A slope is an area of land with a natural incline. It is often common practise to slope the land away from the sides of a house so that water drains away from it rather than towards it. When you create a slope, you select two points: the first point is the starting point of the slope, and the second point determines the length and direction of the slope. If the slope comes into contact with other terrain elements, like hills and plateaus, the elements automatically blend together.
To create a slope in your terrain:
Select Insert
> Terrain > Slopes, or click the Slopes button on the Terrain
toolbar.
In the Slopes dialog, enable the Height button.
In the Height edit box, enter the desired height for the top of the slope. Note that slopes are built from the top surface of the terrain up.
Enable the Angle button.
In the Angle edit box, enter an angle (in degrees) for the slope. The higher the value, the steeper the slope.
Click OK.
Select a start point for the slope. The slope will incline from this point. Note that the sides of the slope will extend to the very edges of the terrain.
Move your cursor in the direction you want the slope to run. A stretchable arrow is displayed. Example
When the arrow is pointing in the right direction and is the desired length, click to insert the slope. The longer the arrow, the more gradual the slope will be. A shorter arrow will result in a steeper slope. Note that if the point you pick is not on the edge of the terrain, the land will level off at the top of the slope.
Right-click and select Finish.
Note: If you insert another slope, and that slope comes into contact with an existing slope, the new slope will insert on top of the existing slope.
