# BUILDING TOOL

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This tool allows you to create entire buildings very quickly.

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## SHAPES

Choose from preset shapes or draw your own using freeform mode by clicking on the corresponding shapes.

In **Freefrom** shape, click then hold <kbd>🡅 SHIFT</kbd>  to bend your current line and press <kbd>DELETE</kbd> or <kbd>BACKSPACE</kbd> to erase your last point.

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## STYLES

Select wall and floor style. If you select the **X** in the wall section, then you will only draw the floor.

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## COLORS

Change the **color** of the [wall](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/wall-tool) or the floor by clicking on the box below each selector. The small arrow on the right resets the color to default.

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{% hint style="info" %}
See the [<mark style="color:blue;">Custom Color Palette Chapter</mark>](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/general-info/custom-color-palette) for more info.
{% endhint %}

## ERASING

To erase part of a building: Hold <kbd>⌥ ALT</kbd> and draw. The selected area will be removed.

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## EDITING POINTS

You can edit points of the drawn shape by clicking on the <kbd><mark style="color:blue;">**Edit Points**<mark style="color:blue;"></kbd> button. When you move a point, the **entire building updates** accordingly.&#x20;

* To **move** a **point**, click on any point of the wall and drag it where you want.
* To **add** a point, click anywhere on a wall.&#x20;
* To **remove** a point, hover over it and hit <kbd>DELETE</kbd> or <kbd>BACKSPACE</kbd>.
* To **delete** a **segment**, click on <kbd><mark style="color:blue;">**Edit Points**<mark style="color:blue;"></kbd>**,** hover between two points, and press <kbd>DELETE</kbd> or <kbd>BACKSPACE</kbd>.
* To exit that mode, click on one of the **shapes** above the button.\
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## CORNERS

You can also choose to toggle the <kbd><mark style="color:blue;">**Bevel Corners**<mark style="color:blue;"></kbd> button at the very bottom to have soft or sharp angles to your walls.

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## USEFUL INFO

{% hint style="warning" %}

### 📌 Good to know 📌&#x20;

* You can’t mix different wall types within one building using this tool.\\

* You can’t edit the floor or the walls from the [Wall](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/wall-tool) or the [Pattern Shape](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/pattern-shape-tool) tools.\\

* To disable the wall shadow, you need to select the wall in the [Selection Tool](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/select-tool) and disable the shadow from there.\\

* The floor is designed to have some randomness in it, and will change everytime you update the building.\\

* Walls from the Building Tool interact with cave walls from the [Cave Tool](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/cave-brush) but walls from the [Wall Tool](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/wall-tool) don't.
  {% endhint %}

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## *Author's Thoughts*

*While the Building Tool is powerful to make quick and dirty maps, it doesn't allow much control.* \
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*If you plan on spending more than 10 minutes on a map, then I'd advise you to use the* [*Wall Tool*](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/wall-tool) *and the* [*Pattern Shape Tool*](https://unofficial-dd-manual.gitbook.io/dungeondraft/all-the-tools/design-tab/pattern-shape-tool) *instead.*
{% endhint %}
