Boat Building
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Tutorials by cazarupt added Apr 25, 2010, read 2441 times
Step 1
Choose a nice large lot to build your boat on. Youll need it to be big so you can create a nice lake around your boat. Ill be using 467 Farmer Valley Road in Riverview. Once you enter the lot, youll need to flatten it with the Flatten Lot button in the terrain tools menu.
Step 2
Now, you need to cover the entire lot in water. It doesnt matter about the depth, well adjust this in a minute.
Step 3
You need the depth of the water to be deep enough so you cant see the terrain paints, but not too deep. Roughly one storey deep is good. Change the depth of an area in one corner to get it right.
Now you need to flatten the bottom of your lake. Using the Level Terrain tool, drag from the corner with the correct depth to the opposite one.
Step 4
Now, decide on the shape and size of your boat. Build an island a little larger than that size, and flatten it with the Leven Terrain tool.
Step 5
Build the basic outline shape of your boat on the island with the Foundation tool. Once thats done, you must press Shift + Ctrl + C and enter the cheat constrainfloorelevation false into the console.
Step 6
Now, in a similar way to steps 2,3 & 4, lower the island down into the water, submersing the foundation in water. When you flatten the bottom of the lake, the top of the foundation should pop back up above water.
Step 7
Now we need to get the top of the foundation at the right level; just above the water is about right. For this, well need to build a sort of Scaffolding at the side of the lake. At the side, you need to flatten out the bottom of the lake, high enough to let a piece of foundation just poke out of the water.
Step 8
Using the Level Terrain Tool, level from the piece of foundation scaffolding across to the boat. Then, flatten all of the foundation so its all at the correct level. Now were ready to build on top of our boat base.
Step 9
Now you can start to build the upper part of your boat. Build the basic outline and interior rooms first.
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On Apr 25, 2010 Navek wrote:
Execellent tutorial
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to share this with us
brill
On Apr 26, 2010 Rosaleena wrote:
Awesome! This is fantastic.. I love your boat!
On Apr 29, 2010 sammieannie1 wrote:
Nice!! I wish the things I built were as nice as yours!!
On May 1, 2010 Pinklady1 wrote:
This is a great tutorial. Awesome!
On May 2, 2010 klhubbard wrote:
now i know how to build my own boat
On May 6, 2010 emo=love wrote:
thanks!! like it
On May 9, 2010 VirginLace wrote:
Thanks =D
On May 12, 2010 sebnem_th wrote:
danke
On May 13, 2010 JennyMihaness wrote:
Thanks
On May 22, 2010 jeremiah wrote:
On May 22, 2010 addicted2sims3 wrote:
omg thts so creative i give tht a a+!!
On Jun 6, 2010 Mvigdal wrote:
WOW!
On Jun 17, 2010 margeh75 wrote:
wow cool boat house!
On Jun 20, 2010 AnnastamRules wrote:
I like the idea!
On Jun 23, 2010 Kam7576 wrote:
cool
On Jul 6, 2010 mik0 muffin wrote:
Wow! Looks a bit difficult, but I'm gonna try it sometime. THanks!
On Jul 8, 2010 bugg99 wrote:
thats so cool but it takes time
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tho
On Jul 8, 2010 bugg99 wrote:
On Jul 17, 2010 IyaKittenm wrote:
A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Jul 18, 2010 IyaKittenm wrote:
Can I please just download YOUR boat? I tried to do this and failed. Took me 4 hours to figure out that I couldnt do it.
On Jul 23, 2010 ansi9 wrote:
Can I please just download YOUR boat? I tried to do this and failed.
On Jul 26, 2010 behnamsims3 wrote:
cool tnx
On Aug 6, 2010 danohamhead wrote:
haha, this tutorial got the song "I'm on a boat" stuck in my head lol:P
On Aug 23, 2010 g3rocks wrote:
brilliant tute
On Aug 29, 2010 azx wrote:
Hey, it would be cool if there was a hack that would let you place lots on sea. I'm sure it'd be a challenge for modders though.
On Aug 31, 2010 Foxial wrote:
Great tutorial, I would like if you could place it on sea though rather than a big pool.
I guess not really though, if you're good in decorating, oh well..
Building a boat is pretty challenging aswell
On Sep 1, 2010 Sloovy wrote:
You are amazing to make the boat, but i know that i never ganno make it
On Sep 7, 2010 UnknownSimsLol wrote:
Great! But how do you get to work?
On Sep 12, 2010 imi2000 wrote:
plz can we download your boat soon. check out my profile on thesims 3 offical website. im bumblebee07
On Sep 15, 2010 nmw3884 wrote:
nice
On Oct 6, 2010 melodyinmotion wrote:
On Oct 6, 2010 melodyinmotion wrote:
awesome idea
On Nov 6, 2010 Muriiel wrote:
thanks so cool
On Nov 7, 2010 itsnotmee4 wrote:
Wow, that's a nice boat and tutorial you have there!
On Nov 13, 2010 Abycupcake wrote:
Thanks for the tutorial, it a brilliant idea. Your rock
On Nov 24, 2010 SmexyMonster wrote:
thanks awsome tutorial please upload a boat though cause i tried and epicly failed!
On Nov 29, 2010 Seadia wrote:
On Nov 29, 2010 Seadia wrote:
This is fantastic , i will be trying it
On Nov 29, 2010 nickelbackluver15 wrote:
nice
On Dec 7, 2010 carte678 wrote:
On Dec 12, 2010 Desu Baloney wrote:
On Dec 19, 2010 Simsica1 wrote:
Awesome!
On Dec 22, 2010 Miljonair wrote:
I do not understand
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On Dec 23, 2010 castaransom wrote:
Coolest thing ever!
On Dec 26, 2010 germano17 wrote:
On Dec 26, 2010 germano17 wrote:
On Dec 30, 2010 ShpyPlayer wrote:
Thanks so much for the tutorial, i will attempt this
On Jan 1, 2011 zifkai wrote:
I love it! Thanks very much
On Jan 3, 2011 sims3angelcreator wrote:
My sims can go on a cruise now! Thxx!
On Jan 8, 2011 Joshie1234 wrote:
good boat, but im still confused
On Jan 8, 2011 Joshie1234 wrote:
can any1 help?
On Jan 19, 2011 jaywhitt wrote:
On Feb 6, 2011 AnnieChaster wrote:
WOW
On Feb 12, 2011 lulucreams wrote:
Nice boat!
On Feb 26, 2011 123123huh wrote:
i thought its going be on the sea , but on lots?? not even to the sea o o
On Feb 27, 2011 123valy wrote:
Nice boat thank you!
On Mar 8, 2011 sisterkk wrote:
WOW! What a great idea
On Mar 10, 2011 Louise_Boman wrote:
how can i download your boat?? I was trying this and failed....
On Mar 13, 2011 Miis-sharonne wrote:
good good is very good
On Mar 22, 2011 Denise Designs wrote:
Brilliant...Im so gonna try this asap...thanx so much for sharing your creativity and knowledge...much appreciated!
On Mar 22, 2011 skittlegirl82 wrote:
Wow that looks really cool I think I'll try t out sometime.
On Mar 27, 2011 viencelmar wrote:
On Apr 6, 2011 Ambz-x wrote:
I think i might have to build a boat now. Thanks so much for this tutorial
On Apr 7, 2011 cie91 wrote:
I get lost at step 7 :s how to !?
On Apr 16, 2011 bougebouge wrote:
Very good, well done
On Apr 17, 2011 goldenphoenix497 wrote:
like the boat
On Apr 25, 2011 Hackerslayer wrote:
Thank you for The Tutorial Tips
Very Appreciated
On Apr 26, 2011 amelia570 wrote:
nice design
On Apr 27, 2011 snappmodz11 wrote:
On May 1, 2011 snappmodz11 wrote:
I almost had it done, then the game closed on me!!!! I still like the tutorial!
I call the idiotic glitch "Anomnyous Exit."
On May 10, 2011 siou_fang85 wrote:
Good Job
On May 11, 2011 hanna1999 wrote:
gonna do it 2!!
On May 13, 2011 UnamedPlayer wrote:
On May 13, 2011 UnamedPlayer wrote:
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On May 18, 2011 kirsten01 wrote:
thanks
On May 24, 2011 rexionz98 wrote:
On May 27, 2011 sasuke0981 wrote:
THX I CAN NOW MAKE A TITANIC MOVIE
On May 29, 2011 Daca19 wrote:
thanks
On May 31, 2011 albanagu1 wrote:
Upload a boat to download!!!!!!
On Jun 4, 2011 diet_dreams wrote:
Nice guide and your work is purely awesome !
On Jun 28, 2011 failureisanoption@hotmail.com wrote:
Wow, this is great for a ton of movie ideas...especially pirate boats..uber excited to do this, ty for showing me how to
On Jul 1, 2011 simcrazy706 wrote:
i have made a cruise ship before but it tokk me 3 days to build furnish and decorate
On Aug 18, 2011 tasnuva12 wrote:
how can i come out on the road??
On Aug 27, 2011 Pepezinho100 wrote:
OMG !!
On Oct 15, 2011 Shokky wrote:
That´s soooo gorgeous!!!!
Einfach unglaublich!
On Oct 26, 2011 amelia570 wrote:
tottally cool
On Nov 21, 2011 danioontje wrote:
Great tutorial thank you for sharing
On Nov 23, 2011 denis saga wrote:
Woooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww..................very nice............
On Nov 24, 2011 Alathria wrote:
This is gonna be great for my story! I love you so much!
On Nov 29, 2011 aetaylor wrote:
great tutorial. thanks so much
On Dec 11, 2011 imen nasr wrote:
On Jan 9, 2012 KattyMay wrote:
awesome
On Jan 19, 2012 TheSims3FanNia wrote:
thanks very impressive
On Jan 22, 2012 I_love_Lokki wrote:
Thanks a lot
I've always wanted to try something interesting so I'm gonna use this 
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On Feb 1, 2012 Originall_Priincess wrote:
Rah
On Feb 24, 2012 123lindyu wrote:
this is awesome!!!!!! Cant wait to try!!!!!
On Feb 26, 2012 jessica1234567891011 wrote:
cool
On Apr 1, 2012 Magdoulini wrote:
Fantastic job!! I had never thought I could build a boat at sims 3!!
Thanks for the help!! 
On May 9, 2012 hauntedlighthouses wrote:
This is great! but lacked what I was looking for, I need to know how to do the basic shape.I can't get the foundation to make the shape.