Blueprint Mode
Blueprint Mode makes building houses exceedingly simple.
Blueprint Mode is a tool introduced in patch 42 of The Sims 3. It allows players to lay down a series of premade rooms to form a floor plan, which can then be realized into a complete, fully-featured house. Blueprints can be previewed without saving them, allowing players to plan out the design of their lot.
With Seasons installed, players are given the "Cabin" blueprint style to use. Additionally, patch 55 adds swimming pool blueprints for players to place.
Functionality
Rooms can be placed on any flat, empty terrain, or over empty floor tiles. They can also be placed over columns, unless it contains a swimming pool or fountain. Once a room has been finalized, it can no longer be moved around or rotated as a whole, and will function like a regular room. The rooms in the blueprint catalog can be filtered by custom content, store items, or by content pack.
Rooms that are placed next to each other with an overlapping shared wall will be adjoined. Doors and windows located on these walls will be kept, unless it conflicts with a wall object (such as a painting or toilet). If a door and a window conflict, the door will override the window. Objects that lose to another conflicting object will be sold or moved to the family inventory.
The eyedropper and Create a Style tools, as well as item catalog categories in Buy and Build Modes, are disabled when blueprint mode is enabled.
If a kitchen blueprint is placed on a community lot, any stoves that are in those blueprints will be retained. This can work as a workaround to get more stoves on the few community lot assignments where stoves do work (Primarily World Adventures-type base camps, and potentially fire stations[TS3:A]) but where stoves are not shown in Buy Mode.
List of Blueprints
- Dated
- §3,046
- 4x4
- A refrigerator, a stove, a sink.
- "This is an affordably priced kitchen."
- Country
- §6,897
- 6x6
- A refrigerator, a stove, a sink, a microwave oven, a garbage can, a fire alarm, 3 barstools.
- "This is a moderately priced kitchen."
- Gothic
- §9,872
- 6x6
- A refrigerator, a stove, a sink, a garbage can, a telephone, 3 barstools.
- "This is a moderately priced kitchen."
- Coastal
- §11,029
- 6x6
- A refrigerator, a stove, a sink, a fire alarm, 2 barstools.
- "This is a moderately priced kitchen."
- Ultra Contemporary
- §29,769
- 8x8
- A refrigerator, a stove, 2 sinks, a fire alarm, an aquarium, 3 barstools.
- "This is an expensive kitchen."
- Cabin[TS3:S]
- §8,819
- 4x6
- A refrigerator, a stove, a coffeemaker, 2 sinks, a fire alarm, a telephone.
- "This is a moderately priced kitchen."
- Simple
- Cabin[TS3:S]
- §5,805
- 4x4
- This is a moderately priced bathroom.
- Contemporary
- §5,830
- 4x4
- A toilet, a shower, a sink, a mirror
- This is a moderately priced bathroom.
- Coastal
- §6,207
- 4x5
- A toilet, a bathtub, 2 sinks, 2 mirrors, a rug.
- This is a moderately priced bathroom.
- Country
- §6,347
- 4x4
- This is a moderately priced bathroom.
- Gothic
- §10,776
- 6x6
- This is an expensive bathroom.
Spare Bedroom
- Country
- §3,933
- 4x6
- This is a moderately priced bedroom.
Bedroom
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- §4,166
- 6x6
- This is an affordably priced bedroom.
- Cabin[TS3:S]
- §7,379
- 6x6
- This is a moderately priced bedroom.
- Country
- §7,548
- 6x8
- This is a moderately priced bedroom.
- Coastal
- §7,560
- 6x6
- This is a moderately priced bedroom.
- Gothic
- §11,086
- 6x8
- This is a moderately priced bedroom.
- Ultra Contemporary
- §22,640
- 8x10
- This is an expensive bedroom.
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- Dated
- §3,561
- 5x6
- This is an affordably priced living room.
- Coastal
- §8,505
- 6x7
- This is a moderately priced living room.
- Cabin[TS3:S]
- §8,944
- 6x8
- This is a moderately priced living room.
- Contemporary
- §10,367
- 8x8
- This is a moderately priced living room.
- Country
- §11,911
- 6x8
- This is a moderately priced living room.
- Gothic
- §25,899
- 8x10
- This is an expensive living room.
- Contemporary
- §5,738
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced dining room.
- Coastal
- §6,494
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced dining room.
- Cabin[TS3:S]
- §7,524
- 6x6
- This is a moderately priced dining room.
- Country
- §8,407
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced dining room.
- Gothic
- §21,089
- 8x8
- This is an expensive dining room.
Art Studio
- Charming
- §7,029
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced room.
Home Office
- Contemporary
- §8,577
- 4x5
- A computer, a bookshelf, a stereo, a clock
- This is a moderately priced study.
Study
- Grandoise
- §15,974
- 8x8
- This is an expensive study.
- Baby Boy
- §3,522
- 4x5
- This is a moderately priced kid's room.
- Baby Girl
- §3,927
- 4x5
- This is a moderately priced kid's room.
- Boy
- §6,550
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced kid's room.
- Girl
- §7,225
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced kid's room.
Hallway
- Simple
- §1,893
- 3x6
- This is an affordably priced room.
- Simple
- §2,511
- 6x6
- This is an affordably priced room.
- Simple
- §2,740
- 3x10
- This is an affordably priced room.
Art Studio
- Charming
- §7,029
- 5x6
- This is a moderately priced room.
Home Theater
- Clean
- §7,914
- 4x5
- A television, a game console, 2 armchairs
- This is a moderately priced room.
Foyer
- Contemporary
- §9,514
- 6x8
- This is a moderately priced room.
Family Room
- Contemporary
- §12,255
- 6x8
- This is a moderately priced room.
Studio
- Contemporary
- §21,800
- 10x10
- This is a moderately priced room.
In-House Gym
- Exquisite
- §23,845
- 8x8
- This is an expensive room.
Swimming Pool
Note: Pool blueprints are only available with Patch 55 installed.
- 50s
- §7,967
- 13x8
- This is a pool blueprint.
- Plumbob
- §14,906
- 17x13
- This is a pool blueprint.
- Traditional
- §19,112
- 20x12
- This is a pool blueprint.
- Romantic
- §3,370
- 8x8
- This is a pool blueprint.
Lazy River Pool
Note: Pool blueprints are only available with Patch 55 installed.
- Straight
- §2,918
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Offset Straight
- §3,250
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Convex Straight
- §3,310
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Fountain Straight
- §3,563
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Long Straight
- §5,036
- 14x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Long Straight
- §6,489
- 14x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Long Straight
- §6,509
- 14x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Long Straight
- §6,549
- 14x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Plain Corner
- §2,685
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Convex Corner
- §2,685
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Concave Corner
- §3,266
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Convex Corner
- §3,254
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Convex T-Junction
- §3,336
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Concave T-Junction
- §3,532
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Concave Cross
- §3,735
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Convex Cross
- §3,735
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Concave Endcap
- §879
- 7x3
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Convex Endcap
- §879
- 7x3
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.
- Diving Board Endcap
- §2,346
- 7x7
- This is a piece of the lazy river pool. Connect multiple parts together to create unique pools of your own.