World Creator - Documentation and Support

Related articles:

• Shape Layers Introduction
  
• General Shape Layer Parameters

Overview

The Polygon shape layer allows you to create your own custom polygon and assign a height to its inner and outer edges, allowing you to create flat areas, craters or mountains.

flat area

mountain

Controls

• Adjust all Nodes
  Hold Shift
  

• Add a new Node
  Press Shift and press Left Mouse
  

• Move a Node 
  Press Left Mouse and drag a node (can be combined with Shift to affect all nodes). 

• Remove a Node
  Hold Ctrl and press Right Mouse (can be combined with Shift to affect all nodes).
  

• Rotate Shape
  Press R, Left Mouse and Drag
  

Parameters

Polygon Settings

• Seed
  The Seed used in the layer.

• Spline Smoothness
  Controls the number of steps for each spline, with a higher count producing a smoother and more rounded shape.

• Surface Smoothness
  Rounds the curvature of the shape.

• Corner Offset
  Rounds and shifts the shape outwards.
  
  

Outside Settings

• Height Offset
  Shifts the height of the polygon.

• Outer Falloff
  Controls the outward falloff of the polygon.

• Falloff Curve
  Adjusts the steepness of the outer falloff.

• Noise Strength
  Adds noise into the outer falloff.

• Noise Scale
  The scale of the added noise.

Inside Settings

• Height Offset
  Shifts the height of the inner influence area of the polygon. 

• Inside Falloff
  Controls the inward falloff of the polygon. 

• Falloff Curve
  Adjusts the steepness of the inner falloff. 

• Noise Strength
  Adds noise into the inner falloff. 

• Noise Scale
  The scale of the added noise. 

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