Problem with lot editor

[Davi69 0]

When ever I make a park or anything in the sc4 lpugin thingy then try and open it in the lot editor it does not show up. does anyone know why this happens?

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Originally posted by: Davi69

When ever I make a park or anything in the sc4 lpugin thingy then try and open it in the lot editor it does not show up. does anyone know why this happens?

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Since you have to use the lot editor to make any new lot, how are you making things is the "plugin thingy"?  What's a thingy?

[Skyfire2275 23]

Welcome to Simtropolis Davi69.

In order for us to help you out with your problem, you need to provide a more clear description of that problem, like N_O_Body stated. We don't know what "thingy" you are talking about.

[Davi69 0]

When I make a plugin it does not show up under buildings. I followed the tutorial on the simcity web site about making a box. I made the box in gmax then exported it. I then took it in the plugin manager and dragged onto park, leaving the stats default. Then I closed the plugin manager. Then I opened the lot editor and selected the park pz3x3parkgreens3 and tried to replace the building with the plugin box. The first time i tried this it didnt work. now today I created one from scratch and this time i called it tube. same process. Tube didnt show up but box did. Just wondering wth is going on with this program.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If the footprint of your BAT model is larger than the lot you have picked, you won't see it.  The lot editor will not show you stuff that doesn't fit.

[Davi69 0]

k, let me try that, hey do you have yahoo messenger?

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

No.  But you could PM me.

[dedgren 830]

N_O_Body

Since you have to use the lot editor to make any new lot...quote>

Does cloning lots with the Reader count?  I've taken to making a series of the lots I want, then using the LE to change stuff, like buildings, textures and props.

I'm self-taught, so maybe I'm doing things the stupid way...let me know.

David

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If you are using Ilive's reader to clone lots. so be it.  It is outside the normal tool set, and I tend to confine my discussion to tools supplied by Maxis. 

I can think of no reason why an advanced user, such as yourself, should not do anything that a properly selected and trained laboratory mouse may do.  That is, it does what it d..ned well pleases.  This is the Harvard Law of Animal Behaviour, BTW.