Tbh after all these years I still have never figured out how to use a brush. Do they actually work in SCMDraft?
How to make BRUSHES for SCMDRAFT2.01.Pick a map or use an empty map and throw some doodads on it to practice on.
2.DISABLE FOG for ALL PLAYERS in the SCENERIO menu so your brush is not fog darkened.

3.I’ve noticed that after a long session there will be brushes that have fog anyway because of some bug (I’m known for having work open for days with many separate instances open with each having 1 to 5 maps open in it). As a precaution:Set to Player 12 and in LAYER >>CUT/COPY/PASTE/BRUSH deselect FOG. Better than having to stop and restart SCMDRAFT each time.

4. Under the WINDOWS menu (next to HELP which doesn’t work) and open BRUSH PALETTE.
5.BRUSH PALETTE window click NEW and SAVE as: your screen name/tileset(all caps)/type of set. For example: Falkoner DESERT ramps. Create Brushes for 1 specific tileset, for example BADLANDS. Create a BRUSH folder for brushes, maps and compilations you’ve finished or for storing ideas.
6. Make brushesbrushes of different sizes small, medium, large, extra large.
7.Though we are using the CUT/COPY/PASTE/BRUSH mode, we are NOT cutting copying or pasting. We are BRUSHING which means you click and drag a selection box (right click to clear if no selection happens) and in the BRUSH PALETTE type in a name > I use numbers since the picture is self-explanatory (saves typing “NW basilica ramp). Click CREATE. You did it!
8.Now click SAVE and select the brush set you’re working on (I set the files in order of DATE MODIFIED so it will always be on top). Careful don’t overwrite a different set and make a backup of the brush.
EXTRAS:9.I avoid CATEGORIES in the BRUSH PALETTE. They seem like more work than they’re worth. You can expand brush window and right click the BRUSH PALETTE and shrink the images down and scroll through to find what you want.
10.If you only have a few brushes in your set, put aside you can add more later (I have more than 10 in the works).
11.Look through maps to find ideas and additions to a map set.
12.Spend some time fixing or making multiple variations to a protentional brush such as changing doors on a building, fixing blocky bits, adding space to remove overlap, adding a driveway and test to see if it’s workable. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time on making cool into workable.
13.Under the OPTIONS menu you can go PROFILE SETTINGS and hit the BRUSH tab and select which brushes you want loaded every time you open an Instances of SCMDRAFT.
14.Make a brush set for a specific map you’re planning. I did this with PRC Atoll Malls AJT

creating freestanding stores and store accessoriesmade the last step of the map a breeze, nothing like a happy ending to a map’s creation (especially a boring, old map).
15.I have about 30 sandbox maps where I experiment with blending, but I think I’ve learned more by looking at compilations (see attached zip file) and seeing what they did >> TERRAIN layer switch from Isometric to TILESET INDEXED. Drag the INDEX window horizontally wider >> will enlarge the tile size 3x.
16.HINT: click on a tile in the INDEX and then CONTROL CLICK on a square on the map the INDEX will jump to its location in the INDEX. You can see how ramps, bridges, cliffs, doodads, structures, etc tiles are cross purposed to create new items.
17.If you want to alter a doodad, a ramp let’s say, select the ramp under the DOODAD layer and RIGHT CLICK and select CONVERT TO TERRAIN and go back to TILESET INDEX and you can experiment by switching out tiles in the ramp add a crevice for example.
18.Sprites are useful for hiding spots you could not blend, See SPRITE PALETTE. BUT avoid using too many sprites (especially from outside the TILESET) in your brushes >> too many SPRITES on the map will crash StarCraft.
19.If you get the “can not add more sprites” command remove doodads that are half sprites like DESERT houses, JUNGLE/BADLAND trees/bushes, ICE science structures until you get under 250 sprites (I do not know how to find a sprite count) and then can add a sprite to hide that blockiness that’s driving you crazy.
20.Listen to an audiobook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AztZB-Lh5U or listen to music
https://radio.garden/browse while you’re working.
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