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The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle: How the Fabricator works

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The Fabricator is an essential machine in The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle. You can use it to make new items using Bits and Pieces.

How does the Fabricator work in The Sims 4?

You can use the Fabricator to make recycled rugs, tables, bookshelves, desks, couches, chairs, dressers, beds, wall decor, and Eco-Upgrade Parts.

Choose the item you want to fabricate, and then feed Bits and Pieces into the Fabricator. The machine will automatically fabricate the items you selected.

The Fabricator can help you lower your eco-footprint. You can use it to breathe new life into recycled materials.

By the way, if the Fabricator stops working, you can use the Repair button to fix it.

How do you get a Fabricator in The Sims 4?

To get a Fabricator in The Sims 4, click on the Build & Buy Mode icon and go to Activities and Skills. Select the Fabricator, and place it on your lot.

By the way, you need a recycling station to turn recyclable items into Bits and Pieces.

Don’t forget to buy the Home Recycle machine too.

What can my Sims make with a Fabricator?

Sims can make the following items using a Fabricator:

  • Fabricated Eco-Upgrade Part: 15 Bits and 10 Pieces
  • Fabricated Electronic Upgrade Part: 30 Bits and 10 Pieces
  • Fabricated Common Upgrade Part: 10 Bits and 5 Pieces
  • Fabricated Kitchen Upgrade Part: 30 Bits and 10 Pieces
  • Fabricated Plumbing Upgrade Part: 10 Bits and 5 Pieces
  • Fabricated Rug: 25 Bits and 30 Pieces
  • Fabricated End Table: 35 Bits and 50 Pieces
  • Fabricated Voodoo Doll: 50 Bits and 50 Pieces
  • Fabricated Bookshelf: 50 Bits and 60 Pieces
  • Fabricated Table Light: 35 Bits and 15 Pieces
  • Fabricated Desk: 30 Bits and 75 Pieces
  • Fabricated Couch: 30 Bits and 75 Pieces
  • Fabricated Outdoor Couch: 35 Bits and 90 Pieces
  • Fabricated Outdoor Chair: 60 Bits and 40 Pieces
  • Fabricated Living Chair: 45 Bits and 60 Pieces
  • Fabricated Dresser: 25 Bits and 80 Pieces
  • Fabricated Dining Chair: 20 Bits and 35 Pieces
  • Fabricated Dining Table: 25 Bits and 75 Pieces
  • Fabricated Floor Light: 55 Bits and 20 Pieces
  • Fabricated Kids Bed: 35 Bits and 75 Pieces
  • Fabricated Single Bed: 25 Bits and 80 Pieces
  • Fabricated Double Bed: 35 Bits and 85 Pieces
  • Fabricated Outdoor Trellis: 60 Bits and 120 Pieces
  • Fine Wall Decor: 90 Bits and 40 Pieces

Sims pursuing a Civil Designer Career can fabricate a Hydroponic Planter for 14 Bits
and 14 Pieces, as well as a Smog Vacuum for 15 Bits and 10 Pieces.

You can use the Smog Vacuum to clean the air in Evergreen Harbor.

When you just start out using the Fabricator, you won’t be able to make all the recycled items listed above. As you level up your Fabrication skill and get more Bits and Pieces, you’ll unlock additional fabrication recipes.

To unlock new fabrication recipes fast, keep using the Fabricator machine, and enthuse Sims about recycling.

By the way, you can purchase different dyes and patterns to create unique rugs and pieces of furniture using the Fabricator.

Is there a public Fabricator in The Sims 4?

You can find public Fabricators in the community centers that have been voted in as maker spaces. There are three community centers in Evergreen Harbor.

Once Sims have voted to turn the local community center into a Maker Space, a public Fabricator, and Candle Making table will become available for everyone to use.

If you don’t want to wait that long, you can go into Build & Buy Mode and freely add things to community lots at any time.

Do you like the Fabricator machine in The Sims 4? Let me know in the comments below.

Happy Simming!

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