# Delete build? **URL:** \ **Category:** NMS Next - Help A Fellow Traveler\ **Created:** [August 8, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836 "2018-08-08T17:15:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Linshell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/linshell/32/3383_2.png) [@Linshell](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Linshell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/1 "2018-08-08T17:15:03Z")
Help please, I haven’t played nms for months and months and can’t work out in the new build ing section how to delete. I see xplace object rotate material colour that is all. I know I need to select the same wall, floor etc as before then I press??? ---
**Author:** ![toddumptious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/toddumptious/32/58816_2.png) [@toddumptious](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/toddumptious)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/2 "2018-08-08T17:19:27Z")
Back out into a sub menu in build mode so you have no placeable object selected, and then the button that would bring up colour selection will now have a red x for deletion. Sorry I don’t know exact key for PC, playing on console but it’s left trigger on controller I believe. ---
**Author:** ![Linshell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/linshell/32/3383_2.png) [@Linshell](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Linshell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/3 "2018-08-08T17:23:35Z")
Thank you for such a qick reply… going a bit mad trying to find it in wiki… I am on Ps4 in creative… wish there was a real manual you know an old fashioned paper one! I will give it a try now. ---
**Author:** ![Linshell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/linshell/32/3383_2.png) [@Linshell](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Linshell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/4 "2018-08-08T17:45:21Z")
Ha! I had turn off the game as I was feeling fed up, after your reply went back to find my structures all gone, I hadn’t saved them …just the build computer there so I have started afresh…But I am sure I will need the Delete option soon… ---
**Author:** ![Linshell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/linshell/32/3383_2.png) [@Linshell](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Linshell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/5 "2018-08-08T18:43:15Z")
Yes that works …brill ---
**Author:** ![Mad-Hatter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/mad-hatter/32/61657_2.png) [@Mad-Hatter](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Mad-Hatter)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/6 "2018-08-08T19:02:56Z")
Don’t forget to build a save point… or at least jump in and out of your ship every now and then. ---
**Author:** ![Linshell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/linshell/32/3383_2.png) [@Linshell](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Linshell)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/7 "2018-08-08T19:49:17Z")
Just this sec completed that I had almost forgotten though. X ---
**Author:** ![Finnerty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/finnerty/32/26115_2.png) [@Finnerty](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/Finnerty)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/8 "2018-08-08T20:06:47Z")
Its F key on PC to delete. ---
**Author:** ![DevilinPixy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.atlas-65.com/devilinpixy/32/74073_2.png) [@DevilinPixy](https://forums.atlas-65.com/u/DevilinPixy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.atlas-65.com/t/delete-build/5836/9 "2025-08-21T15:51:11Z")