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## Fine-tuning the render

Vox Uristi exports the data in the `.vox` file with a hierarchy, to allow
further customization when rendering pictures.

![hierarchy](/vox-uristi/assets/tips/hierarchy.png)

Navigating to the "Layers" in MagicaVoxel, as seen on the left side, it's
possible to hide and show various features of the export. For example, hiding
the spatters and the roughness will lead to a less cluttered look. The "hidden"
layer represent all the black tiles that are not discovered by the player.
Hiding this layer can be useful to render a multi-level underground fortress.

On the right side, the "Outline" can be used to hide part of the export. Each
individual Z-Level can be hidden there, to show the interior of buildings for
example. Then, for each level, it's possible to navigate to hide individual
buildings, or specific map block (16x16 chunk of map), or specific features
by block.

## The corners of the map are cut when trying to render

Vox Uristi exports large models, and MagicaVoxel has a limit in the number of
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{% include video id="CDqMuBZsNH0" provider="youtube" %}

To go further on tips and advanced rendering techniques, head over to
the page ![tips](/tips).

On Linux, Vox Uristi can also be used in command-line:

`vox-uristi export --low -2 --high 17 fortress.vox`.
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