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{{For|a more in depth look of the build mode in ''The Sims 4''|Build mode (The Sims 4)}}
'''Build mode''' is one of three main modes in most of the games of [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]] (the others being [[Live mode]] and [[Buy mode]]). Build mode is used mainly for architectural and construction work. Adding plumbing, counters and lighting — things typically done during real-life construction — is done in Buy mode instead. Some build mode tools may be inactive if playing in a [[dorm]] or [[apartment]] lot, and build mode itself may become unavailable during certain in-game events like [[fire]]s or [[burglar]]ies. Unlike Buy mode objects, Build mode objects usually remain on a residential lot after a household [[Moving|moves out]].
Like buy mode, [[time]] is paused while in build
== Building basics ==
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'''Design tool:'''{{vgversion|TS2}}{{vgversion|TS4}} Allows a recolor or other change to a selected item. Costs §15 per use, and some items cannot be changed. The Design tool was featured in ''The Sims 2'', and was replaced in ''The Sims 3'' by the Create a Style tool.
'''[[Create a Style]]:'''{{vgversion|TS3}}{{vgversion|TSM}} This tool opens up the Create a Style menu, which allows the player to redecorate and recolor most items by using preselected styles and colors or manually using a color wheel and different available textures. There is no cost for its use. This tool was featured in
'''Top-down View:'''{{vgversion|TS2}}{{vgversion|TS3}} Switches the display to (or from) a view from above.
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'''Undo/Redo:''' In ''The Sims'', this was only available in build mode, and the undo/redo history would be lost if the player switched to Buy mode. In later games, the undo/redo history will be kept even if the player switches between Buy and build modes.
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'''Flatten Lot tool:'''{{vgversion|TS2P}} Introduced in ''[[The Sims 2: Pets]]''. It lowers all unoccupied tiles to street level.
'''Sledgehammer tool:'''{{vgversion|TS2P}}{{vgversion|TS3}}{{vgversion|TS4}} Introduced in ''The Sims 2: Pets''. It is another way to remove walls and objects and can remove all objects that are on a tile. In ''The Sims 3'', the sledgehammer tool can be clicked and dragged to delete objects or construction over multiple tiles instead of clicking on each item individually.
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