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EA_Mai
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8 years ago

Controls for The Sims 4 on consoles (Outdated as of February 2023)

Edited (June 2020) - With the latest patch, we have added a new Controls Overlay Reminder that shows up throughout CAS, Gallery, Live Mode and Build Mode which should make it easier for new Simmers t...
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emjaay_xx
8 years ago
Does anyone know how to turn object snap off? I’m trying to specifically place items and it keeps snapping to grid
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EA_Mai
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8 years ago

Hi @emjaay_xx,

Please, give this a try:

Toggle between grid / half grid / free object placing:
This will allow you to place objects outside the grid.
Xbox: Press the left trigger (LT)
PlayStation: Press L2

Happy building! 🙂

-Mai

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    EA_Mai
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    8 years ago
    Updated to add controls for rotating objects to any angle 😉

    While having an object selected:
    Xbox: press LB/RB at the same time, then right stick to rotate.
    PlayStation: press L1/R1 at the same time, then right stick to rotate.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    Hi! I'm having some difficulty with the controls for build mode on ps4. It's seems as if there's two different set of controls. The first set I started with( and I prefer) included Triangle being delete/sell and object and L2/R2 were undo/redo but it randomly switched to Triangle being Place Multiple and L2 allows you to toggle grid mode/ enable free placement? How do I switch them back?

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