Question for builders

You need to look at object proportions. If you take into considerations standard measurements for a kitchen counter to be 80 cm, then a square is about 2.6 feet long.

I typically cut the room measurements on the floor plan in half as a starting point. For example if a room is a 10x12, I would do 5x6 in game. If it's not divisible by 2, I go with a higher number (15 would 8 in game). Then I just tweak the size of the shell until I'm happy with the size of it. It's not an exact science but it works for me.

According to TS1 (which gives you area dimensions when building), 1 square = 9 square feet/3 feet per side. For you metric types 1 square metre. I doubt that has changed over the lifetime of the game. Have used that a a guide when working with house plans and estimating the size of real buildings and have found that 3 feet thing very close and very easy to use.

The squares footprint, yes, though beds themselves tend to be a bit smaller. I have no idea what RL double beds are for size, particularly the larger ones. Just reporting the game provided data that I found to be useful for planning buildings.

My best guess is a few inches under 3 feet. I really thought about that when I started building shipping container homes with the Eco-Friendly EP. A container is 8'6" tall and there's a steel door for a container that's 3 squares wide.

"Oldeseadogge;c-18299051" wrote:
The squares footprint, yes, though beds themselves tend to be a bit smaller. I have no idea what RL double beds are for size, particularly the larger ones. Just reporting the game provided data that I found to be useful for planning buildings.

It has been said a double bed in RL is the same size as two crib mattresses side by side. Yeah, that's on the small side. I always thought a double bed was the width of two single beds. My bad. LOL No wonder they're so scrunchy. Every now and again I will grab a double bed in the game to get a sense of how large or small a room should be, and I have heard other players say they cut the measurements in half, too. I have had the habit of just taking a square on graph paper to be equal to one panel of wall in the game. No wonder when I translated the Will Wright House another player had created for Sims3 to graph paper and then built it in Sims4 I no longer had the need to enlarge it. LOL One would expect I would learn from that experience. No, I still eyeball it from the plans. But I will either resize them for future builds, or cut the measurements in half, or at least regard the panel as 3ft. in the future.

for interior I like to think in armchairs
because armchair = 1 square

like how many arm chairs I could fit in this space if i were to try

for exterior I usually use windows and doors as my guide like how close together are they visually

mostly i just try to match the outdoors look not so much the realistic size or layout of the house inside though

I feel like its all too hard to match both

I always measure by windows/doors and furniture. There's some house plans that don't translate well to the game like victorian homes. :weary:

I don't bother with measurements....instead, I place the largest object that will be in that room and go from there. For example, if I'm designing a bedroom, I'll place the bed first--that's the largest object in the room, so it gives me an idea of what size the rest of the room needs to be

"iliekponiez;d-1010445" wrote:
How do you convert the measurements of a floor plan into sim measurements? Does anyone know how many square feet a single square on the grid is?

I tend to go with about 3 feet (1 meter) per square on the grid. If you think about it, a double bed or queen might be 6 feet wide and 6 to 9 feet long. Dressers and bookshelves, likewise, typically about 3 feet wide, same with major appliances: stoves, dishwashers, washer, dryer. Sinks and counters also take up about the same amount of room. A skinny person might be able to just fit through a 1.5 foot opening. A heavier person (depending on hip diameter) likely needs 2 to 3 feet. For closets, I typically just use the wardrobe closet from the expansion pack. Though I would love to see more recolors for the smaller wardrobe closet.