Befriending Landshape's Interface

Landshape wants to be your friend. Loop view, whose icon is seen above, lets you orbit around your creation.

Landshape is designed to be user-friendly.

A good place to start is to get to know the user interface, also known as the "UI".

While it may seem a bit daunting at first, there is method to the madness. Learn a few basic patterns, and you will soon find it easier to understand.

A screenshot of Sketchup with Landshape installed. Note the letters. The text below explains each letter.

A. Sketchup viewport

This is where you create and edit your terrain.

B. Menu bar

The toolbar is one way to access Landshape's commands. You can access them from Sketchup's Top menu bar.

C. Toolbars

The toolbar is one way to access Landshape's commands. You can access them from Sketchup's Top menu bar.

Start toolbar

The Start toolbar will show at first install. It collects a few core features that help you get started with basic Landshaping. Once you get along with the basics, you can hide this toolbar, and use the other toolbars instead.

Main toolbar

The Main toolbar contains the fundamental set of commands for creating and editing your terrain. This includes Pickers, which let you select reuseable input groups that control and shape your terrain. It also includes classic point-and-click tools, like Splash and Fill.

View toolbar

The View toolbar contains features that control the visibility and styling of terrain and related items.

Brush toolbar

The Brush toolbar contains all brushes. These are useful for quick, expressive terrain modelling.

Survey toolbar

The Survey toolbar contains features that help you analyze and measure your terrain.

D.

Dimmed icon

This icon is dimmed. A dimmed icon shows that your current subscription plan does not cover this feature. To access this command, upgrade to a higher subscription plan.

This is where you find the tools to create and edit your terrain. You can also find the Landshape menu in the Sketchup menu bar.

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