Learn Landshape — Pick. Smooth

Smooth

Reduce terrain sharpness and grain, within selection border.

Useful to remove local elevation artifacts. Smooth will not affect topology.

Type:  Pick, Shape
Menu:  Extensions > Landshape > Pick > Smooth

Input

  • 1 or more raw faces, e.g. in a Siteplan.
  • 1 or several groups containing a well-defined border. For instance a face, or a simple closed loop.

Operation

Direct

  1. Pre-select valid input, per above.
  2. Run Command.
  3. To adjust result, type values.

Command is a Pick command.

Parameters

  • Strength
  • Blend

Read Statusbar and VCB for Details

  • When Command is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.
  • The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Command commit, try typing different values and hit Enter to control the Command effect.
  • To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Command on it. Don't be afraid to play around!

Pro tip 💡

To quickly smooth an entire plot, first preselect only terrain, then run Smooth.

Last edited 2026-03-23
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Smooth

Reduce terrain sharpness and grain, within selection border.

Useful to remove local elevation artifacts. Smooth will not affect topology.

Type:  Pick, Shape
Menu:  Extensions > Landshape > Pick > Smooth

Input

  • 1 or more raw faces, e.g. in a Siteplan.
  • 1 or several groups containing a well-defined border. For instance a face, or a simple closed loop.

Operation

Direct

  1. Pre-select valid input, per above.
  2. Run Command.
  3. To adjust result, type values.

Command is a Pick command.

Parameters

  • Strength
  • Blend

Read Statusbar and VCB for Details

  • When Command is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.
  • The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Command commit, try typing different values and hit Enter to control the Command effect.
  • To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Command on it. Don't be afraid to play around!

Pro tip 💡

To quickly smooth an entire plot, first preselect only terrain, then run Smooth.

Last edited 2026-03-23
Puff
Noise