HOUSE lets you create a variety of custom-shaped buildings in the current house style. You can also add extensions to individual houses or connections, which join houses together. If you do not have the City Designer 2 add-on, many of these options will be greyed out.
To add a house.
1 Select a house shape from the House Shape group box
2 Select a roof type from the Roof Type group box.
3 Choose a suitable House Setting.
4 Select the Insert button
The prompt reads "First house point:"
5 Select the first corner of the house. You will be asked for more until the house is complete. The exact number of points depends on the house shape.
When the house is complete, the prompt reads "First house point" (S=Swap colors, E=Extension, C=Connection)"
6 At this point you can:
· Press S a number of times to swap the colors around. The number of combinations depends on the current House Settings;
· Press E to add an extension to the house;
· Press C to connect the house with another house.
· Select a point to start a new house of the same type.
· Right click to finish.
To change the layer of a house
Houses are drawn across many layers. See City Designer 2 layers for more information.
Because houses span many layers, changing the layer of a House using CHANGE LAYER will prevent certain of CD2’s features working. Always use Change house layer from the City menu instead.