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

This document is under development

The Tools Palette

Tools and keymap for S20

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 type of brush effect. The choices are:-

Ground Height
Ground Texture
Scrapbook Data
Edit Effect Layers

Ground Height

When this option 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 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 then refer to the Notes at the top of this document.

Height Up/Height Down
Up/Down brush controls

Set Height
Up/Down brush controls

Grade

Radius	the brush radius (metres)
Height	the brush height (metres) -3000m to 3000m
Sensitivity	0% = very low 100% = extreme
Grade	slope 0% = flat, same as Plateau in Classic 100% = very steep (but not vertical)
Angle	slope direction (degrees) 0° = North, 180° = South

Brush controls that are available for each selected tool are shown with a Gold coloured icon next to their names.

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 (and select) objects that are in the landscape. The objects can be textures, effect layers, scenery and splines.