# Circuit editor in DirtBound

> Circuit editor is the DirtBound track builder: you draw a road, shape the ground around it, test it right away and, when signed in, publish it so other players can race and star it.

DirtBound is made by Luke Baffait and Victor Boutros and is not the Dirtborn concept document, the Deathbound soulslike or Driftbound. This wiki is run by UBG76, which is not the game's developer or official site.


Page: https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/circuit-editor/

- Game: DirtBound
- Verified version: Nov 1, 2026 build
- Verified date: November 2, 2026

## What is Circuit editor in DirtBound?

Circuit editor is the DirtBound track builder: you draw a road, shape the ground around it, test it right away and, when signed in, publish it so other players can race and star it.

Open the editor from the pencil icon on the home screen. It starts as a green grid seen from above, with a toolbar at the bottom and Menu, My circuits and 3D view buttons at the top right.

**The four tools.** Build (key 1) lays the road. Edit (key 2) lets you drag points and their direction arrows. Relief (key 3) paints the ground up or down, and the road adapts with embankments and cuttings. View (key 4) moves the camera. Press V to switch between the top view and the 3D view.

**Three ways to draw.** Press G to cycle through them. Free places curves wherever you click. Snap keeps angles to 15 degrees and lengths to half tiles. Grid lays straights and quarter turns lined up on the tiles. For a first loop, Free is the simplest: in our test, three points and a click back on the start closed a 135 m oval. Start by clicking to place the start line, then lay segments and come back to the start to close the loop.

**Height, bridges and piers.** Q and E raise or lower the next segment, and T puts a point back on the ground. P switches a segment between following the terrain and running on a deck held up by piers. Roads may cross only if one passes at least 4.5 m above the other, which makes a bridge.

**Limits.** The editor marks a problem in red and tells you why: a corner tighter than a 4.5 m radius, a slope steeper than 30% or two roads crossing at the same height. Fix those before you play.

**Saving and publishing.** Name the circuit (2 to 40 characters) and it is saved in your browser, with every change kept. Press Play the circuit to drive it at once. To share it, sign in with Google and press Publish. Only a closed loop can be published, and too much sculpted ground far from the road can make it too big to upload. Publishing again with Update replaces the online version: the stars stay, but its leaderboard starts over. You can also import a path from an SVG file and turn a drawing into a track.


## What are Circuit editor's stats in DirtBound?

Circuit editor has a menu of Editor (pencil icon); Optional, to publish; and 1 players.

- Menu: Editor (pencil icon)
- Account: Optional, to publish
- Players: 1

## What is Circuit editor related to?

Circuit editor links to 1 game mode and 3 official circuits in the verified data.

- [Circuit](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/circuit/): Circuit is the DirtBound lap mode: you drive timed laps on a closed track, chase your best lap or the online record ghost and, when signed in, post your time to that circuit's leaderboard.
- [Tarte à rivière](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/circuits/#tarte-a-riviere): Tarte à rivière is one of the four official circuits in DirtBound. A circuit built in the editor by a player and then moved to the Official tab, where it is raced and ranked like the Kenney Circuit.
- [Olufsen](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/circuits/#olufsen): Olufsen is one of the four official circuits in DirtBound. Another player-made circuit promoted to the Official tab, with its own leaderboard and star count.
- [Chantier publique](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/circuits/#chantier-publique): Chantier publique is one of the four official circuits in DirtBound. The third player-made circuit on the Official tab. Its French name means public building site.

## What does Circuit editor look like in the game?

- [DirtBound circuit editor top view with a closed oval loop on the grid, the Circuit closed message and the tool bar at the bottom](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/shot-editor-top_hu_a41ea6cee2cb0dc9.webp): A 135 m loop drawn in Free mode from three points, seen from above. The editor confirms it is closed.
- [DirtBound circuit editor 3D view of the same loop with curbs and the orange start arch on green ground](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/shot-editor-3d_hu_94e0f22999c3a4c4.webp): The same loop in the 3D view, ready to drive with Play the circuit.

## What else should you know about Circuit editor?

### How do I make a circuit in DirtBound?

Open the editor from the pencil icon, click to place the start line, add a few points around it and click the start again to close the loop. Then press Play the circuit.

### How do I publish a DirtBound circuit?

Close the loop, give the circuit a name of 2 to 40 characters, sign in with Google and press Publish in My circuits. Published circuits show in everyone's Community tab.

### Can DirtBound circuits have bridges?

Yes. Two roads can cross if one passes at least 4.5 m above the other. Use Q and E to raise a segment, or P to put it on piers.


## Which guides cover Circuit editor?

1 guide covers Circuit editor.

- [DirtBound Not Working? Fixes for Loading, Lag and Sign-In](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/not-working/): Most DirtBound problems come from graphics load, browser storage or the online account, and each one has a fix in the game's own settings or messages.

[See all guides](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/guides/)


## Which sources support this page?

DirtBound game client on dirtbound.fr supports this page, verified against version Nov 1, 2026 build.

- [DirtBound game client on dirtbound.fr](https://dirtbound.fr/) Editor opened and a loop drawn and closed in Chrome on November 2, 2026 (not saved or published); limits from js/SplineTrack.js and js/Bridges.js, tool text from js/locales/en.js.


Previous: [Experimental](https://ubg76.uk/wiki/dirtbound/modes/experimental/)


## Start

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