Model > Create Greyscale

Use this menu option to create a greyscale image of the active relief layer or the composite relief. A greyscale is an image in which the only colours are shades of grey.

Note: The Create Greyscale button on the Model toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option.

A greyscale image is useful for identifying areas of a model to which you want to add texture, since the entire relief is painted in a single colour by default.

To display a greyscale preview of the composite relief:

1. Select Model > Create Greyscale or click .
2. Display the 2D view to view the greyscale image.

   

   The greyscale image is created on a new bitmap layer at the top of the layer stack under the Bitmap Layers item in the Project Tree. The bitmap layer is named Greyscale by default.

Note: The availability of this feature is license dependent.

See also

• Creating a bitmap layer from a relief layer