Terrain-Tool - Context menu

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The Terrain-Tool starts as Vertex-Modifier.

Unlike the native move tool
here the vertices are moved only in vertical direction, so the mesh remains unchanged in the top-view.
You can change the direction of the vertical movement by double-clicking anywhere in the viewport.


The context menu provides some more useful functions:





GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Change direction  = the same as double click

Set absolute height : enter absolute height for either last vertex or last face under cursor

Unsmooth : make borders of the face under cursor visible

Selector : call the SELECTOR from here

Select connected surface of a selected face

Subdivide selected face

Paint selection : select an AREAL3D-material for the face under cursor


MODIFY TERRAIN

Flatten
Approx
Flow
Terrace

Especially Terrace  up/down/average/fix   is a very quick way to model the terrain face by face to a defined height.
Leftclick and hold to retrieve the height of the source face and move across other faces.


REPAIR MESH

Options for sub-deviding of a selected face (4+ gon) and creating a triangle mesh.


CURBSTONE

Create a curbstone along a selection of edges. Unlike a simple 'tube along line' the curbstone side faces are always vertical, which sometimes is nicer in detail.
Just mouse-over a face and select width. A single face or its corresponding surface will be selected.

This tool js experimental / W.I.P.

FOLIAGE

Adapt foliage: no selection needed, all AREAL3D elements will be placed on the terrain (if generally switched on in the preferencies.


SET MESH-HEIGHT

Options to define the heights of a selected face (displayed as Text per vertex)


FLATTEN SELECTION OF FACES

Options for flattening selected faces


MESH-HEIGHT

Options to display and delete the heights of a selected face (displayed as Text per vertex)


LOCK/UNLOCK - section

Selected AREAL3D-elements can be locked / unlocked. AREAL3D-Materials are mostly displayed a bit darker, when locked (no changes in the greyscale-mode).


VIEW-OPTIONS - section

Save actual viewport as sketchup view directly from the tool, with some naming options.
(this universal module is implemented in most context menues of AREAL3D)


EXIT - options

Exit the tool with some options