EdenScape terraform Stencil Version 1.1

EdenScape terraform Stencil

The stencil tool provides some simple terraforming operations inside a parcel or an area defined by corner markers. You can move the corners by normal edit tools to set the area.

The terraforming options:
• Raise: raises the terrain by offset specified by Set range option. The whole area is raised by a parallel shift, preserving all details on the ground.
• Lower: lowers the terrain by offset specified by Set range option. 'Raise' followed by 'Lower' results exactly in the original terrain.
• Level: levels the area on the height specified by Set level option.
• Bilinear: produces smooth terrain specified by the heights of the four corner markers. The terrain is bilinearly interpolated from the corners (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilinear_interpolation). The corner markers have a small horizontal patch showing the ground level. The corner heights are set in edit by drag-moving the corners or by typing the desired Z-values in the coordinate field.
• Smooth: smooths the area with strength specified by Set range option: the range defines the maximum change of terrain high and low values, in meters, with step of 0.2 m

Dialog Buttons:
o Set SW corner : sets the South-West corner of the area where the stencil is applied. The default position is the position of the tool when rezzed . The SW corner of the stencil is not changed if you move the tool. Options to set the position are the tool position and textbox to type in the coordinates
o Set level : sets the ground level for leveling and bilinear actions. The submenu has the following options:
-- Ground SW: sets the corner markers to the ground level -- 'Level' action uses the SW corner as the reference level.
-- Tool Z : sets the level to the tool position z-coordinate
-- Type level: opens a textbox to type in the level
o Set range : sets the height range for lower/raise and smooth actions.
o Set area : opens a textbox to set the size of the area
o ☑Parcel : sets the tool to process the whole parcel. All the operations are restricted inside the parcel even if the parcel is composed of several disjoint parts with arbitrary shape. Changing the SW corner or the size of the area clears the whole parcel setting, showing as ☐Parcel . If the setting is cleared inadvertently, just click it on again.
o Show corners : rezzes corner markers to set or check the position of the area. Clicking any corner toggles between move stencil and resize stencil modes.
o Hide corners : removes the corner markers.
o Apply stencil : starts the terraforming, with a confirmation menu to avoid accidental button presses.

NOTE Feb 2012. Some changes in the server code may cause the movement in the version 1.0 fail (if the parcel that owns the sim SW corner has object entry off). Please contact me if you have the old version and havn't got redelivery of the new version 1.1.

Other EdenScape terraform tools:

EdenScape Backup:
* Save a backup of the terrain, and restore the whole parcel or any part of it.
* For parcel owners/renters, to keep their terrain design safe
* No estate rights needed

EdenScape Creator:
* Extensive terraforming tool
* Create terrains from height maps created external to SL.
* Full sim / parcel / any area
* Everything RAW files enable and much more, with no estate rights needed
* Copy-paste terrains in-world, from any area or sim
* Save terrains as heigth maps, manipulate them outside SL and recreate in SL
* Full Backup facility (see Backup tool above )
* For an example, visit the NCI Dream Seeker sim and see the spiral mountain there.

• Terraform whole parcel or any area
• Level at given heigth
• Create smooth surfaces by corner markers
• Raise and lower whole area preserving terrain shape
• All parameters can be set by editing markers or typing the values