Placing tube elevator

It's okay, I figured it out. :)

thanks for letting us know Sharon but my elevator tubes refuses to be placed ..

I have had a good look at a couple of empty houses that EA built to see if I can sus out where I am going wrong but no joy as I appear to be trying to place them properly ....

Have other simmers had this problem?? Is it a glitch ??

"WolfGal43;c-16929612" wrote:
hello this is Wolfgal43 where do u find the tube elevators?

@WolfGal43, I'm taking that you're playing TS3. So if you are, then you need the Into the Future EP.

So if you are playing TS3, then I'm just going to leave this quote here that has the answer in it.

"SimJim917;c-11494637" wrote:

bleedingbanshe wrote:
Here's a better question ... WHERE do you find the tubes? I can't seem to find them?

In Build Mode, click on the stairs.

"lisasc360;c-16929858" wrote:

"WolfGal43;c-16929612" wrote:
hello this is Wolfgal43 where do u find the tube elevators?

@WolfGal43, I'm taking that you're playing TS3. So if you are, then you need the Into the Future EP.

So if you are playing TS3, then I'm just going to leave this quote here that has the answer in it.

"SimJim917;c-11494637" wrote:

bleedingbanshe wrote:
Here's a better question ... WHERE do you find the tubes? I can't seem to find them?

In Build Mode, click on the stairs.

Hopefully, this helps! That said, as this post is almost 5 years old I am going to close it out now. Please always try to be aware of when a thread last was active before hopping into the conversation. If you're looking for help, try to find a more recently active thread to join in on~

well tell us how you did it :)

I'll reply here, since the other poster did not. :)

You can't put tube elevators in a building with more than one floor plus basement if you have a foundation. Simply don't build with a foundation and you should be able to use the tube elevators to each floor and basement.

If you start on the very bottom floor your tube elevators will stack on top of each other.

They seem to auto-place for me with at least two tubes - but only if there is space for them on both floors. Then if I have a third floor I have to place one on top of the other two.

I can't place them next to objects on walls, or next to each other. So make sure you don't have things in the way. I seem to remember that wall lights, pictures, burglar alarm etc all get in the way of placing the tubes.

I am currently building a futuristic house and wanted these in the house, and it took me awhile to figure it out. The house I am buidling is partly on a foundation, so I had to make sure the tube elevators are on the foundation so it is raised up to the ceiling, also, there needs to be ceiling above it for it to place. At least these are the things I can across.

Where can I find the tube elevators in buy/build mode?

I love the tube elevators! You can place them on any floor though. Unfortunatly, i am building a house right now with a foundation in the middle of it for the looks, therfore i cant use the elvators here xD. Some modder should make a connector or something for it, i know there is one for the LN ep but i dont think its possible due to the nature of how its placed..