Tutorials:TS3 Building Tutorials

Introduction

Building is one of the biggest sections on mts, so there are many many tutorials on how to learn new techniques and improve overall building. The first section is all about written tutorials, the second is for video tutorials where you are guided through by resident builders. We also have a very large tiptorial section. This section is for large articles that try to help you improve in a general way or form, rather than learn a new technique.

What will I need?

All you will need is your game. No additional tools, plugins, or programs needed.  :)

Large Tiptorials

This section is for large tiptorials or tutorials so you can expand your knowledge, not learn a new technique necessarily.

• Building Great Realistic Houses - From the Ground Up - by QBuilderz and Deluxe Designs, with some text and pics by Phaenoh
• Landscaping Mega Tutorial - By Deluxe Designs and Qbuilderz

Tutorials

Basements

• True Sunken Basement - By Flabaliki

Roofing

• How to create a basic roof with different slope angles - By Feldynn
• Gambrel Roof Tutorial - By ricslady99
• Necessitorial - Overcoming Auto-roof by Qbuilderz

Pools and Ponds

• Building an Aquarium pool in TS3 - By aphexZero
• How to build a pool in a lake - By AllHeartAnne
• How to Make Pools of Different Depths - By KRD123
• Building an Aquarium Pond - By Patul
• Indoor/Outdoor Pools - By kraslev
• Correct Pool Windows - Even After Reloading - By sims-holic
• Glitch: How to Make Water go Green - By suttonbros
• Split Level Pools {Sloped} - By Moonfeather
• Fountains in a Pond - By rgarraw

Split Levels and Sunken Rooms

• How to Create Split Levels With and Without Warped Walls - By Qbuilderz
• Creating a sunken room with floor to ceiling windows By - Beefysim1
• Split levelling 4-level house without warped walls - By ellacharm3d
• Split Level on the Second Story - By Flabaliki
• How to build a multi split level home (eqivalent to 8 clicks) - By Rosalie_Q

Half Walls

• Half Walls and Folded Stairs in a Modern House - By Amiao103

Stairs

• Half Walls and Folded Stairs in a Modern House - By Amiao103
• TS3 Circular Stairway Tutorial - By Patul
• Split Level Stairs - By Plasticbox

Miscellaneous

• How to build a specific lot type, where to have a party and why it matters - By Blackcat007
• Building a Yacht!! a basic framework - By Ralphaelninja
• Bridges in The Sims 3 - By Flabaliki
• Necessitorial - Basements and all their goodies! by Qbuilderz
• Under Ground Garage - By Xeroz
• TS3 Nine Livable Levels (Illusion) by Patul
• How to make an underground carport by Xeroz
• TS3 Nine livable levels (illusion) by Patul
• TS3 Greenhouse (and custom roofing) tutorial by Patul
• "Acrostacking" Stacking Objects in TS3 tutorial by Qbuilderz
• "Geoblending" Covering Objects with Terrain in TS3 tutorial by Qbuilderz
• Manipulating Fireplaces by Nichaedemus
• 1001 Things you can do with MoveObjects On
• How to Build a Pyramid
• The Floating Ceiling Solution
• Angled columns/walls by freynas

Video Tutorials

• 01 Connecting Garages to Foundations Tutorial (TSS)
• 02 Split Leveling Tutorial (TSS)
• 03 Roof Height Adjustment Tutorial (TSS)
• 04 How to make Waterfalls Tutorial (TSS)
• 05 Pool Techniques Tutorial (TSS)
• 06 Building a Better House Tutorial (TSS)
• 07 Tricks with Split Leveling Tutorial (TSS)
• 08 Basements/Multilevel Basements in The Sims 3 Tutorial (TSS)
• 09 Landscaping Tutorial (TSS)
• 10 Landscaping Megatorial (TSS)
• 11 Creating Bridges (TSS)
• 12 Geoblending (TSS)
• 13 Acrostacking (TSS)
• 14 Stairs (TSS)
• 15 How to Make a Floorplan Work (TSS)