Moving, reinstalling, and deconstructing

Most furniture and buildings can be picked up and moved. Anything you no longer want can be torn down. Both actions are gizmos: contextual commands you reach by pressing G on the selected object. Deconstruct also lives in the Architect menu (under the Orders category) as a paint-over-an-area order, but the G gizmo on the object itself is usually faster for both reinstalling and deconstructing.

• Reinstall picks the object up and puts it into placement mode so you can set it down somewhere else. Use it when reorganizing, for example moving beds into a freshly built bedroom.
• Deconstruct removes the object entirely, usually returning some of the materials. Use it when scrapping something permanently, for example clearing out a low-quality bed to build a better one.

How to do it

1. Move your cursor onto the object.
2. Press G to open its gizmos.
3. Choose Reinstall or Deconstruct and press Enter.

For deconstruct, that is all. The object is marked for removal and a pawn will tear it down.

For reinstall, the object enters placement mode. Move the cursor to the new location and confirm, just like placing a manual designator. The jump modes available in building mode (preset distance, adjacent to wall) work here the same way. See the Architect menu for the full placement flow.

Gizmo shortcuts

Gizmos can carry their own keyboard shortcuts, so you can trigger Reinstall or Deconstruct without opening the menu. For how those shortcuts work, including what happens when two gizmos share one, see gizmos.