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[[File:S4 Build.png|250px|right|thumb|Build catalog, in build mode]]

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'''Build mode''' is a main game mode in ''[[The Sims 4]]''. Build mode is used to edit a [[lot]], including architectural and construction changes, and the addition of objects. In other games in the series, purchasing, moving and manipulating objects is handled in a separate game mode, usually called [[buy mode]], but in ''[[The Sims 4]]'', these functions are included in build mode.

 

Build mode can be opened by clicking on the build mode icon in the game menu. It can also be accessed with two keyboard shortcuts; {{key|F2}} opens objects by room catalog (just as the same shortcut opens buy mode in other games), while {{key|F3}} opens the build catalog.

 

==Build mode tools==

* '''Sledgehammer tool''' ({{key|K}}) - This tool can quickly delete objects and architectural elements on a lot. Clicking on an object will delete the object (unless the object cannot be deleted). The tool can be clicked and dragged to select multiple objects or elements simultaneously.

* '''Design tool''' ({{Key|R}}) - This tool is used to change an object's color or pattern. Using this tool does not incur any cost.

* '''Save to My Library''' - Clicking this tool will save the active lot into the player's library.

* '''Move Lot and House''' - Clicking this tool allows the player to move either a single house, or the entire lot.