Model, LM and Growable in One File

[dafiden 11]

Is there a problem putting the model, LM, and growable in one dat file?  I came across a BAT (One Canada Center) that is like this.  I tried to get it to grow in my game (using various techniques), but I can't.  Now, that doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the dat file from the STEX, but it got me thinking.

P.S. The impetus of this whole thing was that I was trying to clean up my LM menu by removing the LM files in the dat file, but still preserving the growable.  But, I can't figure out if I ruined the growable or if the growable didn't work to begin with.

[Andreas Roth 608]

The game doesn't care how the files are organized, so you can put all lots into one DAT or keep them separate. Personally, I prefer separated lots, though, as I usually remove the ploppable and landmark versions of a building that looks fine as a growable.

Without having a look at your modified file, I can't tell if you broke it; usually, each version of a building consists of one building exemplar file and one lot exemplar file with corresponding IDs. The growable doesn't need anything else (apart from the model, of course), but a ploppable has an icon at least, and frequently LTEXT files are used for name and description (the latter might also apply for growables, so be careful what you remove).

[dafiden 11]

This is what I suspected.  It seems like what the DATPacker does anyway.  I still wonder why it didn't grow.  Although, from what I've read on the forums, it's sometimes very difficult to get a specific building to grow.