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<big>'''Welcome to the Planetside Software Wiki'''

This is the primary source of documentation on Planetside's Terragen software products, including [[Terragen Classic]] and [[Terragen 2]]. This wiki contains official information as well as community-written content. Official documentation is clearly delineated from user contributed information by section below. We hope you find this to be a valuable resource and we encourage you to contribute any information you can in the community-generated areas. For help on how to use and contribute to a Wiki system, check the [[Help:Contents|Help]] section.

If you are a licensed user of Terragen and you need direct support, you can contact us via [http://planetside.co.uk/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&catid=4:uncategorised&id=1-planetside our contact page].

== Terragen 2 Official Documentation ==

===Guides===

[[Quick Start]] For those pressed for time, this is a very short and simple list of steps to take to create and render your first scene. Please refer to the "Creating Your First Scene" document below for a more full explanation of each step.

[http://planetside.co.uk/docs/tg2/first-scene.pdf Creating Your First Scene] (PDF 600KB) 
A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a basic Terragen 2 scene.

[http://planetside.co.uk/docs/tg2/tg2-guide-part1.pdf Terragen 2 User Guide Part 1: Fundamental Concepts and User Interface Overview] (PDF 800KB) 
The User Guide is a series of documents that give an overview of all the major work areas of Terragen 2 and how to construct a basic scene. It is designed to be read through completely over time. Part 1 is currently available and additional guides will be added over time.

[[Terragen 2 Animation Module Guide|Animation Module Guide]] 
This is a guide to using the Animation Module. It has information and tutorials about creating animations using TG2.

[[Terragen 2 Network View Guide|Network View Guide]] 
This is a guide to using the Network View in TG2.

[http://planetside.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16:tg2-with-max-and-maya&catid=14:help 3DS Max and Maya Tutorials] 
Learn how to work with TG2 and 3DS Max or Maya with these in-depth tutorial videos, courtesy of Xfrog Software and Jan Walter Schliep.

[http://planetside.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:22cloudfunctiontutorial&catid=14:help Advanced Cloud Function Tutorial (clouds follow terrain)] 
Get an in-depth understanding of the new cloud control functions in Terragen with this tutorial by Martin Huisman

===Reference===

[[Terragen 2 Node Reference]] 
Describes all the TG2 nodes.

[[Glossary]] 
The Glossary explains terms relevant to TG2.

[[Terragen 2 Input Settings Reference|Input Settings Reference]] 
Lists all the input settings which can be used in various views.

[[Terragen 2 Menu Reference|Menu Reference]] 
Describes the menus in the main TG2 menubar.

[[Terragen 2 Window Reference|Window Reference]] 
Describes the different windows used in TG2.

[[Terragen 2 Animation Module Reference|Animation Module Reference]] 

Gives an overview of the Animation Module as well as a reference for animation related windows and views.

[[Terragen 2 Gathering Projects Reference|Gathering Projects Reference]] 

Describes the project gathering process, which allows you to gather a project and related assets into a single folder.

[[Terragen 2 Global Illumination|Global Illumination]] 

Explains what Global Illumination is and how to use it in Terragen 2.

[[Terragen 2 Preferences|Preferences]] 

Describes Terragen 2's preferences, which let you customise how the application behaves.

== Terragen 2 Community-Generated Content ==

[[Using Terragen 2]] 
A quick overview of using TG2.

[[Terragen 2 Tips and Tricks]] 
Some quick tips and tricks for using TG2.

[[Terragen 2 Tutorials]] 
A list of tutorials, from beginning to advanced, to take you through how to do certain [http://www.monoloop.comwebsite personalization] things with TG2.

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