Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7: How To Build (Controls)

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 has arrived bringing a new theme to everyone's favourite battle-royale.

If you're a Fortnite newcomer, you may be struggling with the one thing that separates the game from other battle royale titles – building.

In fact, even veterans that have been playing for a few seasons might want to get some practice in.

Thankfully, we've put together a building "Cheat Sheet" below.

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 7 Building Guide

How to Build in Fortnite

PC

• Q: Opens building menu
• F1, F2, F3, F4: Cycle through build types
• F5: Traps
• RMB: Cycle through materials
• G: Edit existing item
• R: Rotate

PS4

• Circle: Opens building menu
• Triangle: Cycle through build types
• Square: Traps
• L1: Cycle through materials
• Hold Circle: Edit existing item
• R1: Rotate

Xbox One

• B: Opens building menu
• Y: Cycle through build types
• X: Traps
• LB: Cycle through materials
• Hold B: Edit existing item
• RB: Rotate

Remember, when on the PC, you can change your bindings to whatever keys you're comfortable with. The trick to building quickly is having the build keys bound to a configuration that you're comfortable with.

That being said, end up building around 25 structures and you'll be rewarded with 30,000 XP for completing a Fortnite season 7 week 8 challenge.

Read more: How to complete the Fortnite Season 7 Week 8 challenges quickly.