Revision as of 11:00, 6 January 2023

The information in this Wiki Page applies to Surveyor 2.0 (S20) as found in Trainz Plus.

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Contents 1 The Tools Palette 1.1 The Brush Tool 1.1.1  Ground Height  1.1.2  Ground Texture  1.1.3  Scrapbook Data  1.1.4  Edit Effect Layers...  1.2 The Placement Tool 1.3 The Eyedropper Tool 1.4 The Free Move Tool 1.5 The Fine Adjustment Tool 1.6 The Marquee Tool 2 Trainz Wiki

In Summary:

The Tools Palette

Notes: If the Tools Palette is not shown on the screen, then:- 1. open the Window Menu from the menu icons at the top of the screen   visible palettes with have ticks next to their names 2. Left click on the item Tools Palette   this will add a tick and make the Tools Palette visible 3. make sure that the Tools Options Palette is also visible

The Brush Tool

Keyboard Shortcut:  W  The Brush Tool is used for painting the landscape. It can:- adjust the height of the terrain add ground textures add Effect Layers add Scrapbook scenes When selected, the Brush Tool will show two drop down menu lists.

The first drop down menu will set the Brush Target, the type of brush. The Targets are:- Ground Height Ground Texture Scrapbook Data Edit Effect Layers

 Ground Height 

When this Target is selected, the second drop down box will display a selection of Ground Height tools. The choices are:- Height Up Height Down Set Height Grade

The Ground Height Tool selected will decide which of the standard Brush options 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. The brush tool options that are available are shown with a  Gold  coloured icon next to their names. The options that have their icon greyed out will be ignored, but they can still be altered.
Height Up/Height Down	Set Height	Grade	Radius  the brush radius (metres) - see Notes: below  Height  the brush height (metres) Range: -3000m to 3000m  Sensitivity  Range: 1% = very low, to 100% = extreme  Grade  slope gradient - see Notes: below Range: -100% = steep (but not vertical), to 0% = flat (Plateau in Classic), to 100% = steep (but not vertical)  Angle  grade up direction (degrees) 0° = North, 180° = South this is reversed for a negative grade

Notes: Unlike Surveyor Classic, there appears to be no upper limit to the brush  Radius . Brushes of hundreds of metres (even kilometres) in size are possible. However, if you are using the brush to set an entire baseboard, or many baseboards, to a specific height then the Marquee Tool may be a better choice. The  Grade  may cause some confusion. It is defined as height (vertical) over distance (horizontal) converted to a percentage figure. So a grade of 100% (the maximum allowed) would mean a slope formed by the height and distance being the same (e.g. a height increase of 50m over a distance of 50m). A vertical slope (a cliff) would have an infinite grade which is currently impossible in Surveyor.

 Ground Texture 

When this Target is selected, the second drop down box will be disabled - there are no brush texture tool choices.

The brush tool options that are available are shown with a  Gold  coloured icon next to their names. The options that have their icon greyed out will be ignored, but they can still be altered.

	Radius	the brush radius (metres) see Notes: below
	Sensitivity	texture opacity Range: 1% = almost transparent, to 100% = solid (opaque)
	Rotation	the initial brush rotation angle from the default see Notes: below
	Scale	the texture pattern size (scale) Range: 0.01% - smallest, to 100% - full size

Notes: Unlike Surveyor Classic, there appears to be no upper limit to the brush  Radius . Brushes of hundreds of metres (even kilometres) in size are possible. If you are using the brush to paint an entire baseboard, or many baseboards, then the Marquee Tool will be quicker but it will not give the options of changing the scale and rotation angle. The  Rotation  controls the starting angle for the texture when painting and is often used to avoid pattern repetition. As in Surveyor Classic, holding down the  [  or  ]  keys while painting will continuously change the angle. Changing the rotation angle during painting is not recommended for PBR Textures.

 Scrapbook Data 

 Edit Effect Layers... 

The Placement Tool

Keyboard Shortcut:  E

The Placement Tool is used to add assets to the landscape.

The Eyedropper Tool

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

Keyboard Shortcut:  S

The Free Move Tool is used to move objects in the landscape.

The Fine Adjustment Tool

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

Keyboard Shortcut:  F

The Marquee Tool is used to select areas of the landscape.

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