NolanStaark Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) I love building/crafting but I have a hard time coming up with my own ideas, my issue is I need to see the base before building it, so I end up copying other's designs. That being said, I want to come up with my own design but I need to plan it out in advance, what free tools do you all use (if any) to plan a base/house? I haven't played Rust, but here is a blueprint that shows the blocks layout: So something along the lines of a blueprint designer, but showing individual blocks. I also have used the Sims 4 buildings for inspiration but their building system is very different and much more complex, like their walls/floors aren't 1 always block thick, so the designs/furnishings don't translate well. (e.g. having to add 1 extra block in 7d2d for every wall/floor on every X,Y,Z axis in Sims) Edited June 20, 2023 by NolanStaark (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiehunter Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 I use a pencil and graph paper. I know...I'm old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolanStaark Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 hour ago, zombiehunter said: I use a pencil and graph paper. I know...I'm old. lol, I remember graph paper, so you're not that old, (probably younger than me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warmer Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I sell software for takeoff and estimating and this is giving me sales demo flashbacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zztong Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 You could use the game's Prefab Editor to design a base. It came with your copy of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolanStaark Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, zztong said: You could use the game's Prefab Editor to design a base. It came with your copy of the game. I do use it, however it is just basically creative mode with no zombies/nights and some extra tools/views, and I'm probably in the minority with this opinion, but I honestly I find it a bit tedious to use at times. (confusing like where should ground level be?) This post is more about about finding a fun/optimal way to laying out a base design that I can move/create/stretch entire rooms/walls/etc... at a time, then take that final generated schematic/blueprint into the Prefab editor and build it block for block. Basically trying to find other software like https://www.smartdraw.com/ that translates really well block for block in-game Edited June 22, 2023 by NolanStaark (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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