====== Making the geovent map ======

The geovent map is a lot like the [[tutorials:ta spring:aaron:startpoints|starting point map we discussed earlier]]. It's basically a boolean (black/white, on/off) map that says where the geovents go. 

To place geovents, select the 'edit geovent map' button in the //Spring Mapping// wizard, highlighted below:

{{ :tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:springwizard_editgeovent.png |:tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:springwizard_editgeovent.png}}

This will make L3DT display the 'Spring-Geovents' map and open the 'indexed map brush' tool (as shown below), which we'll use to apply the geovents.

{{ :tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:map_geovent.png |:tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:map_geovent.png }}

<note important>
Note that the map shown above has the texture [[bundydocs>l3dt:userguide:view:overlay|image drape]] applied. If your 'Spring-Geovents' map appears to be all black, press the 'Apply image drape' button in the //Spring Mapping Wizard//.
</note>



===== Placing geovents =====

To place a geovent, first select the 'Geovent' option in the //value// drop-list, as shown below:

{{ :tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:IndexBrush_GeoVent.png |:tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:IndexBrush_GeoVent.png}}

Then, to place the geovent, simply left-click the brush tool on the map. When you do this, the map pixel where you clicked should turn to a white spot. To remove a geovent, select the 'None' option in the //value// drop-list, and click on the existing geovent. 

When you are done, your 'Spring-Geovents' map should look something like this:

{{ :tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:map_geovent2.png |:tutorials:ta_spring:aaron:map_geovent2.png}}

The next stage is the [[tutorials:ta spring:aaron:featuremap|feature map]].

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