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[K17U]

I wanted to make a couple of graves like so:

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|x|x|x|x|x|
|x|0|x|0|x|
|x|X|x|X|x|
|x|s|x|s|x|
+++++++++++

x = natural wall
X = constructed wall
0 = coffin
s = slab
+ = floor

But of course, instead of constructing the walls from the outside, my genius dorfs prefer to desecrate their fellow's graves instead. And I was hoping a present building would prevent them from standing on that tile when constructing (the slabs are not yet there, so the other tile would be free).

Any idea how I could make them stand on the other tile, and not bury themselves alive?

[MrNuke]

You create 2 walls, one where you want the wall to be constructed, and one where you want the dwarves NOT TO STAND. Suspend construction on the wall where you dont want them to stand. Since dwarves dont like building on top of other construction, they will go to the other side. Like this...

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B
W
S

W = Wall to be built
S = Suspended wall
B = Where you dwarves will build from

[K17U]

Well, I know about that trick, but obviously that won't work, because I can't construct a wall over an already present coffin.
And I can't remove the coffin, because there'd be no way to rebuild it after I walled the tile off.

[MrNuke]

Set the entire graveyard to be restricted?
And the direction you want your dwarves to build as high traffic?

(d) - (o)

[K17U]

Edit:
I tried the reverse, setting the wrong side as restricted.
I'm gonna try that too.

Edit 2:
Mixed results.
Two idiots walled themselves in, one actually did it as I intended.
I think I'm just gonna leave them there to let them reflect on their own stupidity

[MrNuke]

Send every dwarf who constructs on the wrong side to the magma chamber?

Should teach them to build on the right side! (This is when you know Im out of ideas...)

[noob]

mine it out and rebuild the wall

[K17U]

mine it out and rebuild the wall

Yeah, not the solution I wished for, but seems like there's no other way

Here's what I did exactly, in case somebody is interested

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|x|x|x|x|x|
|x|0|x|0|x|
++|X|+|X|++
+++++++++++
+++++++++++

For some reason they still prefer constructing the walls from atop the coffin, but now they can at least walk away when they're done.

[ext0l]

Dwarves prefer building from a certain direction. I believe it goes west-east-north-south

[Sutremaine]

Yeah, next time you do something like this and want the coffins sealed off with a single wall, flip the design so that the wall to be constructed is north or west of the coffin.

That new design would look good with some statues blocking the coffin access.

[Zrk2]

Dwarves prefer to  build from the top or left, so design accordingly.

[K17U]

That new design would look good with some statues blocking the coffin access.

I've build walls on those tiles now, so that the design looks like I originally intended.
Though statues would've been cool too.