Index
Key Commands + Some Mouse Controls
Important notes for Mac users:
For most of the key commands that use the ctrl key simply use the ⌘ key instead. A few excepts to this are the following:
- ⌘Y Does not “redo” instead activates “Move Lot”
- ⌘W Does not Rotate Camera instead Closes the window/quits the game
Live Mode and Build/Buy Mode
General
esc
Open Menu
ctrl
+
Shift
+
C
Open Cheat Console
F1
Live Mode
F2
Buy Mode
F3
Build Mode
F4
Gallery
Camera Controls
tab
Enter Free Cam Mode
,
Rotate Camera Clockwise
.
Rotate Camera Counter-Clockwise
A
Pan Camera Left
D
Pan Camera Right
W
Pan Camera Forward
S
Pan Camera Back
Shift
+
W
OR
S
OR
A
OR
D
Pan Camera Faster
ctrl
+
A
Rotate Camera
Clockwise
ctrl
+
D
Rotate Camera
Counter-Clockwise
ctrl
+
W
Tilt Camera Up
ctrl
+
S
Tilt Camera Down
Same works with arrow keys except rotate.
Z
OR
-
Zoom Out
X
OR
+
Zoom In
ctrl
+
4
Save Camera Position 4
4
Restore Camera Position 4
Same for Keys 5 through 9
home
Walls Up
end
Walls Down
PgUp
Go up a floor
PgDn
Go down a floor
Shift
+
Enter
Center on Active Lot
C
Take Screenshot
V
Start/End Video Recording
Find Screen and Video Capture settings in Game Options.

Pan Camera

Tilt/Rotate Camera

Zoom In/Out
Live Mode
Play Speeds
`
OR
0
OR
P
Pause
1
Play
2
Fast
3
Faster
Sim Selection

On Sim Portrait
Make Active Sim

On Active Sim Portrait
Center on Active Sim

On Sim Portrait
Follow Sim

On Sim
Make Active Sim
Enter
Center on Active Sim
Space
OR
N
Next Sim
First Person Camera Mode
Shift
+
tab
Enter First Person Camera

Interact with
Objects and Sims
Shift
(Hold) Allows interaction
with the interface.

“Move Here”
tab
Removes Interface
ctrl
Re-center Camera
on Sim’s View

Adjust FOV
(Zoom in/out)
Other Live Mode Key Commands
G
Aspiration
J
Career
L
Skills
R
Relationships
I
Sim Inventory
Y
Simology
(Traits, Age, ect.)
O
Needs
U
Social
Groups
M
Map View/Fast Travel
F5
Manage Worlds
Build/Buy Mode
General
G
Toggle Grid
L
Cycle Time of
Day Lighting
T
Top Down
U
Move entire lot
Y
Move Block Cluster
F5
Quarter Tile
Placement Toggle
esc
Cancel
ctrl
+
Z
Undo
ctrl
+
Y
Redo
ctrl
+
Shift
+
Z
Redo
Object Placement
While holding an object
del
Delete/Sell Object
backspace
Send Object to
Household Inventory
alt
Off Grid Placement
alt
+

Off Grid Rotate
,
Rotate Object Clockwise
.
Rotate Object Counter-Clockwise
M
Move Slot
Shift
+

Place Multiple
+
(Numpad)
Cycle Swatches
The rest of these require the move objects cheat described here.
[
Make Object Smaller
]
Make Object Bigger
9
Move Object Down
0
Move Object Upper
Wall Tool
B
Wall Tool
Shift
(Hold)
Toggles Wall/Room
ctrl
(Hold)
Delete Walls
Other Tools
H
Hand/Selection Tool
E
Eyedropper Tool
(Copies Clicked Object)
R
Design Tool
K
Sledgehammer
(Deletes Many Objects)
Wallpaper and Flooring
ctrl
+
F
Toggle Diagonal
Flooring
Shift
(Hold)
Fills Room
alt
Fill Straight Wall
Terrain Paint
ctrl
(Hold)
Erase
[
Make Brush Smaller
]
Make Brush Bigger
;
Make Brush Softer
'
Make Brush Harder
Must Know Cheat Codes
Important note about entering cheat codes:
Everything within [] or {} are arguments, {} are optional, while [] are not. Do not input the brackets/braces only what is inside and only one per set of brackets/braces.
help
Lists all available cheats
rosebud
OR
kaching
Add 1,000 Simoleons to the household funds.
motherlode
Add 50,000 Simoleons to the household funds.
FreeRealEstate {on/off}
Input in neighborhood view to toggle all lots free.
ResetSim [SimFirstName] [SimLastName]
Input in neighborhood view to toggle all lots free.
headlineeffects [on/off]
Hides plumbob, tooltips, thought/speech bubbles and other such effects.
bb.moveobjects {on/off}
Allows placing objects where they normally can’t be.
bb.showhiddenobjects {true/false}
Unlocks hidden debug objects.
bb.ignoregameplayunlocksentitlement {true/false}
Unlocks career objects.