Command Types

Landshape has six major command types: Pick, Prep, Brush, Draw, View, and Survey.

The Six Command Types

All commands of a major type share key characteristics. In short:

• Pickers let you edit terrain via selecting separate geometry.

• Preppers let you edit nonterrain geometry via selecting it directly.

• Brushes let you edit terrain by interactively stroking it.

• Drawers let you control both terrain and nonterrain via classic point-and-click tools.

• Views let you control global terrain styling and object visibility.

• Surveyors help you analyze terrain properties. They don't edit terrain.

For core commands, you can see which type it belongs to simply by looking at its icon, its toolbar name, or its parent menu name. Also, each command's Learn page shows its type.

Take some time to get know the six command types.

Once you understand them, you will better grasp what to expect from a Landshape command, and how to interact with it.

Command Type Overview

To overview Landshape's command types, see the Command Type Overview.

Following the Overview, there are Command type pages. Each page lists all Landshape commands of a certain type.