How Do I Make a Smooth Flat Tee?

First we need to see what we're doing.

1. Click the Magnifying Glass on the Toolbar

and click one or more times in the Top View to zoom in on the area where you want the new tee to be. Click the Default Cursor Button to turn off the Magnifying Glass.

Next, we need to move the tee and its center line into position.

2. Choose Center Line from the Edit menu.

3. Click Move Here, then click on the number of the hole you want to design.

Let's move the camera into the area.

4. From the View menu, click on Go to Hole… and choose the hole you just moved, Position Black.

Next, we'll select an area around our new tee to change the terrain.

5. Choose Ellipse from the Shape Selector tool.

6. Select a small ellipse around the black tee with at least part of the ellipse in the camera's view angle, so some of the selection appears in the Camera View,

as well as in the Top View.

Now we'll see what elevation we want the new tee to have.

7. In the Camera View, click and hold while you pass the cursor over the marquee around the selection. Watch the Z value in the Status Bar (in the lower-left corner of the screen) to get an idea of the terrain's elevations.

Now we'll raise the black tee a few feet above the existing terrain and make it nice and flat.

8. Choose the Fill Relief tool.

Under Altitude, select a number that is one yard higher than the surrounding terrain. Check Abs for absolute height. Under Smooth, select 10. Make sure Clip by Selection is checked.

9. Click within the selection in either the Top View or Camera View.

Finally, we'll fill it with the proper terrain.

10. Now select Green from the Terrain Types

and choose the Fill Terrain tool.

11. Click within the selected area.

Now that we're done, let's tidy up after ourselves.

12. Right-click on the selection's white Control Square and choose De-select from the pop-up menu.

13. Click the Default Cursor Button.

The word "tee" came from the Scottish word "teay" which meant "pile of sand."