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<p>Level Editor: Ruler and Cordon tools page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Tool infobox<br /> | name = Ruler and Cordon<br /> | location = Toolbar, utilities; also the Tools menu<br /> | shortcut = {{Key|Esc}} clears the ruler<br /> | makes = Measurements, and a view-only work box<br /> | settings = None<br /> }}<br /> Two helpers that never change the map: the &#039;&#039;&#039;Ruler&#039;&#039;&#039; measures, the &#039;&#039;&#039;Cordon&#039;&#039;&#039; hides everything outside a box so you can work in a busy map.<br /> <br /> == Ruler ==<br /> &#039;&#039;Measure: drag from one point to another for the length and each axis&#039;s distance.&#039;&#039;<br /> # Pick &#039;&#039;&#039;Ruler&#039;&#039;&#039; on the toolbar (or &#039;&#039;&#039;Tools &gt; Ruler&#039;&#039;&#039;).<br /> # Press at one point and drag to another, in the 3D view or a 2D view.<br /> # Every view shows the line with its &#039;&#039;&#039;length&#039;&#039;&#039; and its distance along &#039;&#039;&#039;X&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;Y&#039;&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;&#039;Z&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> The ends snap like anything you place: to corners and edges you can see, the grid and smart guides. {{Key|Shift}} turns snapping off. The reading stays until you measure again; {{Key|Esc}} clears it.<br /> <br /> {{Tip|For scale: a player is 1.829 m tall and 0.813 m wide, ducks to 0.914 m, and steps up 0.457 m. &#039;&#039;&#039;View &gt; Show Player Figures&#039;&#039;&#039; stands one on every spawn point.}}<br /> <br /> == Cordon ==<br /> &#039;&#039;Cordon: drag a box in a 2D view to work inside it; everything outside is hidden from view.&#039;&#039;<br /> # Pick &#039;&#039;&#039;Cordon&#039;&#039;&#039; on the toolbar (or &#039;&#039;&#039;Tools &gt; Draw Cordon Box&#039;&#039;&#039;).<br /> # In a 2D view, drag the box. It keeps its depth; a new box reaches through the whole map, so one drawn in the Top view runs from the basement to the roof.<br /> # Everything that lies wholly outside the box is hidden. Every view draws the box in blue.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Tools &gt; Cordon&#039;&#039;&#039; turns it on and off; &#039;&#039;&#039;Tools &gt; Cordon to Selection&#039;&#039;&#039; puts the box round the selection and turns it on.<br /> <br /> The cordon only changes your view, like {{Key|H}}: the map saves, exports and playtests as it is. Turning it off shows again only what it hid; what you hid yourself stays hidden.<br /> <br /> == Related pages ==<br /> * [[Level Editor/Menus/Tools|Tools menu]]<br /> * [[Level Editor/Selecting and hiding|Selecting and hiding]]<br /> <br /> {{Level Editor nav}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Level Editor]]<br /> [[Category:Level Editor tools]]</div>

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