Thread: Looking for Deck Plan software

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Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
should probably go digital. ;-)

\_/
DED

Campaign cartographer? There was an open source one I was using for
awhile, too...

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>From my T989
On Feb 12, 2013 10:53 AM, "DED" > wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
> generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
> to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
> to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
> should probably go digital. ;-)
>
> \_/
> DED
>
>
CC3 has a Traveller starships module

----- Original Message -----
From: Master Uxi
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Looking for Deck Plan software

Campaign cartographer? There was an open source one I was using for awhile, too...

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From my T989

On Feb 12, 2013 10:53 AM, "DED" > wrote:

Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
should probably go digital. ;-)

\_/
DED

You have 2 main choices: Campaign Cartographer with the Cosmographer add-in or the open source program, Autorealm with classic traveller symbols

--- On Tue, 2/12/13, Master Uxi > wrote:

From: Master Uxi >
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Looking for Deck Plan software
To:
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 11:03 AM

 

Campaign cartographer?  There was an open source one I was using for awhile, too...
___
>From my T989

On Feb 12, 2013 10:53 AM, "DED" > wrote:

 

Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
should probably go digital. ;-)

\_/
DED

Some one has already done TNE/CT ships in this software

http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp

Specific feature set

http://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_examples.asp

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM, DED > wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
> generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
> to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
> to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
> should probably go digital. ;-)
>
> \_/
> DED
>
>

--
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
would have been deserved.
I just want to say that the problem with cosmographer is that you must buy the Campaign Cartographer first and then the Cosmographer add-on. Autorealm is free and also has examples of deckplans using its own symbol libraries. To me, Cosmographer is much easier to use and produces much better results than autorealm but I think you would like to check both of them before making a final decision

--- On Tue, 2/12/13, John Potter > wrote:

From: John Potter >
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Looking for Deck Plan software
To: "traveller_tne" >
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 6:09 PM

 

Some one has already done TNE/CT ships in this software

http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp 

Specific feature set 

http://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_examples.asp 

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM, DED > wrote:

 

Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
should probably go digital. ;-)

\_/
DED

--
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you would have been deserved.

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM, DED > wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
> generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
> to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
> to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
> should probably go digital. ;-)

Well I would use Illustrator or Campaign cartographer as I own both, but
Inkscape is free, http://inkscape.org.
Though CS2 from adobe is basically free as well,
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html

Then there is Fractal Mapper from NBOS as well
http://www.nbos.com/products/mapper/mapper.htm
--
Evyn
I was using Autorealm a few years ago but it was pretty clunky. Has it
improved?

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Richard Crowley >wrote:

> **
>
>
> I just want to say that the problem with cosmographer is that you must buy
> the Campaign Cartographer first and then the Cosmographer add-on. Autorealm
> is free and also has examples of deckplans using its own symbol libraries.
> To me, Cosmographer is much easier to use and produces much better results
> than autorealm but I think you would like to check both of them before
> making a final decision
>
> --- On *Tue, 2/12/13, John Potter >* wrote:
>
>
> From: John Potter >
>
> Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Looking for Deck Plan software
> To: "traveller_tne" >
> Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 6:09 PM
>
>
>
> Some one has already done TNE/CT ships in this software
>
> http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp
>
> Specific feature set
>
> http://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_examples.asp
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM, DED http://us.mc1609.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=>
> > wrote:
>
> **
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
> generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
> to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
> to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
> should probably go digital. ;-)
>
> \_/
> DED
>
>
>
>
> --
> If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
> would have been deserved.
>
>
>
No. Not really. But its most enthusiastic users claim that its being "free" means it's better than Cartographer. I have been using the Campaign Cartographer for over four months and there is really no comparison. Autorealm is a bit clunky and unintuitive. Inkscape is better. You have to buy CC3 but I have found it to be worth every penny because of its ease of use. It is a CAD program but once you learn it, it is much faster than Autorealm and, IMHO, Illustrator and inkscape.  

--- On Tue, 2/12/13, Master Uxi > wrote:

From: Master Uxi >
Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Looking for Deck Plan software
To:
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 7:15 PM

 

I was using Autorealm a few years ago but it was pretty clunky.  Has it improved?

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Richard Crowley > wrote:

 

I just want to say that the problem with cosmographer is that you must buy the Campaign Cartographer first and then the Cosmographer add-on. Autorealm is free and also has examples of deckplans using its own symbol libraries. To me, Cosmographer is much easier to use and produces much better results than autorealm but I think you would like to check both of them before making a final decision

--- On Tue, 2/12/13, John Potter > wrote:

From: John Potter >

Subject: Re: [Traveller_TNE] Looking for Deck Plan software
To: "traveller_tne" >
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 6:09 PM

 

Some one has already done TNE/CT ships in this software

http://www.profantasy.com/products/cc3.asp 

Specific feature set 

http://www.profantasy.com/products/cos3_examples.asp 

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:52 AM, DED > wrote:

 

Hi all,

Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
should probably go digital. ;-)

\_/
DED

--
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you would have been deserved.

I use Microsoft Visio, expensive unless you can get it through a employee home use program for $15.

There is an open source app similar to Visio called Dia.

Brett.

--- In , Master Uxi wrote:
>
> Campaign cartographer? There was an open source one I was using for
> awhile, too...
>
> ___
> From my T989
> On Feb 12, 2013 10:53 AM, "DED" wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations for software that I should use to
> > generate deck plans. I've got some ships to create and deck plans (not
> > to mention illustrations) help breathe life into one's designs. I used
> > to use pencils and graph paper but as we're in the 21st century, I
> > should probably go digital. ;-)
> >
> > \_/
> > DED
> >
> >
>