How to Create a Driveway Arch in Sims

Remove the driveway by using the hand tool., Replace the driveway with tiles of your choice, whether it's regular floor tile, stone, or brick. , Create a 5 x 7 rectangle of foundation in the middle of your driveway. , Use the wall room tool to...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Remove the driveway by using the hand tool.

    You can either drag it to the box on the bottom or press the "Delete" key.
  2. Step 2: Replace the driveway with tiles of your choice

    ,, You can also use the regular wall tool and complete all four sides. ,,,, Add columns on top of the foundation sides. , You can also add some flowerbed fencing around the plants to make it more realistic.

    You can stop now if you prefer this look or continue to make the full arch entrance.

    If stopping, be sure to use the move_objects off cheat now. ,, You can add a simple border, across, up & down, or do a combination.

    This is going to be your overhead.

    It's up to you to delete the tiles. ,,,, Drag the level terrain tool from that raised corner diagonally over to the bottom right hand corner.

    Raise the next corner by 2 clicks.

    Level off the middle 3 tiles off.

    Raise the next corner by 1 click.

    Level off the middle column to give your terrain a nice round shape. ,,
  3. Step 3: whether it's regular floor tile

  4. Step 4: or brick.

  5. Step 5: Create a 5 x 7 rectangle of foundation in the middle of your driveway.

  6. Step 6: Use the wall room tool to create a "room" on top of the foundation.

  7. Step 7: Place floor tile on the top of this "room".

  8. Step 8: Insert a roof at the very top.

  9. Step 9: Remove the walls between the foundation and roof.

  10. Step 10: Remove the middle of the foundation so all you have left are two long pieces on the side.

  11. Step 11: Use the cheat move_objects on and add some flowerbeds and bamboo onto the sides.

  12. Step 12: Remove the roof by clicking on the "Remove Roofs" option.

  13. Step 13: Add a flowerbed border on the top of the tile.

  14. Step 14: Delete all of the decorations on the sides but one column or pillar and one bamboo or plant.

  15. Step 15: Remove the flowerbed border

  16. Step 16: foundations

  17. Step 17: and tile to leave a 5 x 5 floor tile area.

  18. Step 18: Insert the cheat boolprop constrain Floor Elevation false for the floor cheat.

  19. Step 19: Raise the terrain by using specific tiles: Do 2 clicks on the top left hand corner tile.

  20. Step 20: Turn the cheat off by typing in boolprop constrainFloorElevation true.

  21. Step 21: Remove the floor tiles and level off your terrain to give you a flat surface.

Detailed Guide

You can either drag it to the box on the bottom or press the "Delete" key.

,, You can also use the regular wall tool and complete all four sides. ,,,, Add columns on top of the foundation sides. , You can also add some flowerbed fencing around the plants to make it more realistic.

You can stop now if you prefer this look or continue to make the full arch entrance.

If stopping, be sure to use the move_objects off cheat now. ,, You can add a simple border, across, up & down, or do a combination.

This is going to be your overhead.

It's up to you to delete the tiles. ,,,, Drag the level terrain tool from that raised corner diagonally over to the bottom right hand corner.

Raise the next corner by 2 clicks.

Level off the middle 3 tiles off.

Raise the next corner by 1 click.

Level off the middle column to give your terrain a nice round shape. ,,

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