benno's bats

[T Wrecks 10,210]

The design looks good! It should be a useful addition, and I can also imagine that this would look good in a few different versions for more variation.

However, I spot several technical problems. You have some overlapping geometry there - for example, on the chimney and at the corner. You should never have two objects or surfaces occupy the same spot - among other reasons because it will cause graphical glitches. The renderer will not know which object to put in the foreground and which one to put in the background. Pretend you're doing it all with wooden boards and blocks: You couldn't simply stick a board through another one, either. Instead, you'd have to make a hole, or saw one of the boards in two pieces and glue both ends to the other one.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Lovely looking row houses I can wait to see more of them in the future, and what is your floor height on each floor of these houses?

[IDS2 3,396]

Looks nice, do you have snap turned on? that might help eliminate some of the overlap you're experiencing.

[BIWDC 2,296]

Your Buildings Look great so far & i really like the fire house.

  Edited August 6, 2011 by BIWDC  

[benno2005 112]

small update on my new bat also the floor height on each floor is 3m.

[SimFox 803]

3m is not nearly enough...

Most of the game content has been stretched up vertically "too offset game perspective squashing effect" (a loose quote from original BAT manual - have you red it?) Said manual actually suggest scaling of 1.5-1.6 times along the Z. These number are generally considered far excessive as they no simply "compensate" but, in fact go overboard in that direction. The number 1.3-1.33 would in fact, produce "perfect cube", hence totally eliminating "squashing". So I would really suggest generally not exceeding that value. That being said we do have some additional issues with smaller structures. Namely that the Sims are very, very tall - far in excess of normal (even north-european) average height multiplied by that 1.33 coefficient. Best estimates of Sims height are about 3.5m tall - 2x the height of an average US male. So here we have a problem - how to keep overall proportions of the buildings right yet keep them proportionate to the Sims waling by. '

One solution is to exaggerator GF of the structures, or (although may as well be and) remove structures from immediate contact with Sims by setting them farther into Lots.

Anyway for a building like that I would expect the real height of the floor being somewhat in the region of 3m - the actual interior height of the ceiling plus the the thickness of the ceiling itself. May as well be even more. But if we agree on 3 m "real height" this would make about 4m "adjusted height". For the GF I would go for about 5m or so.

This said you really need to see how it would fit with like buildings already common in the game,

[benno2005 112]

SimFox thanks for your advice, so i changed the floor heights to 4m and GF 5m and this is what it looks like ingame.

[benno2005 112]

a small update what do you think?

[benno2005 112]

another update what do you think?

[BIWDC 2,296]

Looking Good

[nick13 194]

looks very European!

[SimFox 803]

British - may be. European - no, not really!

[benno2005 112]

this style is from a london high street.

[IDS2 3,396]

Looks nice, I would darken the roof texture a bit and maybe model those storefronts instead of just texturing them.

[benno2005 112]

Looks nice, I would darken the roof texture a bit and maybe model those storefronts instead of just texturing them.

IDS2 thanks fo your feedback iv'e darken the roof texture as of the store fronts i only textured the glass because you don't see all the details ingame so its not worth it here is a closer image.

[Sim Rapture 6]

Must be tough getting criticism and advice from some of the best like simfox, but I guess theres no better way to learn, then to learn from the best, a few in this forum are somewhere in that list. The scale was definitely corrected, and you seem to pick up on suggestions and advice very quick, Im shocked its very good for a first time bat. You must have had some sort of relevant previous experience? Where did you learn from which tutorial or which user? And what programs did you use?

[benno2005 112]

This is my new project its going to be an indoor market based in an old building.

  Edited August 21, 2011 by benno2005  

[benno2005 112]

a couple of ingame pics what do yo think?

[IDS2 3,396]

I think the roof texture needs some work. Those yellow splotches are yucky and the whole thing is a bit too bright. The model itself looks fine, although the skylights seem to be one big panel, not really realistic.

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

I agree, the roof texture needs some more work but the Lot looks really great!

[benno2005 112]

This is my next project its a construction site its about 60% finnished, also this is my first bat using 3ds max because i finally worked out how to use it its alot better.

  Edited August 30, 2011 by benno2005  

[IDS2 3,396]

3dsMax is a lot better, I agree I'm sure glad I switched.

this latest one looks good, just keep in mind there a lot of details on a construction site that you'll have to add. It also looks like there's a few interior walls near the top, but those are always done after the exterior of the building is complete. That crane looks really good, by the way.

Do I spy a version 2 of your market there?

[benno2005 112]

this is some more previews of my latest bat what do you think?

[Kifflom112 355]

Looking good. I want to use this as a construction prop in my uptown areas.

[harishna 847]

I love under-construction BATs for the lot maybe get rid of that bulldozer and maybe add an office?

[benno2005 112]

I love under-construction BATs for the lot maybe get rid of that bulldozer and maybe add an office?

harishna thanks for the advice i will do that.

[Amthaak 1,501]

Excellent work! the manual trans pallet might be a little bit over scaled but that the "price" to get it detailed ... no big deal! Congratulation !

[Follarch 326]

H-how... How did you, model SO MUCH DETAIL into that building and crane??

*is blown*

[benno2005 112]

here is a image of my portacabin offices just got to make the metal staircase before i add it to the construction site what to you think?

[Kifflom112 355]

I think they look great, I'm looking forward to this.