Lot Editor - Help

[Jurek 100 1]

Is there any way to rotate pieces on the Lot editor?

[Jumpthefence 74]

Originally posted by: myself

Originally posted by: another person

How to rotare object?quote>

Try Pgup or Pgdn (Pageup or Pagedown).quote>

...It's on the same page...

[Parisian 549]

Hello everybody. Well i have a strange new problem with lot editor. When I upload a building from BAT to plug in manager, no problem. Then I go to Lot Editor to be able to put it in the game. Since the beginning I had no problems, but now, when I replace the default ingame building by my own building, there is a part of my building, and a part of others from simcity 4. For instance, I ve made the Rockefeller center, and when I upload it in Lot Editor, the base of building is ok, but when i upstair in the pic, the top is composed by pieces of other buildings. that's a very strange things... Does someone already know that and how could I fix that quickly? Thanks a lot. Pierre. (Sorry for my english, it's not perfect..)

[BIWDC 2,296]

You have hit the instance id problem with the Bat/Gmax.

The only things you can do are to re-export  your building,if that don't Work

than you most likely will need to start again from scratch on the building.

If you start again from scratch keep your old building in case you can recover it.

Edit-Does your building show up the same in game or is it just in the lot editor?

If it's just a problem in the lot editor then don't worry about it,unless it starts happening

in game.

Edit2-Here is More info about the problem your having here:

https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=37&threadid=110008

[BIWDC 2,296]

Originally posted by: EKOSLIK

Hello all, hope you can be of some assistance. I'm still a bit of a rookie  when it comes to the LE and I am wondering why the program wont let me "save as" when working with the RMIP airport pack? I am attempting to add planes as props to various runway and taxiway pieces but my only option is to save. I would like to avoid this at all costs as I dont want to replace the original work. Your help is much appreciated.

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This is normal for the lot editor some lots just don't allow saving that way.

This also occurs with the other save option on some lots aswell.

[Sam 163]

Just go get the Texture Problem Fix file from the BAT page at the official SimCity 4 site: http://simcity.ea.com/coolstuff/bat/index.php. Follow the instructions to install.

[Josh6 873]

How do you flip an overlay texture piece. I've noticed some piecesof a lot have te same ID but are flipped. ie:

1                                                Flipped                                                 1

1                                                                                                               1

1                                                                                                               1

1                                                                                                               1

1                                                                                                               1

1                                                                                                               1

1                                                                                                               1

1                                                                                                               1

11111111111111111111111         11111111111111111111111

Sorry for the lack of decent pictues. The 1s are supposed to be the aera where things are on the overlay textures.

[Sepen77 157]

@Josh6: That's something I can Answer. Have the overlay texture selected, then click M (it stands for mirror). This will mirror the overlay texture. It should also work with base textures. And it won't change the ID.

[Sepen77 157]

BTW, I have a question... How do you get more than one overlay texture on the same tile? I've seen this in many lots, but whenever I place another overlay, the previous gets deleted.

Does anyone know how? This will help me a lot in the LE.

[Josh6 873]

I think you have to hold the "D" key

[Josh6 873]

And thank you for the help.

[halopwner 0]

Hi. Okay, i built my building with B.A.T. then made it a power station with the plug-in manager but it doesn't show up in the LOT EDITOR. If you have any info please post or message me. Thanks in advance.

[Sam 163]

Try making the lot bigger. You also need to use a Maxis power plant as the base lot. Don't try to use something else like a residential or a park, it won't work properly.

[Siaynoq 0]

Boy all these mods I'm trying to figure out and there's no easy place to get help and I just run into these massive walls of text. Bleh!

[Sam 163]

Well this is more of a help desk thread for people trying to make things and having a specific problem with the Lot Editor. What is it you are having a problem with? If you ask we can at least point you to the right place.

[halopwner1 0]

hi. i have made a B.A.T. and it doesnt show up in the lot editor when i rename it in the plug in manager.

[zmurrell 1]

ok i need help. after i finished with rendering i went and finished up with the pm but when i went to le i cant find my build y is that?

[AatHome 0]

hey there recently downloaded a prop pack but cannot find it in the LE... where do i have to put the custom props to use them in the LE. did put them in my plugin-folder right under bsc props but can't find the props in the LE... any help?

2nd: what is the exact use of this building_as_props data???

[DrumMaster4 0]

Okay, so I got LotEditorInstaller off of Zelgadis' site. However, it is only pictures. Can anyone help me get the real LotEditorInstaller???

[Lugnuts 3]

halopwner1: Try making the lot size bigger. The building needs to fit in the lot. Make sure the lot is of the correct type. Airport for airport, park for park, etc.

zmurrell: Try making the lot size bigger. The building needs to fit in the lot.Make sure the lot is of the correct type. Airport for airport, park for park, etc.

AatHome: Try making the lot size bigger. The prop needs to fit mostly in the lot. After you make the lot bigger you can shrink it as long as the center of the prop is still in the lot.

DrumMaster4: You can get the LE at SimCity 4 Devotion.

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Hi. Have just downloaded the Lot Editor and have, on numerous occasions, tried to access it but it never actually loads properly and when I try and close it again it's not responding. Anyone else have the same problem or know how to solve it. Thanks

[bahamd81 156]

Whenever I save something in the LE, it doesn't save. Can you tell me about the problem?

[bahamd81 156]

I re-installed it, saved it like five times, and it still doesn't save. Maxis needs to fix the problem.

[Sam 163]

I don't know what you mean by "it doesn't save". You haven't given us enough information to go on here. What doesn't save? Exactly what kind of lot is it, where is it in your folder structure, what kind of changes are you making to it and what does it actually do or look like when "it doesn't save"? Please provide a detailed explanation of exactly what happens. Thanks.

[De Ja Vu 117]

Originally posted by: Mike the Mayor

Hi. Have just downloaded the Lot Editor and have, on numerous occasions, tried to access it but it never actually loads properly and when I try and close it again it's not responding. Anyone else have the same problem or know how to solve it. Thanks quote>

It happens to me also =) The solution is simple at least for me....when you double click the LE and see the tab (toolbar or whatever are the ones next to "START") below that it is "opened" don't click it yet....click something else or like go on the internet or something. Wait a few seconds and click  the LE....if the LE window is still blank click something else Usually after a minute it loads for me

[Sam 163]

The load time depends on how much custom content you have in your folders. If I forget to empty my plugins folders the LE can take more than 15 minutes to start on my computer. This is just one of the reasons you should only have the plugins you absolutely need for the lot you are about to make, and should remove all other items to "plugins disabled" folders until you finish with the LE. The less CC you have the less time it takes to load. Take out all your custom content then see if it loads.

[shyguy from SC4D 4]

I don't know if this question has been asked but I have one. lol Well, I recently downloaded some highway signs that can be modified in the BAT tool for us to create our own designs. I modified it; I exported it; and I used the plugin manager to save my sign as a prop. Here is where the problem lies, in the Lot Editor. When I choose my lot that I want to modify, I search for my prop sign and it doesn't come up on the search or on the list. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong or if it's a problem with the LE? Thanks.

ps I tried it on bigger lots. It still doesn't come out.

[ev 3]

this question has probably been asked before, but I'm having problems using the 'save as' button on the LE. To be specific, i'm Currently trying to add Tabbi's aircraft props onto voltair's gates. Thanks!!

[nerdthisname 1]

How can I make one lot bigger (more squares). I'm trying to make a copy of hole digging lots, but bigger so making a channel is not a pain in the a** (NO, I'm NOT uploading it). I searched on omnibus, but nothing was there.

[Yucan 0]

All I want to do, is create a Commercial Version of a Residental Building. But I don't really know, what I have to do for that...

- I copied the folder containing a .SC4Desc, a .SC4Lot and a .SC4Model and renamed the folder

- I opened the (new) .SC4Desc and the SC4Lot and changed the stats in both, including the file-names

- This created two .sav files, one for each of them

- The .SC4Model file is untouched, as it should be, since I didn't do anything with the model (and don't want to)

So, now, what to do? (And this is where the LE comes in)

First I thought, I now have to change the building of the new lot, because it would still use the old (residental) building.

But there is no new lot, just the old (residental) one.

So I thought, I have to create a new lot with the new (commercial) building, but when I open the building-list, there's just the residental one.

This obviously isn't just LE-related, more to the (or my first) general understanding of modding beyond simply rearranging lots. But still, anybody want to help me?

Also, totally unrelated, but I haven't found help on this one yet:

Why is my ctrl-zoning not working? (and never has for me)

(sidewalks appear, but no zone, and nothing is built, and when rezoning without pressing ctrl, there are no restrictions (as if there were, if there already were a zone). using german DE btw)