Sims 2 - Lot Planner

Sims 2 – Lot Planner Guide

1. Introduction
This application provides a grid‐based interface for planning your Sims 2 plot builds. It enables you to draw walls, add doors and windows, paint or remove floors, place objects, manage selections and blueprints, adjust lot size, export PNG images, and save/open complete projects.

2. Drawing Walls - Adding Doors and Windows
Choose the wall tool from the toolbar.
Click and drag on the grid to mark the start and end points of your wall.
You can draw horizontal, vertical, and diagonal walls.
Select the desired door/window from the Doors & Windows dropdown.
Click on a wall that is placed on the canvas to add the door/window to it.


3. Painting Floors
Choose a floor texture from the Floor Tile dropdown.
Click and drag across the grid to paint the floor area over the ground layer.
Press the comma key (,) to rotate it counterclockwise or the period key (.) to rotate it clockwise before placing.
To remove floor from the canvas, be in floor painting mode and drag a selection box with the right mouse button.
To add custom floor textures, simply place .png files into the floor folder (files that contain “water” in their name will be transparent).


4. Adding Objects
Select the object from the Objects dropdown.
Click on the grid to place the object.
Press the comma key (,) to rotate it counterclockwise or the period key (.) to rotate it clockwise before placing.
To remove an object from the canvas, be in object placement mode and right-click on the object in the canvas.
To add custom objects, place .png files into the objects folder and include its dimensions in the filename (e.g., for a table, use "table 1x3.png").


5. Move Objects
Click Move button to enter object moving mode
Click on existing object on canvas to pick it up, then you can rotate it and place it again on canvas on different position.


6. Picker Tool
Use the picker tool to quickly select an existing floor tile or object.
Click on the desired cell; its properties are loaded for you to reuse in painting or object placement.


7. Selection Tool
Activate the selection tool to define a region on the canvas.
Click and drag to create a selection box around the area you want to work with.
You can move the selection using the arrow keys, with a ghost preview showing its new location.
Rotate the selection using the comma (rotate -90°) or period (rotate +90°) keys.
Finalize the selection by pressing Enter, which applies the changes to your design.


8. Delete
Make a selection box and press the Delete key on the keyboard; this will remove all walls, floors, and objects from the canvas that were in the selection box.


9. Saving Blueprints
With a selection made, click the Save Blueprint button.
Enter a name for your blueprint when prompted.
To load a blueprint, simply select a saved blueprint from the Blueprint dropdown.
The blueprint appears as a ghost preview on your canvas.
You can reposition and rotate the blueprint before adding it to the canvas with the Enter key.


10. Undo (CTRL+Z)
If you need to revert an action, press CTRL+Z.

11. Zoom In/Zoom Out
Use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out of the canvas, or use the + and - buttons above the canvas.
Click the Fit button to fit the canvas to available space.

12. Floors
Select Floor from the dropdown to change the floor you wish to work on.

13. Lot Size
Adjust the dimensions of your lot via the Lot dropdown.

14. Show Grid
Check this box if you want to see cell locations on the canvas.

15. Exporting PNGs
Click the Export button to generate PNG images of your lot build.

16. Saving and Opening Projects
To save your project, use the Save Project button.
To open an existing project, click the Open Project button.

This guide should help you navigate and make the most of Sims 2 – Lot Planner. Enjoy planning your perfect Sims 2 lot!