this is from the makers patron TOOL Build Mode Quick-Start Better BuildBuy must also be installed. The usage is the same as regular TOOL, except you will automatically be placed in TOOL mode any time the TOOL dialog is open. Toggle TOOL in build mode by pressing Shift+T In addition, shift+clicking surfaces will automatically place a group box marker. This can be used in combination with the Toggle Group button to highlight many objects at once. When the TOOL extension is open, ctrl+z and ctrl+y will handle the TOOL undo/redo instead of the buildbuy undo/redo. Buildbuy undo still works when TOOL is closed. TOOL Live Mode Quick-Start No other mods are required. Need to enter testingcheats true or you can optionally force it always on using my AlwaysTesting mod. Shift+click objects for TOOL menu Shift+click surfaces for TOOL options menus. it helped me :]
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial! I've been wanting to use this mod, but was worried because it seemed complicated. Your clear explanation made it easy to understand. I'm now excited to give it a try 😊
This was awesome! Thanks for making it so easy to understand. I used T.O.O.L. for the first time to add picnic tables, a grill, a cooler, and a water balloon bucket in the grassy area behind the apartments in San Myshuno's Spice District. This is so cool!
thank u so much :- ( i've had tool for so long just sitting in my mods folder with no clue how to use it but not wanting to remove it ,,, incredibly helpful and easy to understand :3
This video inspired me to FINALLY download this mod & oh MY GOD! I've been missing out! Love adding functional objects to all my neighborhoods and making them more alive!
Thank you for the tutorial - I've been "using" TOOL for months and still haven't really used it cause it was a bit overwhelming - I also LOVE how you say Debug, it made me smile.
Thank you for such an easy to understand tutorial! I remember when this mod first released and you could only use it in live mode and had to type in the coordinates manually etc. I tried it once and never touched it again! I can’t believe how far it’s come and how easy it looks to use now. I’ve been avoiding it for years lol!
Thank you for creating a tool update tutorial. I'm a complete noob with this mod. You and a couple other simmers have been so helpful learning how to take on this intimidating task. with all that being said I did learn how to create a lot of neat things without tool at least lol. I'm very interested in becoming a youtuber and have a lot of homework to do on that subject as well. I currently have a regular HP laptop that I've been playing the sims 4 on. I do have a 2TB external Hard drive and one drive. I think that's the only way I've managed to buy and download just about every pack except a few that I didn't care for. so with that said I'm not sure if my laptop could handle me trying to youtube.
THANK YOU! I always download tool for my game but can never figure out how to use it properly. I usually end up with a gigantic cowplant blocking my sims way ( but looks amazing from map view)
I'm doing search t.o.o.l tutorial with simple and the explanation is easy to make me understand. thank you for easy tutorial for us as the beginner at the game! love it😍
Thank you for this! I tried this mod about a year ago..and gave up super quickly when I placed something in a very wrong location and had to close without saving ;( This makes it super easy.
Thank you so much 🙌🏾 I recently asked another YT’er to do a tutorial on how to place houses using the tool mod and you answered my sim God prayers 😂😂😂🫶🏽 this video was very detailed and informative 🙌🏾😊 one more thing can you share the link to where you got your shell buildings or the name of the creator?
Okay the object turns green but NO tool extension menu pops up. I can only do the options in the tool menu but no tool extension menu. What am I doing seriously wrong here?
I had no idea I could move things in build\buy. I’ve been going in live mode and moving things by shift clicking them and putting in decimals. I desperately needed this 😅
i noticed your grass in willow creek looks nice. (i dont mean the gshade, i mean the texture of the grass itself - it isn't the original ts4 grass!) is this a mod you have? like a world retexture mod? if so, could you let me know which?
I guess I must be doing something wrong because the last version of this mod just only is blocking the entire screen and doesnt even let me mark 90% of objects. I was so excited for this to work lol
thanks so much for this video, such a big help! one question though, i play on a mac so i don’t have an alt key. is there any other way to finely adjust items? thanks!
I can not manage to get the items to rotate in game without tool. I click alt and try to rotate and pull the mouse while the item is engaged and nothing happens.
It’s not working! I downloaded both tool and build but moved folders >EA>SIMS4>Mods. When I open the game It’ll show the mods, everything is on and restarted. I start the game, testing cheats enabled, shift T/shift click and nothing comes up. I even redownload the update from twisted and re did the steps and nothings working. What am I doing wrong?
I give up on the tool mod tbh I downloaded it correctly and I did everything right with opening it and it just doesn’t work, I even removed all my mods and restarted my entire game and nothing
Prayers answered 🙏🏽 teach me babe ! I’ve been needing a tut on this it’s so overwhelming lol
Haha, this should help!
two absolute queens
Girl I was strugggling, your explanation made it so much easier, the tool mod is very overwhelming when you're an amateurr
Wooo I’ve seen other tutorials and this is the most understandable one I’m actually going to use it now !
So glad I COULD HELP!! 🥰
i legit can't play sims without tool mod, legit my fave mod
Jen I swear you're so awesome. I watch builds all the time watching people use this and I always felt like I couldn't do it lol. Thank you!!!🎉🎉
same
i have tool and better build already but shift + T doesn't work for me :
me neither. did you ever figure it out??
this is from the makers patron
TOOL Build Mode Quick-Start
Better BuildBuy must also be installed.
The usage is the same as regular TOOL, except you will automatically be placed in TOOL mode any time the TOOL dialog is open.
Toggle TOOL in build mode by pressing Shift+T
In addition, shift+clicking surfaces will automatically place a group box marker. This can be used in combination with the Toggle Group button to highlight many objects at once.
When the TOOL extension is open, ctrl+z and ctrl+y will handle the TOOL undo/redo instead of the buildbuy undo/redo. Buildbuy undo still works when TOOL is closed.
TOOL Live Mode Quick-Start
No other mods are required.
Need to enter testingcheats true or you can optionally force it always on using my AlwaysTesting mod.
Shift+click objects for TOOL menu
Shift+click surfaces for TOOL options menus.
it helped me :]
@@gr4ys0n just replied to the top comment , check it out for help .
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial! I've been wanting to use this mod, but was worried because it seemed complicated. Your clear explanation made it easy to understand. I'm now excited to give it a try 😊
Love these mods! Definitely essential for building. I've been using these for a while now but you taught me even more so thank you, Jenn!! ❤
ok this is the most friendly understandable yt channel ive ever watched
This was awesome! Thanks for making it so easy to understand. I used T.O.O.L. for the first time to add picnic tables, a grill, a cooler, and a water balloon bucket in the grassy area behind the apartments in San Myshuno's Spice District. This is so cool!
thank u so much :- ( i've had tool for so long just sitting in my mods folder with no clue how to use it but not wanting to remove it ,,, incredibly helpful and easy to understand :3
You made this look SOOOOOO easy! Thank you Jenn!
Jenn, I love you for this! Much needed tutorial ♥️
I just downloaded and needed the explanations! Plus you organized them into easy to find sections for later 🤩 thank you so much!!!
tysm for the alt+click!!
This video inspired me to FINALLY download this mod & oh MY GOD! I've been missing out! Love adding functional objects to all my neighborhoods and making them more alive!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Exactly what I was looking for!
thank you so much for this was so helpful
You are the best at tutorials, Jen. So easy to follow. Thank you!
bless u
I WAS SO LOST LOL this is the best tut
YOU DESERVE ALL FLOWERS AND KUDOS! This was soooo helpful 🥲👏 tysm
that’s why we need your savefile jenn!! your way of building and storytelling… immaculate
pressing shift+T wont work i have the tool mod and the better buildbuy any suggestions?
help u know now?
@@sanbenito9633 No😭😭😭
Had the same problem I finally fixed it, download tool again but don’t unzip the file just click it and drag the folder to your mods foldsd
Thank you for the tutorial - I've been "using" TOOL for months and still haven't really used it cause it was a bit overwhelming - I also LOVE how you say Debug, it made me smile.
jenn let me tell u i have been using tool for at over a year and you taught me things I still had no idea about
Thank you for such an easy to understand tutorial! I remember when this mod first released and you could only use it in live mode and had to type in the coordinates manually etc. I tried it once and never touched it again! I can’t believe how far it’s come and how easy it looks to use now. I’ve been avoiding it for years lol!
Thanks!
Oh my word! I've needed this video for so long! ❤
This was extremely helpful thank you!!!
I'm feeling almost brave enough to try it... having a good teacher makes all the difference
I literally was just saying I need to find a tool mod tutorial omg you’re a lifesaver 😭😭😭
Resizing rugs and objects to 0.8 is my favorite thing to do.
Also love lowering some of the mirrors that sit too high on the walls.
Thank you for creating a tool update tutorial. I'm a complete noob with this mod. You and a couple other simmers have been so helpful learning how to take on this intimidating task. with all that being said I did learn how to create a lot of neat things without tool at least lol. I'm very interested in becoming a youtuber and have a lot of homework to do on that subject as well. I currently have a regular HP laptop that I've been playing the sims 4 on. I do have a 2TB external Hard drive and one drive. I think that's the only way I've managed to buy and download just about every pack except a few that I didn't care for. so with that said I'm not sure if my laptop could handle me trying to youtube.
Thanks a lot! This is amazing 😍 You can also use ctrl z and ctrl y to undo/redo while T.O.O.L is open 🙌
Literally the best videos describing the t.o.o.l mod. Thank you so Much for explaining, I about to go mess around with it now.
THANK YOU! I always download tool for my game but can never figure out how to use it properly. I usually end up with a gigantic cowplant blocking my sims way ( but looks amazing from map view)
i have testingcheats true on and shift and t doesn't do anything
same. Neither does shift+left click as mentiones in another comment
I'm doing search t.o.o.l tutorial with simple and the explanation is easy to make me understand. thank you for easy tutorial for us as the beginner at the game! love it😍
This was the easiest most concise video I’ve ever seen. Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!! I had such a hard time using Move but it’s one of my must use item when building and this definitely helped!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you for this! I tried this mod about a year ago..and gave up super quickly when I placed something in a very wrong location and had to close without saving ;( This makes it super easy.
This was sooooo informative and well done! Thank you so much!
I’ve been wanting to look up a tutorial so I’m so glad you made one ❤❤
Thank you so much 🙌🏾 I recently asked another YT’er to do a tutorial on how to place houses using the tool mod and you answered my sim God prayers 😂😂😂🫶🏽 this video was very detailed and informative 🙌🏾😊 one more thing can you share the link to where you got your shell buildings or the name of the creator?
The shell buildings are live objects. You can find them by enabling them using better build buy ❤
@@XUrbanSimsX thank you 😊
Okay the object turns green but NO tool extension menu pops up. I can only do the options in the tool menu but no tool extension menu. What am I doing seriously wrong here?
When I press shift+T it doesn't show up for some reason
there must have been an update since this video, you now click shift and left click the object
This is truly amazing, thank you so much!
I needed this so bad especially with apartments coming up.
Thank you!! I couldn't figure out how to move objects freely for the life of me!
I had no idea I could move things in build\buy. I’ve been going in live mode and moving things by shift clicking them and putting in decimals. I desperately needed this 😅
Omg you’re the best, can’t wait to build 😭
Wow! This video is so helpful to me! Thank you so so much!🥰
This was definitely made for me. Thank you!
You're AMAZING!! What an amazing mod, I was so intimidated.
Thank goodness, i never understood any other tutorials ❤
Thank you so much 😭🫶🏻😘
omg yesss i’ve been wanting this so bad 🙌❤️
Shift and T is not working.. nothing will open 😕
Same thing is happening to me
This lets you place functional items off lot correct? Going to be trying this tonight.
I can’t get it to work. I have BBB on but pressing Shift+T does nothing
what's bbb, I can't get it to work either tool timex
Ahh I've been waiting for this!
It has been DELIEVERED!
i noticed your grass in willow creek looks nice. (i dont mean the gshade, i mean the texture of the grass itself - it isn't the original ts4 grass!)
is this a mod you have? like a world retexture mod? if so, could you let me know which?
k-505 terrain mod by k-hippie
I guess I must be doing something wrong because the last version of this mod just only is blocking the entire screen and doesnt even let me mark 90% of objects. I was so excited for this to work lol
Thank you very much for the video, was really useful
I hate tool mod :( I watched this video so many times I just hate the elevate and scale with the numbers the most, u did so good explaining though
Thank you ♥
i needed this, thank you jenn lol
Super helpful! ❤
this is so helpful, thank you!!
So welcome 🥰
Thank you!!! I needes this!!!
thanks so much for this video, such a big help! one question though, i play on a mac so i don’t have an alt key. is there any other way to finely adjust items? thanks!
Does the TOOL mod work with Mac? I keep downloading the mod but can't open it in game/build when I play
omg i love you for thissss💜💜💜💜
thank you so much, very helpful
so helpful thank you
I downloaded it but it won't open when I try to use it 😭
Game changer!, thank you so much!,,,
YOU CAN CLICK TO PLACE OBJECTS???? You have just saved me HOURS of scooching objects with the Move setting, WOW
Jenn, you said there is a tutorial on using TOOL to change doors in apartments? Can you give the link please? Thank you.
Hey sis well done on the mod vid
Hi! With this mod i can remove objects off lot? Id really like to remove that ship next to the goths house
Every time I add the BBB mod it messes with the UI menu on the right upper corner. Any advice?
Bless you for this. I update the mod and never use it because I am scared. LOL
I could only know how to Rotate items but when I was Elevate it IT WOULD DISAPPEAR, and when I would Move it nothing happens.
I can not manage to get the items to rotate in game without tool. I click alt and try to rotate and pull the mouse while the item is engaged and nothing happens.
It’s not working! I downloaded both tool and build but moved folders >EA>SIMS4>Mods. When I open the game It’ll show the mods, everything is on and restarted. I start the game, testing cheats enabled, shift T/shift click and nothing comes up.
I even redownload the update from twisted and re did the steps and nothings working. What am I doing wrong?
I'm having the same exact issue
I too would love to say thank you.
It didn't work for me :(
I already follow the intsruction
THANK U!!!
hi, what to do if i have clicked shift t but the tool mod still doesnt open?
If you have better build and buy and play on a laptop without a mouse how do you favorite? 20:06
mine isnt showing up and its installed correctly
I give up on the tool mod tbh I downloaded it correctly and I did everything right with opening it and it just doesn’t work, I even removed all my mods and restarted my entire game and nothing
I should have mentioned I also had the better build buy mod I didn’t remove it when I removed my other mods
how did you make your whole town look so realistic?
Is there a download guide for clickable worlds? I’m not sure if I need to just drag the download into my mods folder or add it into my games bin?
THERE IS NO MOD CALLED CLICKABLE WORLDS BY AWINGEDLLAMA? where is it? Even bing says there is no such mod.
What are you using to change the look of the grass and sidewalk
does anyone know if you can use this mod to flip/invert/mirror objects??
Does anyone else have this issue where when moving objects of you hold shift instead of alt a white line appears? I can't get rid of it
Can somebody explain how to do this with MAC? I have tried everything! Nothing is working
Does anyone know how to rotate snowboards? I'm trying to get one to lean against a wall. I've tried it a dozen times and still can't get it. 😭