DOCUMENTATION · UPDATED 21 OCTOBER 2026
Your first landscape
Start with a small region and modest resolution so you can confirm the workflow before requesting a large world.
First import
- Open a test level with working lighting. GeoVeyra's removed lighting presets do not create your scene lighting.
- Open Tools > GeoVeyra X and choose Create. If an existing landscape is selected, use Create a new landscape instead when you intend a separate import.
- In Location, search for a place or coordinates, zoom in, and draw the area. Read the displayed extent; panning the map is not the same as changing import bounds.
- In Terrain, choose an available elevation provider and start with 1009 or 2017 resolution. Use Geographic intent for an unchanged geographic starting point.
- In Appearance, choose GeoVeyra automatic, then a surface preset. Inspect the Surface preview. Configure satellite imagery if you want it in the final material.
- In Features, enable only what you need. For a first connection test, you can disable mapped features and mapped land cover to generate terrain only. Add those features in a separate test once the provider connection succeeds.
- In Review, check area, resolution and enabled features, then generate. Expand the status message if an operation fails.
- Inspect the actual landscape, then save the level and all generated assets.
Check the result
Confirm terrain scale, material assignment, sea level and requested features in the editor. A successful terrain-only test does not validate OSM roads or buildings. An aerial satellite photo of a road or building is not proof that a mesh or spline was generated there.
Repeatable settings
Save a preset after a successful setup. Presets restore settings and selected area; they do not guarantee future provider availability or identical external data. Save the generated level and assets separately.
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