Here is a quick guide to using my building creator if you are confused about any of the features:
Main EditorToolsAction buttons
- |+| and |-| buttons: used for changing floors
- Import buttons: used for copying another floor’s contents onto this floor.
- Clear button: used for clearing the entire floor so it is blank
- Finish button: This will take you to the screen to set your spawn point and then generate the building code.
- Paint button: will paint a object once a room, wall, or atrium is selected, using the texture set that would be appropriate for them. It can be changed by clicking on the floor/wall/window texture toggle switches.
- Delete button: will delete a object once a room, wall, or atrium is selected.
Building set:
- Select: tool used to highlight blueprint objects
- Build (+B): used to draw rooms
- Atrium: used to draw Atriums, or floor cuts.
- Wall: used to draw walls
- Wall cut: typically used so either rooms can join together, or for adding exits on the ground floor.
TexturesFloor textures
Type | Color | Texture file |
Carpet1 | BLUE | Carpet0013_S.jpg |
Carpet2 | Light Yellow | Carpet0002_S.jpg |
Marble | SILVER | floor065.jpg |
Wood1 | Dark Brown | checker23.jpg |
Wood2 | Light Brown | checker21.jpg |
Window textures:
Color | Inside window texture | Outside window texture |
Lime Green | windows11.jpg | windows11e_inside.gif |
Red | windows11d.jpg | windows11e_inside.gif |
Blue | windows11g.jpg | windows11e_inside.gif |
Yellow | windows11e.jpg | windows11e_inside.gif |
Pink | windows08.jpg | windows11e_inside.gif |
Black | brick021.jpg | brick021.jpg |
Wall textures:
Type | Color | Texture file |
default | ORANGE | marble4.jpg |
Marble | SILVER | marb047.jpg |
Bricks | GRAY | brick021.jpg |
Granite | BLACK | black_granite.jpg |
Glass | WHITE | windows11e_inside2.gif |
Elevator EditorElevator typesHydraulic elevators:
- Button panels have 2 columns total
- The speed is 3ft/sec or .91 m/sec.
- Works for 2-6 floor elevators.
Traction elevators:
- Geared/MRL: 8 ft/sec or 2.44 m/sec. Currently disabled for 2 floor elevators that are next to each other.
- Gear-less: 24 ft/sec or 7.32 m/sec. Requires a total distance of 26 to 50 floors.
- High rise: 34 ft/sec or 10.36 m/sec. Fastest ones you can get in this creator. Requires a total distance of 51 floors or greater.
- Button panels have 3-4 columns total depending on the fixture set.
Elevator brandsCurrent:
- Dover: custom fixture set; textures and sounds already exist in skyscrapersim.
- Mitsubishi ADA: requires the “Mitsubishi ADA” folder, which can be downloaded from the Gooper1 Data Pack.
- Otis (except touch buttons) and Otis 67 textures: uses otis67 folder, which exists in most versions of skyscrapersim (excluding BENO edition and alpha 7)
- Otis touch: custom fixture set; textures and sounds already exist in skyscrapersim. Door and alarm buttons use the otis67 folder although I may change it in the future.
- Schindler MT: already pre installed in skyscrapersim. Uses the “MT” folder.
Not implemented yet:
- Otis Europe: will require the “New Otis Elevator” folder, which can be downloaded from the Gooper1 Data Pack. Uses second generation fixtures.
- Otis USA: will require the “New Otis Elevator” folder, which can be downloaded from the Gooper1 Data Pack. Uses first generation fixtures
- Otis ZEN: will require the “Otis ZEN” folder, which can be downloaded from the Gooper1 Data Pack.
- Sigma Palladium: will require the “Sigma Palladium” folder, which can be downloaded from the Gooper1 Data Pack.
Cab settingsCurrent:
- 8x8 single: 8x8 elevator, center opening door available on all sides
- 8x8 bank: bank of 8x8 elevators, use center speed doors
- 8x6 bank: bank of 8x6 elevators, use single slide doors
Not implemented yet:
- 6x8 bank: bank of 8x6 elevators, use 2-speed doors
- 8x6 single: 8x6 elevator, single slide door available on north and south sides, 2-speed doors on west and east sides
- 6x8 single: 6x8 elevator, 2-speed doors available on north and south sides, single slide doors on west and east sides
- 12x12 single: big elevator, has 2-speed center opening doors available on all sides
Glass ElevatorsYou can specify whether the elevators have a glass cab, glass doors, both of them, or neither of them. In the future I may streamline the creator to have glass depending on what side of the cab it’s on.
Stairs/Escalator editorStairs: mainly used for emergencies, can serve any range of floors.
Escalators: can be placed on any floor, and it goes only to the floor above it. For example, if you want it to serve floors 5-6, place the escalator on floor 5.
That’s it. I hope you find this helpful!