Re: Mapping Porgrams

From: afabbro@umich.edu (Andrew Philip Fabbro)

Date: Sun, 04 Dec 1994 07:07:43 +0000

Ken Russell (kenr@teleport.com) wrote:

:
:     If your looking for computer programs that help with map design, I
: saw an advert in Shadis #15 (do you guys get that mag in the U.K.?)
: for something called Campaign Cartographer and Dungeon Designer.  It
: looks like you can phone 071-237-0027 (ProFantasy Software Ltd) in the U.K.
: or 1-800-468-3939 (RPG International) in the U.S. to order.
:      I don't know what they are like. but I bet it beats paper and pencil.

I have CC/DD.  They are CAD programs tailored to mapmaking and are similar
to AutoCAD in feel (based on my limited exposure to AutoCAD).  They do not
do hex- or square-based mapping; rather, you simply draw your map on the
screen.  You can snap to a grid like most CAD programs, but I don't think
that's what the poster wanted.  I don't think it'd be difficult to draw
a square or hex pattern over a drawing, but that's not what the program's
intended for.

Andrew Fabbro   afabbro@umich.edu   ITD User Services   U-Michigan
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References

Mapping Porgrams
csr100@unix.york.ac.uk (Chris Rudram)
Thu, 01 Dec 1994 11:08:27 +0000
Re: Mapping Porgrams
kenr@teleport.com (Ken Russell)
Thu, 01 Dec 1994 23:29:44 +0000