help with Path and fencing issue

[Tinka023]

I NEED HELP! I've watched so many videos yet non seem to address the issue I'm having!!!!!

which is once I've built a path and added a fence along it I cannot add a new path off the existing path as it says it cannot modify terrain! The only way I can add another path or enclosure door is by deleting the part of the fence opposite along where i want to add the new path or enclosure then re build it when I'm done, there MUST BE a better way than this! you guys dont seem to have this problem!

basically i can add a fence to a path but not a path to a fence.
it really putting me off the game as editing the zoo is a huge ball ache. i just wanna connect a new path but it wont cos its near a fence, why???? btw its been like this since i bought the game in 2019, its why i haven't played it much.

[Wild archer]

After 700 h of play, I can only say one thing - such specificity of the mechanics of this game that "basically i can add a fence to a path but not a path to a fence".
This also applies to staff buildings that you cannot place them too close to the fence (because it cannot modify terrain), but if they are already standing, you can add the fence really close.

The problem is that when you add a road or building, the object automatically levels a small area around it. If this area is related to a fence you will not add any object.

My typical solution is to temporarily remove part of the fence, place some road or building, and add the fence again.
But you can try to raise the road or building slightly above ground level. If the ground is not modified, it should be possible to place the object closer to the fence without removing it.

[Ellorien]

No need to delete anything and risk the “animal escaped!” message. Just select “edit barrier”, highlight a section adjacent to the place where you want to place a path or a structure and move this section a bit away, just like you would do if you wanted to make a habitat bigger or smaller. After you placed your path, move the section back.

[NanoGrrl]

What @Ellorien said. Not sure if this is applicable (my head is whirling from the barrier/path discussion) but some builders will put down flat *building/roof/floor* pieces as a way to mark off/plan a path when they're figuring out a habitat barrier area. The building pieces do not interact with the barriers or paths, so that may be a useful temporary delineation.

Second: If you don't mind squared-off enclosures, put your paths on the grid and THEN place barriers to eliminate some of the wobbly guesswork.

[audiolady]

The building pieces might help me when I use the null barrier, so it's easier to place the other pieces to hold the animals in. Just place them on one edge of the building piece, then delete the first set.

[grampers62]

Perhaps this helps you understand what is happening.
When one places a path said path requires a buffer zone around it of greater than one meter.
Paths are not actual tiles but edge segments that are placed and the path between generated from them.
In your scenario, when a path is connected to an existing path the existing path is replaced with parts that create the junction of the two path segments. This is why one must move that barrier a short way from the path being worked on.