title: Selection
author: cdunde

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First, a <ref> ../setup </ref> needs to be selected from the <a href="intro.terraingenerator.selection.html">Terrain Toolbar</a>. There are three patterns to chose from. Here we have chosen the second button from your left, which is the 2X pattern.

This will drop a default sized <g>Shape Builder</g> into the editor's view and even though it shows the triangular grid pattern, it is really a single <g>poly</g> at this point.

Before it can actually be used to create a terrain there are some basic settings that can be made and the <g>Shape Builder</g> must be <b>Dissociated</b> to create the individual triangular <g>polys</g> that you will be working with.
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<img border=1>toolbar.png</img>

<img border=1>select2.png</img>
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