@CGrant56 I was looking in the main settings menu just now... from clicking on a computer. All of the configuration settings are there. If I remember right, you use the menu on a sim since you need a sim to trigger the automation menu. Turn it on, click on an object and you get a menu of automations regarding that object. Turn one off and it turns off for all. That's basically what I did. However the last water one wasn't showing up in the menu, that's why I had to add it manually.
I suppose when you aren't directing the sims to do something, the sims will still want to sandbox around the area. By turning off automations, you are limiting their sandboxing options and they'll focus on what's remaining.
Sorry if you don't know what "sandboxing" is, it's an old Skyrim/Fallout modding term. I means there are a number of objects that characters can interact with automatically around the area. When not directing the character, they randomly pick one and do it. MCTuner basically disables the sandbox option for that object and they'll have to pick something else. The more you disable, the more they appear to focus on what's remaining.
That never bothered me. I tend to micromanage my sims anyway so my sims rarely get the chance to sandbox around anyway. It's just when I leave them to their own devices for a few minutes, I don't want them getting water all the time. They never wash the glasses and leave them all over. It makes more for me to do once I take over control again.
