Building Tool

The Building Tool is a hotbar tool which allows the player to place blocks into the Building Space from their inventory. It is given to the player at the start of the game, along with the Delete Tool. While placing, the player is normally restricted to a configurable grid; however, placing blocks on top of other blocks with unique geometry will allow block placement outside of the grid.
The blocks that the player owns appear in a list on the left of the screen upon selecting the Building Tool. This list can be resized by using the small arrow on the bottom-right of the box. Block placement can be rotated by pressing R and T on desktop, tapping on the images on mobile, or the X and B buttons on Xbox.
Following the 01/18/2020 update, the tool allows players to search blocks by categories and names. Selecting the [+] symbol at the farthest right of the Building Tool's GUI expands a menu to toggle anchoring, placement levels, rotation levels, match rotation. It also includes block information, specifically the name of the block and its strength. Clicking after changing the rotate levels from any point will reset it back to its original position. This menu previous included Merging, but was removed in an update on 01/26/2024.
==Build settings==
===Anchor block===
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Toggles whether blocks should be anchored, or immovable, when placed. It is enabled by default. While enabled, any blocks placed cannot move from any force, nor (for certain ability blocks) be activated, until the player launches. While disabled, blocks not connected to the ground or to any anchored blocks will fall to the ground. Any blocks connected to the ground, regardless of this option, are automatically anchored. Once the boat is launched, all blocks will automatically un-anchor.
Un-anchoring during building can be used for creating boats which do not require launching to move. Note that toggling anchor mode does not affect blocks that have already been placed. To modify the anchored state of existing blocks, the Property Tool must be used.
While in a challenge, the anchor block button will be disabled, however, blocks now become automatically anchored.
===Match rotation===
Toggles whether the tool attempts to align blocks to the surface they are placed on. The setting is disabled by default.
===Move===
Adjusts the size of the block placement grid. Allows the player to place blocks that are not snapped to the regular half-block grid. The default Move setting is 1, and can be changed to 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0 (0.05) and 2. Note that these measurements are in studs, not blocks. BABFT's blocks are 2x2x2 in terms of studs.
===Rotate===
Adjusts how many degrees the blocks are rotated when pressing "T" or "R", pressing on the images on mobile, or using the "X" and "B" buttons on Xbox. The default setting is 90°, and can be toggled between 90°, 45°, 15°, 5° and 1°. Block rotation is reset every time the tool is equipped, but the rotation increment is not.
485e0a17fbc2b5f8c0c6a50dff00fd2d.png|The icon on mobile devices that lets the player rotate blocks up and down.
13382e4c9478ed844873dd750ab1d7b2.png|The icon on mobile devices that lets the player rotate blocks left and right.
==Former settings==
===Merging level===
Cycled between 3 merging levels: Red (no merging), Yellow (2-block merging) and Green (infinite merging). Material blocks placed adjacent to other material blocks will merge to create multiblocks. The larger the merged block, the more strength it has. The default merging level was Yellow.
== Trivia ==
* A bug prevents the Building Tool from being used beyond a certain height in the world.
* The rotation of a block can affect its placement. This is noticeable when placing unanchored blocks, and more pronounced when repeatedly reloading and saving. This may cause boats to veer off to the side when using thrusters, even if it is symmetrical.
== Gallery ==
Building Tool Left GUI 1.png|The fist verison of the left GUI of the .
Building Tool Left GUI 2.png|The second verison of the left GUI(not included the block menu) of the .
Building Tool Left GUI 3.png|The third verison(current verison) of the left GUI of the .
Category:Hotbar Items
Category:Tool