"Best Software for Modern Building Maps?" Topic
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| roebeast45 | 06 Jul 2012 10:18 a.m. PST |
I'm looking for suggestions for software to make floor-plan style maps such as those from Horrorclix. Are there any good programs out there? Thanks! |
| Cherno | 06 Jul 2012 10:31 a.m. PST |
Photoshop. Dedicated programs are Shuffler and Paper Make-It!
Also Dundjinni, but I never figured out how to use it :)
Edit: Also check out my modern maps made with a 3D program and assets from the Left 4 Dead games: link
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 MrHarold  | 06 Jul 2012 10:39 a.m. PST |
Here is my review of Paper Make it… link and some of the buildings I made with it: link |
| roebeast45 | 11 Jul 2012 12:50 p.m. PST |
Thanks gents. It's looking like I'll be spending a good amount of time in Illustrator and Photoshop to get what I need. |
| Lesack | 20 Sep 2012 1:16 p.m. PST |
I'm very late to this thread, but you could also use Google Sketchup plus the millions of free models in their warehouse, then export a parallel top view. All the lighting and shadows will be done for you automatically. There's a variety of textures included with Sketchup, and you can, of course, import others. No bump or normal mapping, though. Alternately, you could export the sketchup file to a 3D renderer like Kerkythea, in which case you have more lighting and texture options. |
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