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Operation

Click in model to set first plot corner. Move cursor to where opposite corner should be. Click to make the plot.

Options

• Ctrl = Toggle plot from center. Plot symmetrically.
• Doubleclick = Replot. Quickly plot reusing last dimensions.
• Hold Shift = Trim. Erase existing terrain.
• Hold Alt = Quake. Dramatize terrain randomly.

To set plot Length, Width, Resolution, type into VCB before or just after plotting.

To Requake, hit Enter just after you have made a quaked plot. Repeat until satisfactory.

Limitations

• For the time being, do not Plot new terrain so that it overlaps existing terrain. Currently, Plot does not automatically extend existing terrain. To precision-check plan clearance, use View Top and Zoom.
• Plot has known issues when combining VCB input with either Replotting (Doubleclick) or symmetry (Ctrl). Currently, VCB works best when you don't use these features.

Holygon aims to address these issues in future releases.

Tips

• Landshape terrain is multi-resolution. You may change terrain resolution locally at any time using Mesh and Mesh Brush.
• In general, it is better to start terrain low-resolution, and then increase resolution only where needed. Typically, reserve higher resolution for areas that have special interest, or require granular surface features.
• For a model requiring a large context terrain surrounding a smaller grade site, you could use fairly low resolution for context, and use higher resolution for the site itself.
• You may have multiple plots in the same model. Sidekick plots may be useful as sandboxes to explore how tools work. Or, for shaping and creating in isolation, before bringing results over to a main plot. Note that some commands may currently only work for one plot at a time.
• If you create a plot so that its new rim just touches along the rim of an existing rectangular plot, Landshape will treat the result much like one contiguous terrain.