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Title: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 25, 2007, 07:37:17 AM
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I have started a tram station for the new NAM pieces

Need more details ^^
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 25, 2007, 07:39:33 AM
I like the glass roof
May I suggest that when you finished this BAT, you do a bus station with the same roof please ?
Or even better, make the roof a prop :p
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 25, 2007, 08:33:10 AM
Yes I can make a bus station ^^
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 25, 2007, 09:14:23 AM
News

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Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Air6 on June 25, 2007, 09:32:10 AM
Excellent station Antoine. It's a great pleasure to see another BAT from you.
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 25, 2007, 09:54:44 AM

and what do you think about that ?

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Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Andreas on June 25, 2007, 11:40:54 AM
Hmm, the stairs look somewhat odd - if I were you, I'd ditch them completely. ;) The rest looks very nice, though!
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 25, 2007, 01:20:25 PM
I hope the stairs look better now

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Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: mjig_dudy on June 25, 2007, 01:52:18 PM
It looks very nice, but I'm still not convinced about the stairs, it would probably look more realistic if you just ditched them, as Andreas said.
The rest is very nice, very useful too.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Andreas on June 25, 2007, 05:26:54 PM
Oh, BTW, "to ditch" means "to get rid of them", just in case it wasn't clear to you. ;) The idea isn't so bad, but looking at your wonderful modern glass roof, that pedestrian overpass is just overkill, and destroys the beauty and elegance of the glass structure.
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: HabLeUrG on June 26, 2007, 12:52:56 AM
really nice station! can't wait for more  :thumbsup: &apls
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 26, 2007, 02:20:17 AM
Yes andreas but it's the skill of the station to have stairs for the sims...

But I'll try to remake them
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 26, 2007, 02:25:39 AM
If you remake them, maybe remove the concrete under the stairs and put pillars, because it looks massive whereas the glass roof looks so light and produce a strange effect

En français parce que je suis pas sur de ma traduction :)
Si tu refais les escaliers, est-ce que tu peux voir ce que ça fait d'enlever le bloc et mettre des pilliers a la place ? Avec le bloc  ca fait massif alors que la verriere fait legere. Avec des piliers ca ferait peut etre un style plus homogene ?

Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 26, 2007, 03:34:26 AM
I think I see what you mean ( le bloc pour soutenir les escaliers c'est bien ça ? )
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Diggis on June 26, 2007, 03:49:21 AM
Maybe an elevator?  :P

Actually, try getting them to double back, instead of being one long row.
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 26, 2007, 04:42:43 AM
Quote from: Antoine on June 26, 2007, 03:34:26 AM
I think I see what you mean ( le bloc pour soutenir les escaliers c'est bien ça ? )

Yes
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 26, 2007, 08:08:30 AM
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Is it better ?

Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 26, 2007, 08:15:03 AM
It looks like :)
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: vester on June 26, 2007, 09:12:56 AM
What about moving the stairs free of the roof, to the end of the platforms ?
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 26, 2007, 09:35:55 AM
I don't understand what you mean  &ops
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: jplumbley on June 26, 2007, 09:48:17 AM
This looks like it has some very good potential.  For me in game the stairs look a little thin.  And I have to agree with Vester, the stairs should be separated from the rest of the structure and maybe put at either end of the station.  This will make the design look a little more "clean". 

With the stairs, you might want to lengthen the run aswell, the rise to run ratio is too steep.  In Canada, that standard rise is about 18cm to a run of 26cm for each step.  So, I dont know how tall your rise is but you should multiply it by a factor of about 1.4 to get the run proportional to the rise.  Width of an minimum average size "public" stair case in Canada is about 1.2m and the railing should be about 0.9m in height.

I hope these little things can help in some fashion.

I like the Station design.  I would like to see it in a bigger version maybe.  But it looks great!  Maybe lower the roof a bit to show more of the GLR track anf the props you are building inside the station.  Very creative though!
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 06:00:30 AM
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Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 27, 2007, 06:04:37 AM
I like it more  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Is it only 1 model or 2 ?
2 ( 1 for the station, 1 for the stairs ) would be better so someone who don't want the stairs can remove them
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 06:13:51 AM
But it need a remake of the roof if I make 2 versions :s
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 08:23:20 AM
Final version

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Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Pat on June 27, 2007, 08:42:26 AM

Ant that is stunning great work and i cant wait to get ahold of that!!!!!!!!!
BTW would it be easy or hard to do what Wouanagaine suggested?
by what im asking couldnt you make the stairs a prop? or is it too late?
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 08:44:18 AM
But what exactly do you want in prop ?
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Pat on June 27, 2007, 08:49:38 AM

I think that whats Wouanagaine was asking is to make the stairway a prop so
that the user could remove it from the station.. At least that is what i think he
was thinking?
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Filasimo on June 27, 2007, 08:58:20 AM
Actually if this is possible another alternative with the stairs issue is if you decide to make another version and have it connecting to the pedmall ped bridges. That way you wont have to worry about the stairs that much. Just an idea I had
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 09:45:09 AM
what is pedmall ped bridges ?  &ops

pat : I have made two version as you can see on the screen
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: jeronij on June 27, 2007, 10:41:42 AM
Hello Antoine,

the station looks really elegant and nice  :thumbsup:

I like the non stairs version the most  ;)
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Filasimo on June 27, 2007, 10:51:19 AM
its the NAM pedestrian mall bridges that they have in the NAM its like an elevated walkway
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: jplumbley on June 27, 2007, 11:38:07 AM
Well Antione, I like the look of your station without the stairs.  But I see you were too far along in the project to take some of my ideas on board.  Thanks for the response too.
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 27, 2007, 12:21:11 PM
Very great job Antoine, and thanks for making both versions. They will get into my cities without any doubt !

Patfirefighter get right the idea. But I think you made 2 models, didn't you ? No problem in fact, the 2 models version won't suffer LOD bugs, so it is better that I suggest

En fait je voulais savoir si tu pouvais faire les escaliers séparements et pour que n'importe qui puissent les mettre/enlever du lot. C'est seulement apres mon post que j'ai vu qu'il y avait des escaliers qui traversaient le toit pour aller sur le quai
Donc la, si je comprends bien, tu as fait 2 models, avec et sans escaliers, et finalement c'est mieux  :thumbsup:
Reste plus qu'a faire un model pour arret de bus :)


Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Pat on June 27, 2007, 01:44:39 PM

Ant that is awsome and i love it both of them thank you for dealing with me LoL
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 02:03:37 PM
thank you all  :)

filasimo : excellent idea !! I will see that but I need the model of the walkway

jplumbley : sorry but Im not proud of my english and I haven't understand your idea  &mmm
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Filasimo on June 27, 2007, 02:16:18 PM
im sure the NAM team could help ya out on that Antoine it would be awesome to connect a secondary mass transit to another one
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 02:22:58 PM
Yeah I will see that :P
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: jplumbley on June 27, 2007, 02:54:54 PM
Here, Antione.  This is a picture to help explain maybe.

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The picture shows a set of steps in section veiw (cutting through the steps and looking at the side.)  These dimensions are those that are used in common practice in Canada within a few milimeters.  The height of a step (rise) is 180 mm.  The length of the step (run) is 260 mm.

These dimensions are used as a common practice so that the human body adapts to this type of stair and becomes easier to climb.  Steps that do not conform to these dimensions are "harder" to climb and it makes the you feel as if you are forcing yourself to climb the stairs.

From what your design looks like, in proportion to the sims your steps are probably 3 ft tall (900 mm) meaning that they are waist high.  Imagine trying to climb that.  And the slope of your stairs looks to be in excess of 100% or more.  Meaning they are too steep.  In Canada a slope of about 40% to 75% is required less than 40% is too low and it will make you feel as if you are stretching to climb the steps.   75% becomes too steep and will make you feel as if you are straining to raise your legs. 

Steps in Canada are not allowed to be more than 200mm and not less than 160mm in height and not more than 360mm and not less than 260mm in length.

To summarize:
Length = 260mm to 360mm Standard (260mm to 280mm)
Height = 160mm to 200mm  Standard (180mm)

I hope this was a little easier to read.
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 27, 2007, 03:28:15 PM
Thank you for you post  ;) but my stairs are in good scale ;) I have tested with the sims in the game, at LE ;)
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on June 28, 2007, 01:57:48 PM
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for the walkway of NAM, thank you filasimo for the idea  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: wouanagaine on June 28, 2007, 02:06:03 PM
Great !  &apls
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: bixel on July 01, 2007, 10:39:30 PM
I think it looks great!
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on July 08, 2007, 06:06:44 AM
I don't know if I will upload with the walkway, because I have a problem with the texture  :(

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Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Andreas on July 08, 2007, 06:22:11 AM
You will have to adjust the brightness of the texture. Since network items are true 3D models, rather than rendered props, the game uses a different lighting for them (for whatever reason). Are you planning to do another station without the pedestrian overpass? I guess it could be useful to have both versions (but the one without overpass should have the glass roof lowered a bit ;) ).
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on July 08, 2007, 08:27:35 AM
They will be 3 versions if the walkway texture work
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Pat on July 09, 2007, 12:46:00 AM

Ant verry verry good looking  &apls &apls
Title: Re: TSC - tram station
Post by: Antoine on July 23, 2007, 12:31:54 PM
I am uploading the two version of the tram station on Toutsimcity, simtropolis and simcities

If you're ok I would upload it on devotion ;)

For the walkway, you must wait the end of the holiday ^^