Build Mode

Build Mode

Build mode grants additional tools for building creations. While in a ship, press the Change Ship Mode key, Z, to switch between build mode and flight mode.

On a station, planet, or asteroid, a build block is required to access build mode. Use the Activate key, R, on a Build Block to enter build mode on these entities.

Advanced Build Mode

An additional menu can be accessed for advanced build options. Hold the Advanced Build Mode key, Left Control, to access this menu.

While holding the Advanced Build Mode key ,Left Control, the following features are available:

Advance Build Mode Features
Remove Mode	Invert build area outline to show what would be removed with Right Click
Lighten	Remove shading, giving blocks full brightness for better visibility.
Show Center of Mass	Display intersecting lines indicating the center of mass. The ship turns/rotates around this point.
XYZ Sliders	Adjust the size of the build area (for placing a larger volume of blocks at once)
Orientation	Adjust the rotation of a block before placing.
Undo/Redo	Undo or redo the last build or remove operation.
Load	Load a previously saved template for pasting.
Copy	Copy the selected blocks.
Paste	Paste the previously copied/loaded blocks.
Save	Save previously copied blocks as a template.
Create Docking	Tool for automatically creating docked entities on existing rail blocks.
Symmetry Build Planes XY/XZ/YZ-Plane	Enable symmetric(mirrored) building on up to 3 planes.
Odd-sym Mode	ON: Planes are centered on blocks. OFF: Planes are in between blocks.
Mirror Cubes	Mirror block orientations across symmetry planes.
Build Helper	Tool for making circles, ellipsoids(sphere, egg, etc), and torus shapes(doughnuts).
Remove/Replace filter	Allows restricting removal/replacement of blocks to one specific type.
Pick aimed at	Set the Remove/Replace filter to the block type being targeted.