How to Use S20 Tools
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| + | <td colspan=3>The brush controls that are available for each selected tool are shown with a <span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: gold; background-color: black;"> Gold </span> coloured icon next to their names. Controls that have their icon greyed out can still be changed but they will be ignored.</td> | ||
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<td width=210><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Height Up/Height Down </span><br>[[image:BrushToolsHeightUpDown_S20.png|link=|alt=Up/Down brush controls]]</td> | <td width=210><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Height Up/Height Down </span><br>[[image:BrushToolsHeightUpDown_S20.png|link=|alt=Up/Down brush controls]]</td> | ||
<td width=210><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Set Height </span><br>[[image:BrushToolsHeightSet_S20.png|link=|alt=Up/Down brush controls]]</td> | <td width=210><span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Set Height </span><br>[[image:BrushToolsHeightSet_S20.png|link=|alt=Up/Down brush controls]]</td> | ||
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| − | <td>Unlike in '''Surveyor Classic''', there appears to be no upper limit to the brush <span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: gold; background-color: black;"> Radius </span>. Brushes of hundreds of metres ( | + | <td>Unlike in '''Surveyor Classic''', there appears to be no upper limit to the brush <span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: gold; background-color: black;"> Radius </span>. Brushes of hundreds of metres (even kilometres) in size are possible. However, if you are using the brush to set a specific height to an entire baseboard, or to many baseboards, then the '''Marquee Tool''' may be a better choice.</td> |
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===<span style="color: white; background-color: blue;"> Edit Effect Layers... </span>=== | ===<span style="color: white; background-color: blue;"> Edit Effect Layers... </span>=== | ||
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Revision as of 08:20, 6 January 2023
The information in this Wiki Page applies to Surveyor 2.0 (S20) as found in Trainz Plus.
This document is under development
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The Tools Palette
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The Brush Tool
The Brush Tool is used for painting the landscape. It can:-
When selected, the Brush Tool will show two drop down menu lists. |
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The first drop down menu will set the Brush Target, the type of brush. The Targets are:-
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Ground Height
When this Target is selected, the second drop down box will display a selection of Ground Height tools. The choices are:-
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The Ground Height Tool selection will determine which of the standard Brush controls will be available for use in the Tools Options Palette. If this palette is not shown on the screen then refer to the Notes at the top of this document.
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Ground Terrain
Scrapbook Data
Edit Effect Layers...
The Placement Tool
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Keyboard Shortcut: E |
The Placement Tool is used to add assets to the landscape.
The Eyedropper Tool
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Keyboard Shortcut: R |
The Eyedropper Tool is used to identify objects that are in the landscape. The objects can be textures, effect layers, scenery, rolling stock, track and track equipment, and splines.
The Free Move Tool
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Keyboard Shortcut: S |
The Free Move Tool is used to move objects in the landscape.
The Fine Adjustment Tool
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Keyboard Shortcut: D |
The Fine Adjustment Tool is used to make fine adjustments (XYZ axis, rotation, tilt) to objects in the landscape.
The Marquee Tool
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Keyboard Shortcut: F |
The Marquee Tool is used to select areas of the landscape.
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This page was created by Trainz user pware in January 2023 and was last updated as shown below.
