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The building menu, now with a mouse interface!

The Building menu can be accessed from the main menu by pressing the b key. This allows your dwarves to build anything listed within the menu, provided you have access to the proper materials. This list also contains several sub-menus which expand to show further building options.

Any item within this list, once built, can then be interacted with by clicking on it. All buildings can be disassembled into their original parts and removed by clicking on them, then clicking on the button near the top-right of the pop-up that shows a house that is crossed out. The same pop-up window gives you all of the building's details, and allows you to look at the items currently stored within an individual building as well as which items were used to construct that particular building.

The exception to this rule are items located under the n:Constructions sub-menu. These items are considered Constructions, and as such, have no interactions available. These items are removed using the x:Remove Construction option in the mining menu. For more detail on how buildings and constructions interact, please see the Construction article.

List of buildings

Building	Hotkey
Armor stand	y,n
Bed	f,b
Chair	f,r
Burial	f,x
Door	p,r
Floodgate	m,f
Floor hatch	p,h
Wall grate	n,G
Floor grate	n,g
Vertical bars	n,M
Floor bars	n,m
Cabinet	f,n
Chest	f,h
Cage	f,g
Farm plot	o,f,p
Weapon rack	y,r
Statue	f,u
Slab	f,l
Table	f,t
Paved road	n,o
Dirt road	n,O
Bridge	n,b
Well	m,L
Workshops	o
Furnaces	o,u
Glass window	n,y
Gem window	n,Y
Constructions	n
Trade depot	T
Traps	t
Machines and Fluids	m
Instruments	f,i
Support	n,p
Animal trap	r,t
Rope/chain	r,h
Archery target	y,t
Traction bench	f,T
Nest box	o,f,n
Offering place	f,p
Hive	o,f,h
Bookcase	f,o
Display	f,p

Notes

• When a building gets designated for construction, the items designated to be used in the construction will be reserved for that building, meaning that other dwarves will not use that specific item for something else.

V · T · E Buildings
Workshops • Furnaces
Furniture	Altar • Animal trap • Armor stand • Bed • Box • Bucket • Cabinet • Cage • Coffin • Display case • Pedestal • Restraint • Seat • Slab • Statue • Table • Weapon rack
Tools	Bookcase • Hive • Nest box
Access	Bars • Bridge • Door • Floodgate • Grate • Hatch • Road • Window
Constructions	Floor • Fortification • Ramp • Stairs • Wall
Machine and trap parts	Axle • Gear assembly • Lever • Millstone • Pressure plate • Roller • Screw pump • Support • Trap • Water wheel • Windmill
Other buildings	Archery target • Kennel • Shop • Siege engine • Trade depot • Wagon • Well
Related articles	Design strategies • Bedroom design • Furniture industry