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

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 give a choice of several 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 edited.

Height Up/Height Down
Up/Down brush options

Set Height
Height brush options

Grade

Radius

the brush radius (metres) - see Notes: below

Range:

5m and above

Height

the brush height (metres)

Range:

-3000m to 3000m

Sensitivity

the rate at which the height changes

Range:

1% (very slowly) to 100% (very fast)

Grade

slope gradient - see Notes: below

Range:	0% = flat ("Plateau" in Classic) to
	±100% = steep (but not vertical)

Angle

grade up direction (degrees)

Range:

0° (North), to ±359°
a negative value reverses the 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 edited.

	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

When this Target is selected, the second drop down box will give a choice of two Scrapbook Data tools. The choices are:-

Scrapbook Clone
Scrapbook Brush

The Scrapbook Data Tool selected will decide which of the standard Brush options will be available for use in the Tools Options Palette. The Scrapbook Palette is also requred for this brush tool to work. If both of these palettes are 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 edited.

Scrapbook Clone
Clone options

Scrapbook Brush
Brush options

Radius	the brush radius (metres) - see Notes: below
Sensitivity	the rate at which the height will be moved up or down Range: 1% = very slowly, to 100% = extremely quickly
Rotation	the initial brush rotation angle from the default see Notes: below
Scale	the scrapbook size (scale) Range: 0.01% - smallest, 100% - full size, above 100% - enlarged
Shape	brush shape Drop Down Options: Brush Circle Brush Square Brush Natural

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.