Anyone got tips for moving(placing things)?

[qwert_44643]

It seems im always looking down at the ground and having a heck of a time lining stuff up or trying to make judgements calls on positioning.

I use keyboard and mouse.
Is there key functions im unaware of to make my life alot easier lol.'

Thanks

[tatiana]

Can't help you with any hotkeys, but I have a few tips.

For Kitchens:
- When placing furniture, such as kitchen cabinets, remember that spoons and plates on the floor (definitely) and electrical outlets (possibly) have hitboxes. So remove any such obstacles first.
- Corner kitchen units are particularly hard to line up. So if you are having a really hard time, just use kitchen sets (essentially, pre-built units in a line) and skip corners altogether.
- If the kitchen units are well laid out but old, find a style that's most similar in the tablet Store and replace them one by one.
- Kitchen island units are not meant to be placed against a wall, so they have worktops that jut out a bit more than usual.

For all rooms:
- When hanging a long curtain, make sure it doesn't clip with anything on the floor or it wouldn't install.
- When you choose furniture in the tablet Store and click "Buy", the item gets attached to your cursor. It doesn't get purchased until you left-click to place it. So you can exploit this to "preview" items, to see their colour and size before you commit.
- Items that you are carrying have no collision. Need to carry that corner sofa through the wall? No problem!
- Lintels (upper walls) create rooms, despite not being a full wall.
- Don't forget you can sell windows now, for more wall space!
- There's plenty of space-saving furniture in the tablet store, including a fold-out bed, a day-bed, several bunks (mostly in the Kids furniture section, but many of those seem adult-sized), a bookcase with a built-in desk. There are also counters, which I use instead of tables in smaller spaces, as bar stools fit under them very nicely.

[qwert_44643]

hey thanks a lot for the tips
Merry Xmas

[tatiana]

You're welcome! Merry Christmas to you too!

[Bowlfreak_not]

Have you seen any of the YouTube videos made by players with different decorating tips and tricks? I saw a couple that had some good ideas in them that helped me with things, like lining up lights. I don't think I can post a link to it here on steam though. People have also uploaded workshop items to help like grids and laser levels. I use the ground grids a lot, very cool! oh, and the only key combinations that I know of are shift + middle mouse, and Q for books. Let me see if I can dig up those videos and post a link to them for you, anyway!!

[Bowlfreak_not]

Okay, so the artist's name is Débora Bonamico and she posts stuff directly here on steam all the time here's the direct link to one of her tips and tricks videos on youtube. She is amazing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz9Na367jxs

[qwert_44643]

great thanks
im mainly always looking at ground level it seems..thought there might be a way to zoom out out or something
i definitely check youtube links you sent
Merry Xmass

[tatiana]

There is an FOV slider in the options somewhere, and multiple resolution settings. Also, press C to make sure you are not crouching.
Ctrl together with + or - on your number pad zooms the minimap in and out (particularly useful for wall demolition)
Use scaffolding to reach high walls.
If you are talking about towel radiators being ridiculously high, that's normal for this game :)