# Smudge Tool

The Smudge Tool moves Terrain features along the path of the Brush stroke.

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

![Select the smudge tool from the Inspector](images/2-42-Smudge-01.png)

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

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

## Parameters

![Smudge tool control parameters](images/2-42-Smudge-02.png)

| **Property** | **Description**                                              |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Targets**  | Defines the type of Texture that the Tool smudges. 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. If you don't select either button, the tool has no effect. |