Difference between revisions of "Heightmap Editing"

====Editing Toolbar====

====Editing Toolbar====

:Button descriptions left to right:

:Button descriptions left to right:

:*'''Save''' This button saves the current state of the loaded heightmap section to your [[Data|plugin]].

:*'''Save''' This button saves the current state of the loaded heightmap section to your [[Data|plugin]].

:*'''Undo''' This button will allow you to undo the last few brush edits to the heightmap editing window.

:*'''Undo''' This button will allow you to undo the last few brush edits to the heightmap editing window.

:*'''Grid''' This button toggles the heightmap editing window cell grid overlay.

:*'''Grid''' This button toggles the heightmap editing window cell grid overlay.

:*'''Color Masking''' This button brings up the [[#Editing/Overview/Preview/Color Masking Windows|color masking]] window.

:*'''Color Masking''' This button brings up the [[#Editing/Overview/Preview/Color Masking Windows|color masking]] window.

:*'''Marquee''' This button allows you to draw a rectangular selection shape around specific pixels for more controlled heightmap editing, eroding, or for pixel copying.

:*'''Marquee''' This button allows you to draw a rectangular selection shape around specific pixels for more controlled heightmap editing, eroding, or for pixel copying.

:*'''Lasso''' This button allows you to draw a curvilinear selection shape around specific pixels for more controlled heightmap editing, eroding, or for pixel copying.

:*'''Lasso''' This button allows you to draw a curvilinear selection shape around specific pixels for more controlled heightmap editing, eroding, or for pixel copying.

:*'''Flatten''' This button toggles as brush that will clamp all pixels inside the cursor to be the same color as the pixel directly under the cursor's center crosshair in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: A

:*'''Flatten''' This button toggles as brush that will clamp all pixels inside the cursor to be the same color as the pixel directly under the cursor's center crosshair in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: A

:*'''Raise''' This button toggles a brush that will paint white to the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. With this brush selected, the left mouse button acts as raise, and the right mouse button acts as lower. Shortcut: S

:*'''Raise''' This button toggles a brush that will paint white to the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. With this brush selected, the left mouse button acts as raise, and the right mouse button acts as lower. Shortcut: S

:*'''Lower''' This button toggles a brush that will paint black to the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. With this brush selected, the left mouse button acts as lower and the right mouse button acts as raise. Shortcut: D

:*'''Lower''' This button toggles a brush that will paint black to the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. With this brush selected, the left mouse button acts as lower and the right mouse button acts as raise. Shortcut: D

:*'''Smooth''' This button toggles a brush that will average the differences in color between the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: F

:*'''Smooth''' This button toggles a brush that will average the differences in color between the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: F

:*'''Noise''' This button toggles a brush that will paint a mottled black and white pattern, as determined by the [[#Brush/Erosion Parameters|noise parameters]], to the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: G

:*'''Noise''' This button toggles a brush that will paint a mottled black and white pattern, as determined by the [[#Brush/Erosion Parameters|noise parameters]], to the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: G

:*'''Smudge''' This button toggles a brush that will intensely average the differences in color between the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: H

:*'''Smudge''' This button toggles a brush that will intensely average the differences in color between the pixels under the cursor in the heightmap editing window. Shortcut: H

:*'''Preview''' This button brings up the [[#Editing/Overview/Preview/Color Masking Windows|preview window]].

:*'''Preview''' This button brings up the [[#Editing/Overview/Preview/Color Masking Windows|preview window]].

:*'''Overview''' This button toggles the display of the [[#Editing/Overview/Preview/Color Masking Windows|overview window]].

:*'''Overview''' This button toggles the display of the [[#Editing/Overview/Preview/Color Masking Windows|overview window]].

:*'''Paintbrush''' This button toggles a brush that will paint the currently selected color under the cursor in the heightmap editor window. Shortcut: B

:*'''Paintbrush''' This button toggles a brush that will paint the currently selected color under the cursor in the heightmap editor window. Shortcut: B

:*'''Eyedropper''' This button toggles a crosshair that will allow you to select the color of the pixel directly under the cursor. The currently selected color is indicated by the swatch next to the eyedropper icon.

:*'''Eyedropper''' This button toggles a crosshair that will allow you to select the color of the pixel directly under the cursor. The currently selected color is indicated by the swatch next to the eyedropper icon.