Depth terrain guide

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Short answers to what goes wrong most often.

The frame stays empty, or says it needs WebGL 2

The tool draws with WebGL 2 on your GPU. Update the browser, or turn on hardware acceleration in its settings, then reload.

It is slow

Lower Segments, turn off Auto-rotate, and set Wave to 0. Phones already open with a lighter mesh of 160.

My drawn map comes out as spikes

Photo mode reads brightness, so the sharp edges of a drawing turn into walls. Pick Map under Read the picture as. For a photo, raise Smooth.

Map mode read a colour as the wrong ground

Open Ground types and pick the right one for that colour. For a small patch, turn on the brush and paint over it.

How big can my picture be?

Any size opens. Photo mode reads it at up to 512 pixels on its long side. Map mode reads it at up to 1024, and keeps a copy of up to 2048 for the picture on the land.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes. Drag with one finger to turn the land and pinch to zoom. With the brush on, dragging paints. Every mode and file is there; phones get a lighter mesh.

Copy or a download did nothing

Some browsers do not let a page put a picture on the clipboard. Use Save PNG instead. If a file does not save, check the browser's download settings and try again.

Is my picture uploaded?

No. The land is built on your device, and Map mode reads your map in a background worker in the same tab.

Why is a picture from another tool here?

Pictures you add are kept on this device for every lab tool that takes one, so you need not add them again. Press × on a tile to forget that picture; the sample map comes back.

Are there keyboard shortcuts?

The tool has none of its own. Anywhere in the lab, Ctrl K, or Cmd K on a Mac, opens the list of all tools.