turn on the "moveObjects on" cheat and then place the Evergreen bush on the columns to make it look like there is ivy/tree growing up the pillar for added effect. You can also place heather on top of the trellis to make it look like flowers/vines are growing over the top.

I hope this helps and wasn't too confusing. If you want to look at some screenshots to get a better idea of what I've described, my stories for my houses in the Studio have several trellis shots. I've used them in my Ashley Cottage, Windsong Cottage, Vittoria Vineyard (that would be a very good one to check), and Rosabella.

You can flip through the story and find the shots you need HERE. I hope that this was the kind of trellis you were talking about...If not, I apologize! Good luck!

amchristian

Thank you so much, BreanneStone! Those are great directions and I think I can build one now. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer.

BreanneStone

amchristian wrote:

Thank you so much, BreanneStone! Those are great directions and I think I can build one now. I really appreciate you taking the time to answer.

No problem! If you have questions once you go to try it, just post again and I'll try to get you an answer. I'm sure once you try it on your own though, you'll figure it out. It really isn't too hard. I actually figured it out when I took a close up look at a lot that I had downloaded that had used it for the covering of a carport. Just play around with it a little and try different things and I'm sure you'll like what you come up with!

RedRoxann

I know this is an old thread but having recently purchased Sims 3 and becoming as obsessed with it as I was Sims 1 and 2, I have to say a huge thank you for the instructions on the trellis!! Mine looks awesome! Also, the ivy covered column from World Adventures was BORN for this purpose, I think. I find that with this column and using the heather, the gap between the column and the trellis is only noticeable from a very low angle.

Thanks again!

bradrigo

thanks, I've always wondered this!

BreanneStone

You're very welcome! :oops: Lol, this was so long ago that I had forgotten all about it. I'm very glad that you located it and found it useful! These garden trellises are perfect for so many things.

I agree about the use of the heather. The only negative thing is that occassionally the heather will fall to the ground for some reason once you leave and re-enter the lot. Honestly though, that happens very rarely for me and hasn't happened at all any time recently, so maybe it's been fixed.

--Bree

bradrigo

haha yeah, I think there nice for loving the outdoor sims

RedRoxann

If given the choice, my sim couple seem to prefer to read at the table and chairs set up under the trellis. No wonder since it's so lovely. I haven't had any issue with the heather falling yet.

ruthless_kk

Bree... really think you should think about doing an actual tutorial for this. Alot of people would love to have the info and you did a great job of explaining it.

Bennjoon

Hi great explanation from you bree. Somthing I like to do about those gaps is to use cfe to lower the trellis where the column is going to be to create a curved effect but mostly to eliminate the gap between the coloum and the fencing above it is a bit more fiddly but looks effective.

Maybe if you are going to do a tutorial which is a good suggestion it would be a good thing to add.

Tfbob

I have another suggestion for fixing the gap problem. Before you place your columns and build your trellis, lower the ground by one click in the area where you will be building it, then place your columns and trellis. Once you get the trellis built, move off the columns and level the ground back up. Now when you place your columns back using "move objects on", the trellis will be sitting on the columns with no gap.

BreanneStone

Awesome tips guys! :shock: Thanks so much for taking the time to post them! They are both super helpful!