Lot assignment

Lot assignments control the number and types of Sims that visit a lot in The Sims 3 and its expansion packs. They can also cause moodlets to appear, boosting moods or skill building. Every lot in the game has an assignment. Assignments can be set for a unique world using the Create a World tool, they are preset in premade neighborhoods, but can be changed using Edit Town. Rabbit holes also change lot assignments. Some assignments are locked for use in-game, or can only be used in certain sub-neighborhoods.

Residential
Residential is one of the two primary lot categories. Sims can live on residential lots.


 * Assignments in the residential category:
 * Non-Player Sims Only lot
 * Residential lot

Community
Community is one of the two primary lot categories. Community lots serve a variety of purposes.


 * Assignments in the community category


 * Academy
 * Art gallery
 * Bar (three types: Sports, Local Drinking Hole, and Dive)
 * Base camp
 * Beach
 * Big park
 * Big Shop (in CAW only)
 * Cat jungle
 * Chinese garden
 * Club (three types: Disco, Dance, and Poolside)
 * Consignment shop
 * Dog park
 * Equestrian center
 * Fire station
 * Fishing spot
 * Garden (in CAW only)
 * Gym
 * Hangout
 * Hidden tomb


 * Junkyard
 * Junkyard with no visitors
 * Landmark tomb
 * Laundromat
 * Library
 * Lounge (Three types: Fusion, Vampire, and Exclusive)
 * Market
 * Nectary
 * No Visitors Allowed (unassigned, NPCs will not visit unless invited)
 * Pool
 * Small Park
 * Salon
 * Small Shop (in CAW only)
 * Small Market
 * Visitors Allowed (unassigned, NPCs will visit)

Some rabbit holes, like the supermarket and bookstore do not have associated assignments.
 * Assignments set by objects
 * Day Spa (set by Spa rabbit hole objects)
 * City Hall (set by City Hall rabbit hole objects)
 * Graveyard (set by Mausoleum rabbit hole objects)
 * Hospital (set by Hospital rabbit hole objects)
 * Restaurant (set by the Diner and Bistro rabbit hole objects)
 * Stadium (set by the Stadium rabbit hole objects)
 * Theatre (set by Theatre rabbit hole objects
 * Pet store (set by Pet Shop register object)

Map tag
Map tags are clickable, interactive buttons that spring up from the birds-eye view when in Map View. They feature icons related to the type of lot. Map tags also generate for opportunities and adventures. It can also show if the lot below is a rabbit hole or not as red tags say the lot is a rabbit hole (except in vacation locations, merchant is also marked by red, however the markets are not). If a tag is blue, it is a community lot and the player can see on the lot or it is your sim's workplace. A green tag represents the player's household he is currently playing. If there is a Plumbob above the map tag, your selected sim is at that current location (for example if the sims is in the theatre it will show a plumbob above the theatre tag).