Voxel Terraforming

Upon the 0.5 update of Medieval Engineers there was the introduction of possibly the most powerful tool to be introduced into the game, the shovel.

There are two different variations of the shovel, being the  Wooden Shovel and the  Iron Shovel used to move  Dirt around. The wooden being easily obtained and the iron lasting much longer. There is also the introduction of the  Landscape Stake, which is a small stake that is placed down and tied together with the  Basic Rope. If you are unsure if you know that knowledge to make these items yet then simply check the  Medieval Engineers Research Tree.

An example of the terrain shaping method using the Landscape stakes is shown below.

Example

First, start by finding a good location that needs to be modified.

Then prepare the land by placing the Landscape Stakes down.
If there is a large volume needing to be filled in below the desired area it may be a good idea to try to place some of it before connecting the Landscape Stakes.

Connect all the Stakes with rope. Each enclosed area must have three or four sides only (triangle or square). When an area is properly created and a shovel tool is equipped the area inside the ropes should be highlighted. This will indicate the flat level you wish to create. Allowing for any dirt above this level to be lowered to the height of the highlight and any dirt lower to be raised to the height of the highlight.

Now just simply remove dirt or have dirt in your inventory and place dirt while within the highlighted area.

Finally, once all the dirt matches the height designated, it's now time to test the ramp or lose your cart while it rolls away...

The Landscape Stake and Shovels can be used to shape the land and mold it to your will. To allow the creation of nice flat farm, better housing plots, even make your own roads* and so much more. The possibilities are only as limited as your imagination.

*Note: These roads will not show on the world map but can be made to look just like real roads.