Build Mode Buttons

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Building Your Lot

The first thing you must acquire, obviously, is a lot to place your digs in. By clicking on the build button in your neighborhood view you can scroll across the neighborhood and see the vacant lots. You can choose one of these lots and a window pops up describing lot price and giving you the option to build on the lot by clicking the build button on the pop up. Below is a list of Build Mode attributes and what they can do.

Build Mode Buttons

Number	Tool Name	What it can do
1	Terrain Tool	There are several tools associated with this Tool. The Terrain Tool allows you to dig a hole, flatten your lot, build a mound, etc. This is the tool you use to make your lot dimensional.
2	Terrain Paint	This tool lets you change the ground cover to anything from really rich looking grass to sand to an interesting rocky ground.
3	Water Tool	Obviously this tool lets you build ponds on your lot with ease.
4	Foliage	This is where you will find all your landscaping items from flowers to plants to trees to rocks.
5	Foundatons and Decks	Now if you want a home with a foundation this is the tool you would use. Just drag it from across the grid tiles for with width and depth of your foundation.
6	Doors	This is where you will find all the doors for your house, Including the Garage Door.
7	Floor Tiles	All Floor Tiles can be Found Here.
8	Wall Tool	This is the tool that you use to build your walls. Walls can be built on a foundation or flat on the ground.
9	Wall Paper	This is where you can choose from Paint, Wallpaper, Masonry, Stone, etc for your walls.
10	Fireplace	Fireplaces obviously found here.
11	Windows	This is where you can find our Windows.
12	Roof Tool	Sims 3 automatically chooses a roof by default. This tool allows you to do away with the auto roof and choose your own. You can also choose the color of your roof here.
13	Stairs	This is where you will find a variety of stairs that are interchangeable From inside to outdoors.
14	Archways	These are the archways that can be placed to give entry ways inside your house.
15	Columns	This is where the games columns can be found.
16	Gates	Gates are found here. Gates are the “doorways” for fencing.
17	Fences	A variety of fences can be found here including garden edging. Also in the fences are 2 different types of continuous bushes.
18	Pools	This is the place to find everything you need to build a pool.