http://bundysoft.com/docs/ 2026-05-13T15:18:03+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/ http://bundysoft.com/docs/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2017-08-31T07:21:59+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:activemap&rev=1504164119&do=diff You may manually edit the map layer displayed in the main window by selecting the 'Layers->Edit layer...' option in the menu, or by clicking on the 'edit active map layer' toolbar icon, shown below: The 'edit active map layer' icon. This option will automatically open the editing tool appropriate for the map layer being viewed. text/html 2011-01-13T03:52:30+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:am_brush&rev=1294890750&do=diff The 'attributes map brush' window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->Attributes map brush' option in the menu, or by viewing the attributes map, and then clicking on the 'edit map layer' toolbar icon, shown below: The 'edit map layer' icon. text/html 2011-01-13T03:52:30+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:byte_brush&rev=1294890750&do=diff The 'byte map brush' window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->8-bit brush' option in the menu or by viewing a byte map, and then clicking on the 'edit active map layer' toolbar icon shown below: The 'edit active map layer' icon. Left-clicking and dragging the mouse around on the byte map will apply the setting from this window. text/html 2017-08-31T04:54:36+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:dm_brush&rev=1504155276&do=diff The Design map brush window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->Design map brush' option in the menu or by viewing the design map, and then clicking on the 'edit map layer' toolbar icon shown below: The 'edit map layer' icon. What do all the settings do? For an quick guide to what the parameters do, please consult these pages: text/html 2017-08-31T04:30:10+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:indexed_brush&rev=1504153810&do=diff The 'indexed map brush' dialog box is activated by selecting the 'Mouse tools->Indexed brush' option in the menu or by viewing an indexed 8-bit/16-bit map, and then clicking on the 'edit active map' toolbar icon shown below: The 'edit active map' icon. text/html 2011-01-13T03:52:32+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:info&rev=1294890752&do=diff By default, the mouse tool mode in L3DT is the information tool, which is represented by a standard arrow cursor. This mode may be activated by selecting the 'Tools->Default (info)' menu option, by clicking on the icon shown below, or by right-clicking the mouse in the main window a few times. text/html 2011-01-13T03:52:32+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:rgb_brush&rev=1294890752&do=diff The 'RGB map brush' window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->RGB brush' option in the menu or by viewing a RGB map layer (e.g. light map, texture or other custom 24-bit map), and then clicking on the 'edit active map layer' toolbar icon shown below: text/html 2011-01-13T03:52:32+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:rgba_brush&rev=1294890752&do=diff The 'RGBA map brush' window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->RGBA brush' option in the menu or by viewing a RGBA map layer (e.g. alpha map), and then clicking on the 'edit active map layer' toolbar icon shown below: The 'edit active map layer' icon. text/html 2017-08-31T06:25:53+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:ruler&rev=1504160753&do=diff The mouse ruler tool allows you to measure the distance between two points, as well as the difference in elevation. To activate the mouse ruler tool, select 'Tools->Ruler' in the menu, or click on the toolbar icon shown below: [:l3dt:userguide:tools:ruler:rulericon.png] The mouse ruler tool icon. text/html 2011-08-20T05:49:54+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:selarea&rev=1313819394&do=diff To select the area of a map, use the 'Tools->Select area' menu option, or select the 'select area' mouse mode button on the toolbar (see icon below). The 'Select area' toolbar icon. Using the mouse cursor, left-click and drag to select the desired area (see below). Note that the status bar displays the start and end coordinates and the size of the selected area. text/html 2017-08-31T04:33:53+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:tx_brush&rev=1504154033&do=diff The 'texture map brush' window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->Texture map brush' option in the menu or by viewing the texture map, and then clicking on the 'edit active map layer' toolbar icon, shown below: The 'edit active map layer' icon. text/html 2017-08-31T04:57:04+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:wm_delete&rev=1504155424&do=diff Bodies of water (eg sea, lakes) may be removed from the water map using the 'delete water body' mouse mode, which is activated by selecting 'Tools->Water delete tool', or by clicking on on the 'delete' button in the water map flood tool. In this mouse mode, a water body is deleted by left clicking the mouse over it. Note that this operation will also delete regions of the water table that were fed by the water body. text/html 2017-08-31T05:09:04+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:wm_flood&rev=1504156144&do=diff The 'water map brush' window is activated by selecting the 'Tools->Water flood tool' option in the menu or by viewing the water map, and then clicking on the 'edit active map layer' toolbar icon shown below: The 'edit active map layer' icon. text/html 2017-08-31T04:24:11+00:00 http://bundysoft.com/docs/doku.php?id=l3dt:userguide:tools:zoom&rev=1504153451&do=diff The zoom mouse mode allows you to zoom in or out to examine areas of the map. It is activated by clicking on the toolbar button shown below, or by using the 'Tools->Zoom' menu option. Further instructions on using the zoom tool are provided on the zooming and panning page.