Editing Mini Sets

You can edit Mini Sets using the Mini Set Editor. To open the editor, you have several options:

• Double-click a Mini in the Minis Tab to edit the active Mini Set.
• Double-click a Mini Set in the Mini Sets Tab to edit that specific Mini Set.
• Open the Mini Selector by clicking the Active Mini button on the Toolbar (default shortcut: 3), and then click the Edit button in the lower left corner.

🔺 Figure 1: The Edit button is in the lower left corner of the Mini Selector

The Mini Set Editor opens in a separate dialog window. Please note that all actions performed inside this window are only saved if you click OK.

🔺 Figure 1 The Mini Set Editor displays all Minis of the set on the left and allows you to edit the active Mini on the right.

Managing Minis of a Mini Set

The Minis of the edited Mini Set are listed on the left side of the Mini Set Editor. Here you can perform various actions:

• Activate a Mini: Click on a Mini to activate it. This will load the Mini in the editing area on the right side of the Mini Set Editor.
• Select Minis:
  • Use Ctrl + Click to toggle the select state of individual Minis.
  • Use Shift + Click to select all Minis between two clicked items.
• Create a New Mini: Click the New Mini button to create a new Mini in the first available space and activate it. The new Mini is initialized with pixels from the last active Mini before clicking the button.
• Delete Minis: Select the Minis you want to remove and click the Delete Selected Minis button.
• Import Minis: Click the Import button and select the files you want to import into the Mini Set. For more information, see Importing Minis.
• Move Minis: Drag and drop Minis to change their positions within the Mini Set.
• Organize Minis: Use the right-click context menu to organize Minis, which removes empty spaces between Minis in the set.
• Export Minis: Select the Minis you wish to export and choose Export Selected from the context menu. For more information, see Exporting Minis.

Editing Minis

The active Mini can be edited in the right section of the Mini Set Editor. Here, you can perform various modifications to the Mini.

This editor is a streamlined version of the Heightmap Editor, functioning in a similar manner: you select a tool to define the modification operation and a tool mode to determine how the operation is applied.

Key Differences from the Heightmap Editor

• Pixel Selection: Pixel selection is not available in the Mini Editor.
• Height Tool: Elevating pixels is performed using a dedicated Height Tool.
• Move Tool: When using the Move Tool, all pixels will be moved simultaneously. Pixels that are pushed out will be pushed in from the opposite side.

Channels

The Mini Editor does not allow you to preview the 3D version of a Mini. To address this limitation, the Mini Editor provides three different channels:

• The Color Channel is the default view, displaying the colors of the pixels.
• The Material Channel shows the materials of the pixels represented in color codes.
• The Height Channel visualizes the height of the pixels encoded in shades of gray, with black representing height 1 and white representing height 32.

You can select the channel in the top right corner of the editor.

Additional Features

• Elevate Pixels: Use the Height Tool to elevate pixels. Choose Raise or Lower to modify the height of the selected pixels.
• Flatten Mini: Use the context menu to flatten the Mini, which sets the height of all pixels to 1.
• Flip and Rotate: Use the buttons on the right to flip the Mini horizontally, flip it vertically, or rotate it 90 degrees.
• Undo/Redo/Revert: Use the buttons on the right to undo, redo, or revert changes. Reverting undoes all changes made to the active Mini.

Note

The undo history is reset when a different Mini is activated.