> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.stixgames.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.stixgames.com/tile-composer/documentation/helpful-tools.md). # Helpful Tools The asset includes several helpful editor tools that make it easier to set up tile collections. You can access them through the menu bar `Tools / Stix Games | Tile Composer`.
## Create tile component on selected This helper creates a tile component on each selected object. ## Create a tile hierarchy from selected This helper treats the selected objects as a hierarchy of tiles, e.g. the parent will be the base tile and children will be tiles that inherit properties from it. Additionally, the tool creates a parent object for each tile. ## Create tile variation If you want to create a slight variation of a finished tile, use this helper, it will copy the selected tile and make the original the base tile of the parent. ## Create tile replacement When using the `Auto-set neighbors from mesh` feature there can be situations where you want to make manual changes, but still want to be able to iterate the base mesh. In this case you can create a tile replacement: Create a copy, make the original the base tile, then deaktivate the original. `Auto-set neighbors from mesh` will still use the disabled original, and your changes will not be overridden.