Editing v0.34:Designations menu

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The Designations menu can be accessed by {{K|d}} and provides the means to mark tiles with various designations including Mining, Wood Cutting, Plant Gathering, Stone Detailing as well as removing constructions, controlling traffic and other miscellaneous designations.

If {{K|d}} is pressed when the view is centered on an outside/above ground tile, the designation defaults to Chop down trees - {{K|t}}. If the view was centered inside/below ground, the designation defaults to Mine - {{K|d}}.

To designate an area select the desired designation from the menu, pick a tile and press {{K|Enter}} to select one corner of a rectangle, then pick a second tile and press {{K|Enter}} again to mark the other corner.  This also works across [[DF2012:Z-level|Z-levels]], allowing 3-dimensional designations in the shape of a cuboid.

To cancel a designation use Remove Designations ({{K|x}}).

<sub>Mouse controls: Left Click=paint, Right Click=move marker.</sub>

== Designations Menu ==

*Mine ({{K|d}}) - Mark tiles to be [[Mining|mined]] out.  Removing stone/soil walls and leaving stone/soil floors. May leave stone/ore/gems. {{req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Channel ({{K|h}}) - Mark tiles to be [[Channel|channeled]] out.  Removing the stone/soil wall on that tile, the floor, and replacing the stone/soil floor below with a ramp.  May leave stone/ore/gem. {{req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Remove Up Stairs/Ramps ({{K|z}}) - Mark tiles to remove natural ramps and dug ramps/stairs. (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Upward Stairway ({{K|u}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward stairs  (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Downward Stairway ({{K|j}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with downard stairs  (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Up/Down Stairway ({{K|i}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward/downward stairs  (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Upward Ramp ({{K|r}}) - Mark walls to be dug out and replaced with upward ramps  (req. [[Mining]] labor)
*Chop Down Trees ({{K|t}}) - Mark [[Tree]]s to be chopped down. (req. [[Wood cutting]] labor)
*Gather Plants ({{K|p}}) - Mark [[Shrub]]s to be gathered. (req. [[Plant gathering]] labor)
*Smooth Stone ({{K|s}}) - Mark stone walls to be smoothed.  (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Engrave Stone ({{K|e}}) - Mark smoothed walls to be engraved.  (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Carve Fortifications ({{K|a}}) - Mark smoothed walls to have [[fortification]]s carved.  (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Carve Track ({{K|T}}) - Mark stone walls to be turned into track for [[minecart]]s. (req. [[Stone detailing]] labor)
*Toggle Engravings ({{K|v}}) - Mark tiles to display/hide engravings
*Remove Designation ({{K|x}}) - Remove all designation markings.
*Remove Construction ({{K|n}}) - Mark [[Constructions]] to be removed (no labor required)
*Bulk designation of items: ({{K|b}})
**{{K|c}}:  Reclaim Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Reclaim|claimed]].
**{{K|f}}: Forbid Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Forbid|forbidden]].
**{{K|m}}: Melt Items - Mark area of objects to be [[Melt|melted]].
**{{K|M}}: Remove Melt - Remove [[melt ]] marking from area.
**{{K|d}}: Dump Items - Mark area of objects to be [[Dump|dumped]].
**{{K|D}}: Remove Dump - Remove [[dump]] marking from area.
**{{K|h}}: Hide Items/Buildings - Mark area of objects to be [[Hide Items or Buildings|hidden]].
**{{K|H}}: Unhide Items/Buildings - Remove [[Hide Items or Buildings|hide]] marking from area.
*Set [[Traffic|Traffic Areas]] ({{K|o}}) - Traffic area values determine where dwarves will travel.  Large values for cost mean that dwarves will avoid that area if at all possible; smaller costs mean they will prefer that path even if it is longer than “normal”.
**{{K|h}}: High Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “High Traffic Cost”
**{{K|n}}: Normal Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Normal Traffic Cost”
**{{K|l}}: Low Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Low Traffic Cost”
**{{K|r}}: Restricted Traffic Area - Mark areas with the “cost” listed in “Restricted Traffic Cost”
**{{K|/}}{{K|-}}{{K|+}}{{K|*}}: Move between type of areas to change with {{K|Q}}{{K|q}}{{K|w}}{{K|W}}.
**{{K|Q}}{{K|q}}{{K|w}}{{K|W}}:  Change cost by -5/-1/1/5.

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