# How To Use

The SHADERSOURCE Waterfall Tool 2 adds an Editor Mode to UE5 that handles creation of waterfall assets for a level.

### Overview

The Waterfall Tool 2 Editor Mode is split up into several tabs:

* Simple: A simplified version of the tool with less options to generate a waterfall quickly.
* Advanced: A more complex version of the tool with many more options to tweak minor parts of a waterfall.
* Debug: A handful of functions to show debugging data.

### Workflow

The general workflow of creating a waterfall through the Waterfall Tool 2 is:

1. Drag and drop a waterfall actor into the level.
2. Generate some paths for the waterfall.
3. Generate the meshes (and material data) for the waterfall.
4. Generate/tweak waterfall FX.
5. (Optional) Bake the meshes down into a single static mesh for optimisation.

### Tutorials

* [Quick Tutorial (Simple Mode)](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/quick-tutorial-simple-mode)

### Technical Information/Descriptions of Variables, Functions, Actions

* [Waterfall 2 Actor](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-2-actor)
* [Plugin Content](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/plugin-content)
* [Waterfall 2 Editor Mode](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode)
  * [Simple Tab](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/simple-tab)
  * [Advanced Tab](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/advanced-tab)
    * [Paths](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/advanced-tab/paths)
    * [Meshes](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/advanced-tab/meshes)
    * [Materials](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/advanced-tab/materials)
    * [FX](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/advanced-tab/fx)
    * [Bake](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/advanced-tab/bake)
  * [Debug Tab](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/waterfall-tool-2-editor-mode/debug-tab)
* [Materials Reference](https://docs.shadersource.io/assets-and-plugins/waterfall-tool-2/how-to-use/materials-reference)