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Build Studio - Version 8 vs Version 9
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11Overview22Build Studio is a creative sandbox that operates separately from the main Build Mode. It removes all budget restrictions and makes every material, furniture piece, and structural element available from the start. There is no Meow cost. The purpose is to let you design lots and rooms freely without worrying about a household's finances.44Anything you build in Build Studio can be saved as a preset and uploaded to Canvas for other players to download. Builds can also be imported back into the main game and placed on any lot your household occupies.66Accessing Build Studio88Build Studio is available from the main menu. It is not accessed through an active gameplay session. Select it before loading a save file. This keeps the sandbox environment separate from your live households.1010What's different from Build Mode1313ItemDescriptionNo budgetPlace unlimited items without spending Meow.All materials availableEvery furniture piece, structural element, and texture is unlocked. In regular Build Mode, some items may be locked behind progression or Meow cost.No householdThere are no Zois living in the build. The lot exists purely for design purposes.MannequinsPoseable human figures that stand in for Zois, useful for scale reference and visual staging.1515The core building tools are the same. Walls, doors, windows, stairs, furniture, the 3D Printer, Custom Furniture, Craft items, and all customization options (Edit Color and Material, My Texture, Customize Paint) work identically in both modes.1717Camera controls1919Build Studio uses a free-flying camera that is more flexible than the gameplay camera. The controls are:2121ActionKey/ButtonMouse drag / WASDMove the camera horizontally across the lot.Q / EMove the camera up and down vertically.Right-click dragRotate the camera angle.PgUp / PgDnSwitch between floors. This jumps the camera view to the next floor up or down.Home / EndToggle wall visibility. Pressing Home shows full walls; pressing End cuts walls at a lower height so you can see room interiors from above.2424The camera has no collision, so you can fly through walls and into tight spaces. This makes it easy to furnish closets, bathrooms, and other small areas that would be hard to navigate with the regular gameplay camera.2525Mannequins2727Mannequins are found in the Furniture tab under Miscellaneous. They are static human figures that you place like any other object. Their purpose is to provide scale reference and visual staging for your builds.2929ItemDescriptionPosingMannequins can be posed. Select a mannequin and choose from available poses to see how a Zoi would look sitting in a chair, standing at a counter, or lying on a bed.DressingMannequins can be dressed in any clothing item. This lets you stage a room with dressed figures to preview how it looks during gameplay.Not saved to CanvasWhen you upload a build to Canvas, mannequins are stripped from the export. Other players will not see your mannequins; they only exist in your local Build Studio session.3232Lighting objects placed for staging purposes are also stripped when uploading to Canvas. The recipient sees the build under the default time of day lighting.3333Saving Builds3535Finished builds can be saved in two formats, identical to Build Mode:3737OptionDescriptionLot presetThe entire property, including the structure, all rooms, and all furniture.Room presetA single room with its walls, floor, ceiling, and contents.4040Both formats appear in the Building Presets tab in Build Mode and Build Studio. This means you can design a room in Build Studio and then place it into a live household's house through regular Build Mode.4141Uploading to Canvas4343To share a build with other players, save it as a preset and then upload it to Canvas. The upload process allows up to four screenshot images. Mannequins and staging lighting are removed automatically during export. The build appears on Canvas for other players to browse and download.4545Canvas has a ranking system (Newbie, Silver, Gold, Diamond) based on likes and followers. Popular builds can reach the TOP Ranking section, which highlights the most liked creations over different time periods. See the Canvas article for full details on the community platform.4747Use Cases4949ItemDescriptionPrototypingDesign a house without spending your household's Meow. Test layouts, try color combinations, and experiment with room sizes before committing to a build in-game.Content creationBuild elaborate lots specifically for uploading to Canvas. Since budget is unlimited, you can create mansions, public buildings, and themed lots without financial constraints.PracticeLearn the building tools without risk. New players can experiment with wall placement, roof construction, and pool building in a zero-cost environment.Scale testingUse mannequins to check that furniture fits correctly and that room proportions feel right before importing the build into gameplay.
