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"Crossbeam" replacement
"Crossbeam" replacement
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As a normal object, the crossbeam can be recolored to match a room.
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Sims that cooked food, will use chairs and tables in the other room because the separation is only visual. The height over the ceiling is for Outdoor use purposes (match a wall height).
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The advantage over a game arch or door is that you can place objects across the object and it is still looking like two different rooms. And you can make it as wide or narrow as you want.
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Crossbeam compared to game doors, arches and an inverted glass fence (still in tests). On the background, a recolor version in glass (still in tests). Note: arches and doors divide rooms physically, this crossbeam do it only visually.
I replaced it completely, both mesh and function. One thing I was in need, was actually something to fill up the space between two column walls between kitchen and dining room. There are many online, but none is so game integrated and so unuseful. In fact, a piece of wood hangs from the ceiling and probably was meant to simulate some wood beams used in old constructions that are visible from the ground. As it is qualified as "obstruct view", this function is doubtful.
Well, I remade the object to be the exact as wide as a game wall, so you can place it to simulate an arch between kitchen and dining. Normally if you use a game arch or a normal door, sim will not use the dining area and will eat in the kitchen. It is a solution for an old problem and aestetically acceptable.
I made the object passable, useable in and outdoors, so I gave it what I would call, many other uses. I also included some of my poor recolors, made as I needed, and it is of course full recolorable.
So, note that it is a complete replacement, think on your own uses before downloading.
Have fun!
Located in Architecture catalog, same place as before, price was not changed.
Polygon Counts:
136 polygons, same as original.
Additional Credits:
Simpe, Milkshape, IrfanView.
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