Steve Hazuka  | 14 Oct 2009 8:03 p.m. PST |
I would like to use Excell to draw up some floor plans and ship deck plans and I was wondering what size cell would I need to make for half inch and one inch square cells. I keep playing with it but I figured I'm not the first one to do this. |
| JRacel | 14 Oct 2009 8:20 p.m. PST |
tabletopwarrior, I live, eat and breath Excel to make a living and it is the last tool, short of MS Access I would use to make map grids. I am sure the folks around here can point you in a better direction since almost any decent art program would do this much better. Maybe there is a good way to use it for this, but for the life of me I can't think what it would be. Sorry, not trying to burst your bubble, just thinking you might do better asking about a cheap or free graphics program that can do this much better than Excel. Best of luck, Jeff |
Skrapwelder  | 14 Oct 2009 8:23 p.m. PST |
100 pixels to the inch so your cell should be 50 pixels by 50 pixels |
 chicklewis | 14 Oct 2009 8:41 p.m. PST |
Here's just what you need. Print graph paper with any size grid. FREE ! EASY ! I've used it many times. printfreegraphpaper.com (JRacel is right, Excell is CR@P for your purpose. Even uses different units for the horizontal and vertical. Excell NOT recommended) |
| Top Gun Ace | 14 Oct 2009 11:05 p.m. PST |
Try MS Word's simple drawing program. You can easily make squares, grids, hexes, etc. of any size. Just click on the right mouse button, and select Format Autoshape to resize as desired. You can use English, or Metric units, as desired. You can also use the various shapes, or the simple drawing features to permit you to draw the outer hull outline of the craft too. |
| mandt2 | 15 Oct 2009 7:17 a.m. PST |
See if you can find an old version of Photoshop on eBay. |
 Extra Crispy  | 15 Oct 2009 7:22 a.m. PST |
Powerpoint will let you create a gridded page. From that you can then add all sorts of shapes and save them as "clip art" to be used again when needed… |
| KenH01 | 15 Oct 2009 8:42 a.m. PST |
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| Ruben aka Qwirz | 15 Oct 2009 11:20 a.m. PST |
I always use Photoshop for grids and Templates too.
Atlhough Autocad saves a lot of time but needs a bit more of practice. (….my wife is an Architect!)
I Have to say that Chick's link is the fastest mean to Hex grids. I still think hexes are best than squares. |
| Ruben aka Qwirz | 15 Oct 2009 11:23 a.m. PST |
And Ken's too! The net is full of surprises! |
| Ditto Tango 2 1 | 15 Oct 2009 8:14 p.m. PST |
Chick and Ken! Thanks so much for those great links!
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Tim |
| BillChuck | 16 Oct 2009 5:32 a.m. PST |
For drawing square-based maps, there are several programs available. Search for rpg mapmaking tools. One I know off hand is Dundjinni. There should be dome freeware programs out there as well. |
| Chris Wimbrow | 16 Oct 2009 3:16 p.m. PST |
I have worked out the cell sizes to make 1/4" or 1" (within acceptable tolerances) printed cells with Excel for my printer. It's just a matter of testing, proportioning, and trial and error. And you have the spreadsheet functionality built in. |
| Last Hussar | 22 Oct 2009 6:16 p.m. PST |
AutoREALM- free mapping down load (or it was 3 years ago when I got it) |
