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rosemow

Thankyou very much for sharing links to helpful YouTube channels @ChristabeIIe It is very kind of you

Miekevdwaal

Hello,

I'm new to the "paint your own no cc art" and looked/read a lot about making it. So yesterday I made my first painting-by-reference of a painting on an adjacent lot. But when I saved it, it's keeps showing up as cc whatever I try (deleted all my mod-files, changing to a third lot and left the paintings behind). Is there somebody who can help me with this?

Thanks,
Mieke

> @BryonyRae said:
> Just thought I'd add my process to take photos/paintings by reference of custom content without having the photos/paintings flagged as being modded:
> * Find two adjacent lots.
> * Set one up with your custom content positioned very close to the edge of the lot nearest the other lot. I tend to select mostly CC wall art and built a wall up a couple of levels to support it. You can, of course, also take pictures (or paint) objects.
> * You'll likely want to enlarge the objects a bit, since there is going to be some distance between them and your sims. It won't affect your quality much. You'll probably have to hop in and out of the CC lot a few times to adjust positioning and sizes as you get started.
> * On the other lot, move your sim(s) in and park their easel(s) as close to the edge of the lot near the CC as you can (or if you're taking photos, just head to the edge of the lot and have an easier time of it!).
> * Now, when you choose to paint by reference (or take a photograph), you're just going to pick the CC you want to take a shot of and go for it. Once complete, the painting or photo will *not* be flagged as CC and can be used in your actual build.
>
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> I strongly recommend storing artwork in the sim's inventory, not the household inventory, as there is a bug that can cause them to go blank when stored in household inventory. When done imaging your CC, I recommend going to a fresh lot, setting up a room or two and placing all of the art on the walls. Save that lot to your Library. Now, whenever you're working on a build and want to grab some of the art, just go to manage worlds, place the art lot somewhere, grab a sim to move in and take the art, and then move that sim into your build lot (motherlode cheat comes in handy here!).
>
> Also, if I could offer just one tip to newer builders, especially those using bb.moveobjects, it would be to make sure to test saving your lot to the library and then placing it from there. There are a lot of bugs that don't show their heads until you do this, so you won't even know there's a problem with your lot. But your downloaders will quickly find it... I recommend doing this at several points during the building process, so you won't discover you have a lot of rework looming at the end.

rosemow

Hello @Miekevdwaal
With the latest game patch, EA has made it that all new art done in this way will be classified as being cc. All art done before the patch is still considered NOCC.
The tutorial can now no longer be used.

Miekevdwaal

Hi Rosemow,

Thank you for you answer!
Is there a way to work around this patch?

Thanks Mieke

rosemow

Miekevdwaal wrote: »

Hi Rosemow,

Thank you for you answer!
Is there a way to work around this patch?

Thanks Mieke

You’re welcome The patch can’t be worked around.

rosemow

Hello An article for the new Eco pack

Inspiration Corner :Building for Eco lifestyle
https://simsvip.com/2020/05/24/inspiration-corner-building-for-eco-lifestyle/

rosemow

Tutorial : Free window and door placement in The Sims 4
https://simsvip.com/2020/06/05/tutorial-free-window-and-door-placement-in-the-sims-4/

rosemow

Tutorial : Using ladders in The Sims 4
https://simsvip.com/2020/06/05/tutorial-using-ladders-in-the-sims-4/

rosemow

Hello Tutorial : Making the most of Build Mode in the Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle
https://simsvip.com/2020/06/11/making-the-most-of-build-mode-in-the-sims-4-eco-lifestyle/

LadyPetunias

I could have missed it but is there a tutorial on how to share your builds if you have CC in them or how to share CC that are in your builds? :(

rosemow

LadyPetunias wrote: »

I could have missed it but is there a tutorial on how to share your builds if you have CC in them or how to share CC that are in your builds?

Hello @LadyPetunias
Simmers can still share their builds on the galley when they contain cc, but none of the cc will download with it. Simmers need to list in the build description where their cc comes from, and other simmers can then go to the cc sites and download it themselves.

LadyPetunias

> @rosemow said:
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> Hello @LadyPetunias
> Simmers can still share their builds on the galley when they contain cc, but none of the cc will download with it. Simmers need to list in the build description where their cc comes from, and other simmers can then go to the cc sites and download it themselves.

Is that allowed in the gallery? I mean we have limited space in the description

rosemow

LadyPetunias wrote: »

> @rosemow said:
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> Hello @LadyPetunias
> Simmers can still share their builds on the galley when they contain cc, but none of the cc will download with it. Simmers need to list in the build description where their cc comes from, and other simmers can then go to the cc sites and download it themselves.

Is that allowed in the gallery? I mean we have limited space in the description

You could write it in the Comments section as well. You can write in the description area that you will list the cc in the comments section.

LadyPetunias

Thank you..

rosemow

LadyPetunias wrote: »

Thank you..

You’re welcome

gothiclolitapl

It's a small thing, but if you want to have a bed that looks like a sofa bed grab a loveseat (preferably the plain base game one) and put it where the headboard of the bed would be. It's functional and your sims can sleep on the bed

rosemow

Thankyou for sharing your helpful tip! @gothiclolitapl It is a great idea!

NiniBeMe69

Hi, I don't know if this has been asked before, but wandering if we can paint our ceilings and if so how do we do it?

rosemow

Hello @NiniBeMe69
We are unable to paint ceilings. It would be great if we could but the feature isn’t in Sims 4.

NiniBeMe69

rosemow wrote: »

Hello @NiniBeMe69
We are unable to paint ceilings. It would be great if we could but the feature isn’t in Sims 4.

Okay thank you rosemow.

Cinna32

I have a short building-related question as well. I built an appartment and wanted to upload it to the gallery. While I know how to trick the system into counting the whole appartment as a single room and upload it as a room, I have problems with stairs. Is there some trick to include stairs in a room when uploading? The appartment I was working on has 2 storeys and the stairs don't get included in either if I try to upload each storey separately as a room. Is there a solution to this problem or is it simply impossible to upload appartments with more than one storey including the stairs?

rosemow

Cinna32 wrote: »

I have a short building-related question as well. I built an appartment and wanted to upload it to the gallery. While I know how to trick the system into counting the whole appartment as a single room and upload it as a room, I have problems with stairs. Is there some trick to include stairs in a room when uploading? The appartment I was working on has 2 storeys and the stairs don't get included in either if I try to upload each storey separately as a room. Is there a solution to this problem or is it simply impossible to upload appartments with more than one storey including the stairs?

Hello @Cinna32 , I am sorry but you can’t upload stairs in a room. There isn’t a way to do that. It needs to be a lot to include stairs.

Cinna32

Thank you for your answer. That's sad this isn't possible. I really wish they'd offer a better option to upload appartments. This is so frustrating.

Taoron

Cinna32 wrote: »

Thank you for your answer. That's sad this isn't possible. I really wish they'd offer a better option to upload appartments. This is so frustrating.

I am kind of lost as to why not upload as a lot. If there are stairs, going up, that would still be the same apartment, if they are in the actual apartment, no?

rosemow

Platforms 101 (Build Mode Feature Video Walkthrough
https://simscommunity.info/2020/11/05/the-sims-4-platforms-101-build-mode-feature-video-walkthrough/