Sculpting the Terrain

A wide variety of terrain sculpting tools are included in Realtime Landscaping. Whether you have the challenge of designing around a steeply sloping property, or simply need to add a raised flower bed, these terrain sculpting objects will help you to design the topology.

The following objects are available for sculpting the terrain:

• Slope – Slopes add a steady grade to your landscape design.
• Height Grid – Height grids can be used to raise or lower the terrain at specific points.
• Height Map – Height maps are used to raise or lower terrain based on an image.
• Height Painter - Height Painters let you sculpt the terrain by "painting" the height changes.
• Area Grader – Area Graders are used to raise or lower the terrain based on a shape.
• Path Grader – Path Graders are used to raise or lower the terrain based on a path.
• Contour Line (Architect) – Contour Lines are used to modify the terrain based on lines of constant elevation.

The following objects are not specific to terrain sculpting, but can also sculpt the terrain:

• Region
• Pond
• Stream
• Retaining Wall