The toolbar enables quicker access to certain functions in World Creator, saving time and maintaining focus on your project.


We will now go through each icon in order, from top to bottom:



Focus

Clicking on the icon will focus on the entire terrain. Pressing the F key on the keyboard will also focus on the terrain.


Open Export Folder
Opens the exported files folder in your file browser. All exported data will be saved in that location.


Fast Render Mode

Toggles Fast Render Mode


Realtime Generator

Controls the real-time generator. If enabled, you must press Generate each time you change a value. Otherwise, World Creator generates everything automatically.


Show Heatmap

Switches to the heatmap view. If turned on, the heatmap of the specified filter, material, or distribution will be displayed. Heatmaps provide an overview of the areas affected.


Show Topo

Switches to the topographic view. When enabled, a topographic representation of your terrain will be visible.


Show Grid
Enables an additional grid overlay on the terrain.

Generate Materials

Enables or disables the generation of materials. When disabled, materials will not be generated.


Generate Filters

Turns the filter generation on or off. When disabled, filters will not be generated.


Filter Live Preview

Turns the filter live preview on or off. When disabled, filters are not applied during filter selection but only after being added. Alternatively, filters get applied while selecting them (you see a preview when hovering over a filter during selection mode).


Bloom
Activates or deactivates the bloom post-process effect. When enabled, the bloom post-process effect is applied.


Sky

Toggles the sky. If enabled, sky lighting is applied.


Clouds

Toggle clouds. If enabled, clouds are created.


Water

Enables/disables water. When enabled, water becomes visible.


Depth of Field

Enables/disables camera depth of field when enabled.


Show Biomes

Switch the biome view. When this option is turned on, the biome areas will show up on the terrain.


Clamp Atmosphere

Toggles the limit of the atmosphere. When enabled, the atmosphere is restricted.


Screenshot Transparent Background

Enable/disable the transparent background for screenshots. If enabled, screenshots will have a transparent background, allowing only the extent of the terrain to be visible.


GPU Info
Enable/disable the display of GPU information. If it is enabled, you will be able to view the GPU-related information within the viewport.


Show HUD
The toggle function allows you to show or hide the viewport HUD elements. If it is disabled, the viewport HUD elements will not be visible.



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