Scrap

Scrap is a kind of material which functions as a "currency" in The Sims 3: Ambitions. Each Sim can pick up and carry an indefinite amount of scrap, they can use it for many kinds of skills, such as Inventing.

Methods to get scrap

 * Digging through Junkyard scrap piles
 * Using the Miner
 * Detonating objects
 * Smashing objects (SimBot interaction)
 * Buying scrap at the invention bench
 * Rummaging through garbage cans

Uses for scrap

 * Inventing
 * SimBot food
 * Sculpting