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BUILD MODE

From seaside retreats to modest downtown starter homes, whatever you want to build happens here.

Sorts

Objects are sorted similarly to room sort in Buy mode—different categories of objects are laid out as you

might find them on a lot.

Important Tools

Many of the tools in Build Mode are intuitive, but some may seem a bit tricky at first. These are explained below.

Walls

With this tool you can put up walls, even add a whole room at once, or paint and paper walls that are already

standing.

To build walls, click the wall icon and then choose the Create Wall tool. Click the spot on the terrain or

foundation where you want the wall to start and, while holding the mouse button down, drag out to where

you want the wall to end. Release the mouse button here.

NOTE: You can create an entire room by using the Create Room tool (also under the wall sort) in the same

way. Just click, hold, and drag out until you have the size room you want.

TIP: Made a room that’s too small, or put a wall in the wrong place? Just use the Hand tool to drag the wall

to where you want it!

Terrain Paints

Add a gorgeous emerald green lawn or maybe one with a smattering of clover. Lay down tanbark, smooth a

layer of sand, cover the ground with granite, and more.

To lay lush grass, choose the Terrain Paints sort, then the Terrain Paints brush tool. Next choose the type of

paint you want to apply from the palette at the far right. You can also change your brush shape and size. Click

and drag the brush tool over the terrain to apply the paint.

NOTE: Using more than four different terrain paints on one lot can adversely affect system performance.

Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers

Whether you want a towering oak or a tiny pear tree, a lush rose bush, or some ubiquitous ice plant, these

tools let you landscape to your heart’s content.

These landscaping items are all placed like Buy Mode objects. Simply click the object in the catalog that you

want and then click a spot on the lot where you want to place it.

Sledgehammer

You’ve laid the foundation and added walls, but now that you look at it, you’ve constructed too close to

street. Use this tool to quickly remove items.

To go on an obliterating spree, choose the sledgehammer tool and then use it to select items. To delete

multiple objects, click and hold the mouse button while you drag over the stuff you want to zap.

NOTE: In Build Mode, to delete multiple objects, ﬁrst click the type of object you want to delete and then

drag over the rest of the items.

CUSTOM CONTENT

Record video footage of your gameplay, customize the in-game music, and more.

You can also upload your creations and share them with the entire Sims community. From Sims to sofas to a

perfectly appointed pied à terre, you can upload your masterpieces and download other players’ too.

Video Capture

Tell your own stories using the video capture feature and the online Create A Movie tool at The Sims 3 Community.

See Movie Making Mode on p. 2 for video capture and camera controls.

NOTE: All videos must be 1 GB or less.

NOTE: Capturing video at highest or uncompressed resolution results in very large ﬁle sizes and may affect

performance. You can change your video capture settings at the Options menu.

Create A Movie

Use The Sims 3 Create A Movie tool to create your own movies. Use your own game footage or choose from

a library of clips. Add a soundtrack, transitions, captions, and more!

To use your own game footage in the Movie tool:

After you’ve captured the footage, open the Game Launcher (from the Options menu). Click the UPLOADS

button and, from the Uploads screen, select the footage that you want to use, and then click UPLOAD.

A pop-up window appears where you can name your video and add a description. Once you’ve done that,

click OK.

NOTE: You must be logged in as a game registered user to access the Movie tool.

From the Movies & More pull-down menu, choose CREATE A MOVIE. If you have uploaded your own

videos and screen shots, you will see them in the Video Clips and Images tabs. Otherwise you can use the

libraries provided.

To preview your

entire movie,

beginning with the

currently selected

clip, click here

Drag audio here

See if an effect

has been applied

to this clip

Drag clips that you

want to include in

your movie to the

timeline

Add a

caption to

a clip

Transition (if any)

applied to this clip

You can see all of

the details of the

selected clip in the

timeline here and

even preview it

IMPORTANT NOTE: Mac users may not be able to view videos captured in The Sims 3

on their computers without a video player that supports the VP6 codec. Once they have patched

their game, Mac users will be able to upload movies to the Community site and make their own movies.

Please refer to the Readme ﬁle for more information.

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