Problem with building models

Ok, first of all, this problem isn't with the new patch, it's been in the game since it came out. The problem is, that I have a building that I want to look like it's sunk into the ground. The thing is though, with buildings in Warcraft 3, you can't give them a negative height. It looks right in WorldEdit (I gave some buildings negative heights and it looks fine) but when I go to test the map, it reverts back to a height of 0. Does anyone have a fix to this problem?

Also, the "Animation - Set Animation Speed" trigger will have no effect on building models' animations, even if I make them units or doodads.

what's wrong w/ a building based off a unit with no movement?

Units with building models, aren't buildings. And if they aren't buildings, they can't have pathing maps. When you change "Stats - Is a Building" in the Object Editor, it removes/adds building-specific fields like pathing maps.

oh, thought you were terraining or something from what you said...