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}}The '''Construction PDA''' is the stock PDA for the [[Engineer]], which is ~~uses~~ to construct his various [[buildings]]. The Teleporter PDA ~~variant~~ enables the ~~Engineer to construct~~ [[~~Teleporters~~]], ~~allowing their team to quickly move over any distance, while~~ the Jump Pad ~~PDA variant~~ allows ~~the Engineer to build~~ [[Jump Pads]] that ~~propel players into~~ the air, ~~granting them increased mobility~~ and ~~access~~ to ~~hard-~~to~~-reach areas or vantage points~~.

}}The '''Construction PDA''' is the stock PDA for the [[Engineer]], which is used to construct his various [[buildings]]. It appears as a gray handheld device with a small, blank screen, a red switch on top, and 8 face buttons, including a large yellow button. The red switch appears red, and the yellow button appears yellow, regardless of which team the user is on.

The Construction PDA comes in two forms: the default '''PDA: Teleporter''' and the alternative '''PDA: Jump Pad''', which are visually the same, yet enables construction of different buildings. When the Construction PDA is the active weapon, a menu will appear on the user's interface, enabling construction of 4 buildings. Both PDAs allow construction of the [[Sentry Gun]] and [[Dispenser]]. If the PDA: Teleporter is active, it will allow building the [[Teleporter]] entrance and exit. If the PDA: Jump Pad is active, it allows building two [[Jump Pads]], designated Jump Pad A and Jump Pad B. If the user already owns that building, or they don't have enough metal to build it, the Construction PDA will deny the ability to build it.

When the desired building is chosen, it will appear as a white outline on top of a blueprint, demonstrating the position it will have once built. The user can right-click while the blueprint is out to rotate the blueprints, and therefore the building. If the building cannot be placed at that position, such as while in the air, in a wall, or on certain map geometry, then the outline will disappear and a red "X" will take its place instead. If the attack button is pressed while the Construction PDA is out, the user will switch to their last weapon.

If the user wishes to destroy the buildings they have created, then the Construction PDA is useless, as it is designed for construction. Instead, they must seek out the power of the [[Destruction PDA]], which is designed for destruction.

== Names in other languages ==

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== Trivia ==

* If the user selects a building they cannot construct, the Engineer will appear to press a button on the Construction PDA. This is only visible to other players. This can also be replicated with the <code>pda_click</code> console command.

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