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Joel Glass

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Join date: 22 Feb 2006

Posts: 14

10-09-2006 06:25

I seem to remember reading somewhere that it was possible to build underground - can anybody help ?

I'd like to rez a small house just below the surface of the land I own.......

Thanks

Cottonteil Muromachi

Abominable

Join date: 2 Mar 2005

Posts: 1,071

10-09-2006 06:41

You can move a house below ground, but it'll be quite useless, since the only way to get your avatar inside it is to sit on a prim or a chair.

Most people just dig a hole and cover up the top to look like the ground. Some of the ground textures are in your inventory default library which you can use to camo the top.

Ralph Doctorow

Registered User

Join date: 16 Oct 2005

Posts: 560

10-09-2006 08:18

You could put the house there, but you couldn''t get there yourself.

What I have seen is people creating a hole in the terrain, putting the house in it, then covering it with prims that mimic the surrounding terrain.

Joel Glass

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Join date: 22 Feb 2006

Posts: 14

10-09-2006 08:26

From: Cottonteil Muromachi

You can move a house below ground, but it'll be quite useless, since the only way to get your avatar inside it is to sit on a prim or a chair.

Most people just dig a hole and cover up the top to look like the ground. Some of the ground textures are in your inventory default library which you can use to camo the top.

Thanks - was hoping to slide it into a hillside just above the water, I've already terra-formed the land as low as it will go, so, can't dig a hole

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

10-09-2006 09:07

While you can sink a foundation below the surface, the only way to make a usable space below the ground is to dig an open-topped pit, and cover the top with prims. If you just slide the house into the ground, the part below grade is 'full of dirt', and you can't go there, even by riding a prim into it.

As you are saying you've already hit your terraform limits for the sim you're in, you can't do what you are asking about on that parcel.

You would need to move to a mainland sim or one on a private island, where the terraform limits are more reasonable. The 'new mainland' sims with a +/- 4M terraform limit are worthless for any project that needs a basement or similar below-grade building.

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Joel Glass

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Join date: 22 Feb 2006

Posts: 14

10-09-2006 10:26

From: Ceera Murakami

While you can sink a foundation below the surface, the only way to make a usable space below the ground is to dig an open-topped pit, and cover the top with prims. If you just slide the house into the ground, the part below grade is 'full of dirt', and you can't go there, even by riding a prim into it.

As you are saying you've already hit your terraform limits for the sim you're in, you can't do what you are asking about on that parcel.

You would need to move to a mainland sim or one on a private island, where the terraform limits are more reasonable. The 'new mainland' sims with a +/- 4M terraform limit are worthless for any project that needs a basement or similar below-grade building.

Thanks for the quick response everyone, appreciate it, and will work on a different approach when the grid comes up *sigh*

hurly Burleigh

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Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 167

10-09-2006 10:34

If The Grid Comes Up Again!!!!

Joel Glass

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Join date: 22 Feb 2006

Posts: 14

10-09-2006 12:26

From: Ceera Murakami

the only way to make a usable space below the ground is to dig an open-topped pit

Live in an open-topped pit ?? - "Bloody Luxury" *grin*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeRGpmrWcKA

hurly Burleigh

Registered User

Join date: 19 Sep 2005

Posts: 167

10-10-2006 12:02

We were evicted from our hole int road

Elexia Yan

Registered User

Join date: 21 Aug 2006

Posts: 18

10-10-2006 12:41

our sime has found a nice way on that, we got houses that are actually under water instead of ground

Building Underground
Joel Glass Registered User Join date: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 14	10-09-2006 06:25 I seem to remember reading somewhere that it was possible to build underground - can anybody help ? I'd like to rez a small house just below the surface of the land I own....... Thanks
Cottonteil Muromachi Abominable Join date: 2 Mar 2005 Posts: 1,071	10-09-2006 06:41 You can move a house below ground, but it'll be quite useless, since the only way to get your avatar inside it is to sit on a prim or a chair. Most people just dig a hole and cover up the top to look like the ground. Some of the ground textures are in your inventory default library which you can use to camo the top.
Ralph Doctorow Registered User Join date: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 560	10-09-2006 08:18 You could put the house there, but you couldn''t get there yourself. What I have seen is people creating a hole in the terrain, putting the house in it, then covering it with prims that mimic the surrounding terrain.
Joel Glass Registered User Join date: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 14	10-09-2006 08:26 From: Cottonteil Muromachi You can move a house below ground, but it'll be quite useless, since the only way to get your avatar inside it is to sit on a prim or a chair. Most people just dig a hole and cover up the top to look like the ground. Some of the ground textures are in your inventory default library which you can use to camo the top. Thanks - was hoping to slide it into a hillside just above the water, I've already terra-formed the land as low as it will go, so, can't dig a hole
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	10-09-2006 09:07 While you can sink a foundation below the surface, the only way to make a usable space below the ground is to dig an open-topped pit, and cover the top with prims. If you just slide the house into the ground, the part below grade is 'full of dirt', and you can't go there, even by riding a prim into it. As you are saying you've already hit your terraform limits for the sim you're in, you can't do what you are asking about on that parcel. You would need to move to a mainland sim or one on a private island, where the terraform limits are more reasonable. The 'new mainland' sims with a +/- 4M terraform limit are worthless for any project that needs a basement or similar below-grade building. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Joel Glass Registered User Join date: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 14	10-09-2006 10:26 From: Ceera Murakami While you can sink a foundation below the surface, the only way to make a usable space below the ground is to dig an open-topped pit, and cover the top with prims. If you just slide the house into the ground, the part below grade is 'full of dirt', and you can't go there, even by riding a prim into it. As you are saying you've already hit your terraform limits for the sim you're in, you can't do what you are asking about on that parcel. You would need to move to a mainland sim or one on a private island, where the terraform limits are more reasonable. The 'new mainland' sims with a +/- 4M terraform limit are worthless for any project that needs a basement or similar below-grade building. Thanks for the quick response everyone, appreciate it, and will work on a different approach when the grid comes up sigh
hurly Burleigh Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 167	10-09-2006 10:34 If The Grid Comes Up Again!!!!
Joel Glass Registered User Join date: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 14	10-09-2006 12:26 From: Ceera Murakami the only way to make a usable space below the ground is to dig an open-topped pit Live in an open-topped pit ?? - "Bloody Luxury" grin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeRGpmrWcKA
hurly Burleigh Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 167	10-10-2006 12:02 We were evicted from our hole int road
Elexia Yan Registered User Join date: 21 Aug 2006 Posts: 18	10-10-2006 12:41 our sime has found a nice way on that, we got houses that are actually under water instead of ground

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