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== Description ==
This article refers to the image linked under [[#Components|Components]]

The Instance Painter Panel is a panel which allows you to paint visuals in batches. Instances are used by surfaces (e.g. fire sprites on the fire surface, lilies on the blessed water surface) and are most commonly used for painting foliage such as grass.

To use the Instance Painter Panel:
# [[#Import New Visual|Import a visual]]
# Select it in the [[#Visual List|Visual List]]
# Enable the [[#Paint|Paint]] interaction mode
# Begin painting!

 
== Components ==
[[File:InstancePainterPanel_StepByStep.png|none]]
The Instance Painter Panel with each component numbered

The Instance Painter Panel consists of the following components:
# Save/Load
# [[#Menu|Menu]]
# [[#Visual List|Visual list]]
# [[#Interaction Modes|Interaction modes]]
# [[#Visual Properties|Visual properties]]
# [[#Tools|Tools]]

 
=== Menu ===
[[File:InstancePainterPanel_Menu_StepByStep.png|none]]
The menu with each button numbered

The Menu , left to right, consists of:
# [[#Import New Visual|Import New Visual]]
# [[#Delete Visual|Delete Visual]]
# [[#Swap Visual|Swap Visual]]
# Set Burn Visual
# Set Destroy Visual
# Toggle Shadow on Visual (turns shadows on the selected visual on/off)
# Toggle Visibility of Visual (turns visibility of the selected visual on/off)

 
==== Import New Visual ====
This article refers to the image linked under [[#Menu|Menu]]

To import a new visual to the Instance Painter panel:
# Open the [[Content browser|Content Browser]]
# (Optional) Filter by visuals
# Select the visual you want to import to the Instance Painter
# Click the "Import New Visual" button (1)

 
==== Delete Visual ====
This article refers to the image linked under [[#Menu|Menu]]

To delete a visual from the Instance Painter panel:
# Select the visual in the [[#Visual List|Visual List]]
# Click the "Delete Visual" button (2) [1]

[1] Note when deleting a visual from the Instance Painter, all the painted visuals of that type in your level will disappear

 
==== Swap Visual ====
This article refers to the image linked under [[#Menu|Menu]]

To swap a visual in the Instance Painter panel:
# Select the visual you want to replace in the [[#Visual List|Visual List]]
# Open the [[Content browser|Content Browser]]
# (Optional) Filter by visuals
# Select the visual you want to replace your old visual with
# Click the "Swap Visual" button (3) [1]

[1] Note when swapping a visual in the Instance Painter, all the painted visuals of that type in your level will be replaced as well

 
=== Visual List ===
[[File:InstancePainterPanel_VisualList_StepByStep.png|none]]
The visual list with each component numbered

The Visual List shows all visuals that are currently imported into the Instance Painter.

The Visual List is also used to select visuals to paint or modify.

The Visual List consists of:
# Show Visual toggle, will show or hide all instance visuals of this type (see [[#Menu|Menu #6]])
# Shadow Visibility toggle, will show or hide the shadows of all instance visuals of this type (see [[#Menu|Menu #5]])
# The name of the visual

 
=== Interaction Modes ===
[[File:InstancePainterPanel_InteractionModes_StepByStep.png|none]]
The instaction modes with each component numbered

The [[Interaction Modes|interaction modes]], from left to right, consist of:
# Checkout Cells
# [[#Paint|Paint]]
# Align
# Update
# A toggle to turn on terrain-only picking
#* When turned on, your paint brush will paint only on the terrain
#* When turned off, your paint brush will paint on [[Scenery|scenery]] as well
# A slider to set the radius of your paint brush

 
==== Paint ====
This article refers to the image linked under [[#Interaction Modes|Interaction Modes]]

The paint [[Interaction Modes|interaction mode]] works the same as other brush-based interaction modes (such as the terrain- and ai grid paint tools). To activate it, toggle the Paint button. Then, with a visual selected in the [[#Visual List|visual list]], start painting in the Game Render View (default LMB).

To resize the paint brush, use the slider (6) or use the '[' and ']' (default) keybinds.

 
=== Visual Properties ===
[[File:InstancePainterPanel_Properties_StepByStep.png|none]]
The properties section with each component numbered

The instance visual property grid consists of the following:
# Instance Visual Group, which contains all the visual Ids and the FileId (which is used as the file name)
# The Paint Properties, which contains:
## AlignNormal
## Flow
## RandomRotX, whether to rotate painted visuals randomly around the X axis when painting with "Randomize Rotation" toggled (see [[#Tools|Tools]])
## RandomRotY, whether to rotate painted visuals randomly around the Y Axis when painting with "Randomize Rotation" toggled (see [[#Tools|Tools]])
## RandomRotZ, whether to rotate painted visuals randomly around the Z Axis when painting with "Randomize Rotation" toggled (see [[#Tools|Tools]])
## ScaleMax, the maximum scale when painting with "Randomize Scale" toggled (see [[#Tools|Tools]])
## ScaleMin, the minumum scale when painting with "Randomize Scale" toggled (see [[#Tools|Tools]])

 
=== Tools ===
[[File:InstancePainterPanel_Tools_StepByStep.png|none]]
The tools section with each component numbered

The Tools section consists of:
# "Remove Floating", will automatically remove all floating visuals up to a certain height
# "Remove Duplicated", will automatically remove all visuals within a certain distance of each other
# ReAlign, when toggled the [[#Interaction Modes|"Align" interaction mode]] will realign instances in accordance to the [[#Visual Properties|paint properties]]
# Randomize Rotation, when toggled will randomize the rotation of instances painted with [[#Paint|the paint interaction mode]] in accordance to the [[#Visual Properties|paint properties]]
# Randomize Scale, when toggled will randomize the scale of instances painted with the [[#Paint|the paint interaction mode]] in accordance to the [[#Visual Properties|paint properties]]
# Visualize Batches, will outline boxes around each batch in the grid (a batch is a set of instances in a 64x64 meter grid cell)

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