How does Build Mode work? – Spry Fox Support

Build Mode lets you place, move and dye items in your home, your Starter Plot and your Waystation.

Advanced Build Mode Settings

Turn these on or off in the bottom-left corner of Build Mode:

Camera: move the camera independently from your character.
Snapping: decorations snap to floors, walls and ceilings.
Obstruction Avoidance: placed decorations can't overlap other decorations.
Ignore Support Requirements: place decorations without a surface underneath.

ℹ️ Some advanced settings are only available in your home, not in the Waystation or Wilderness.

Smart Connectors replace corner, connection and inner-corner wall pieces. You can still use old connector pieces you own, or recycle them for resources.
Most decorations can hang over the edge of what they're placed on. This makes moving groups of items easier. An item resting on a floor you move may get left behind.
Wall items such as posters and frames are flat and can be layered. Items can be placed flush against walls.
Fences are in the Structures tab. You can place objects on any flat-topped fence.
Use the button to send everything in your home to storage.
Climbing stamina is turned off in Build Mode.
Recycle items directly from Build Mode and home storage.
You can check placed proposals in the Decor Management (Storage) screen.

In the Wilderness, each player can make up to 20 proposals per day.
Wilderness proposals for the 4 main traversables need 3 votes. All other Wilderness items need 15 votes. Items flagged by 3 players are removed.
You get a Mail once a day when other players complete your proposals.