Controlling WorldPainter

WorldPainter can be controlled in various ways. Here is an overview:

Mouse

For Ctrl, read ⌘ on Macs:

Action	Effect
Left-click/left button drag	Apply the current tool/layer/terrain type
Right-click/right button drag	Apply the inverse of the current tool (when applicable), remove layer, or reset terrain type to height-dependent default terrain type
Middle button drag	Pan the map
Mouse wheel	Increase or decrease the brush size by 10%
Shift+mouse wheel	Increase or decrease the brush size by one
Ctrl+mouse wheel	Zoom in or out
Alt+mouse wheel	Rotate the brush by 15 degrees

Tablet

WorldPainter is able to use a tablet, allowing for more direct and detailed control. It supports the following tablet features:

Feature	Effect
Stylus	Apply the current tool/layer/terrain type
Eraser	Apply the inverse of the current tool (when applicable), remove layer, or reset terrain type to height-dependent default terrain type
Pressure	If your tablet supports pressure sensitivity, it will control the intensity with which the current operation is applied, relative to the intensity selected with the slider. In other words, if the slider is set to 50%, full pressure will result in 50% intensity, if it is set to 100%, full pressure will result in full intensity.
Pen buttons	The first and second pen buttons will increase or decrease the brush size

Keyboard

Many aspects of WorldPainter can also be controlled with keyboard shortcuts. See the KeyboardShortcuts page for a detailed overview.