After installing the tool, complete these steps: Import data from True-Terrain 4. Import height maps by navigating to 'Asset Data' and 'Heightmaps', then load from your directory. Note: Icons will auto-generate for all formats except .EXR due to a known bug.

The pre-alpha True-Terrain 5 has its main functions in the N-panel. It includes tabs for Geometry, Shader, and Scatter. Geometry lets you manipulate the mesh, adjust grid settings, and work with layers. Layer manipulations include location, rotation, scale, and blending options.

Layers are fundamental in 3D software, akin to transparent sheets stacked on top of each other, each holding different elements. In True-Terrain, layers—Noise, Heightmaps, and Groups—can be stacked, blended and modified for efficient manipulation of terrains. Layers can be added, removed, reordered, renamed and sorted, providing a flexible and intuitive workflow.

Explanation of the asset browser integration True-Terrain provides

Overview of the different easing functions found throughout True-Terrain

A genral description of True-Terrain Presets

Overview of the Store as an Attribute system that allows users to store and reuse masks in other sections.

All known issues within True-Terrain 5

A set of descriptions regarding the settings in the Preferences panel

The terrain main section page

The 'Create Terrain' feature allows users to define a terrain's grid. 'Fixed Grid' keeps vertex count constant regardless of mesh size, with a default of 256x256 vertices. 'Density Grid', inversely, adjusts vertex count based on object size, potentially requiring significant computer resources for larger meshes.

Settings and items of the blending area

How to use geometry modifiers

Learn how to erode your terrain

The settings of the Global Settings area of the water tab in True-Terrain

The standard settings across all water layer types

An overview of the layers of the water section

The main landing page for the Scatter section

Explanations of each setting in the `Scatter` subtab of the `Scatter` main tab

Describes the masks available to Scatter Layers/Groups

This page holds descriptions of the scatter modifiers that aren't (just) rotational

Scatter modifiers that are rotational only

Descriptions of the individual scatter layer settings

An explanation of Layer objects

The base settings of the Shader section including how to create a new layer, copy/paste, and maneuver around the group layers.

Documentation on the settings of the base shader layers

Overview of the settings that affect the entire material.

Documentation on how to use the shader picker

Explanation of masks available to shaders

Overview of all the filters in the shader section

Overview of the shader baking section.

Overview of the subdivision settings

What to do if your projects have stopped working after moving the addon folder

How to solve, typically on Linux, the `No module named 'numpy'` error.

An overview of the common settings of randomize a value

All the changes we've made to True-Terrain 5 so far