# Pinch Tool

If you set the **Pinch Amount** to a positive value, the tool pulls Terrain features inward towards the center of the Brush. If you set the **Pinch Amount** to a negative value, the tools does the opposite, and bulges Terrain features outwards away from the center of the Brush.

![The pinch tool in action](images/2-41-Pinch-03.png)

Select a Terrain tile to bring up the Terrain Inspector. In the Terrain Inspector, click the **Paint Terrain** icon, and select **Transform** > **Pinch** from the list of Terrain tools.

![Select the pinch tool from the Inspector](images/Transform.png)

Alternatively, select the terrain, and select the pinch icon on the terrain toolbar.

![Pinch icon](images/Icons/Pinch.png) 

## Parameters

![Pinch tool control parameters](images/2-41-Pinch-02.png)

| **Property**     | **Description**                                              |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Targets**      | Defines the Tool targets. Click the **Materials** button to make the Tool affect the Material splat map texture. Click the **Heightmap** button to make the Tool affect the Heightmap texture. |
| **Pinch Amount** | The strength of the pinch or bulge effect.<br />Examples:<br />&#8226; 100 pinches the Terrain into a sharp point.<br />&#8226; 0 does nothing.<br />&#8226; -100 bulges the Terrain outwards to the maximum. |