| Marshal Mark | 16 Mar 2014 6:12 a.m. PST |
What good software is available to create diagrams in rules? Preferable free and easy to use.
Also I'm sure I remember a site where you can get top down drawings of ancient troops. Anyone know this site ? |
| MajorB | 16 Mar 2014 6:17 a.m. PST |
What good software is available to create diagrams in rules? Preferable free and easy to use. The drawing package that is part of OpenOffice. Also I'm sure I remember a site where you can get top down drawings of ancient troops. Anyone know this site ? link |
| Who asked this joker | 16 Mar 2014 7:46 a.m. PST |
Battle Chronicler might work. It is already canned and ready to go. No need for graphics etc. battlechronicler.com VASSAL requires some work but you can import graphics as you like. vassalengine.org This is the option I use. I also test out rules using VASSAL. Also I'm sure I remember a site where you can get top down drawings of ancient troops. Anyone know this site ? If this is a non-commercial project (ie free) then JG figures are what you seek. If you intend on selling the product, you will need to get permission from the individual designers as well as the owner of JG. John |
| getback | 16 Mar 2014 10:39 a.m. PST |
Lots of good top-down images for many periods at Junior General --> link They also have terrain elements that you could include. |
| Dan 055 | 16 Mar 2014 11:05 a.m. PST |
For simple diagrams I just use Paint – free with all microsoft operating systems. |
| Lion in the Stars | 16 Mar 2014 11:07 a.m. PST |
You can also use flowchart creators, there's at least one in OpenOffice and in MSOffice. |
| Sparker | 16 Mar 2014 2:20 p.m. PST |
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| Andy ONeill | 16 Mar 2014 3:09 p.m. PST |
Depends on the kind of diagrams.
Uml could be a candidate. |
| MajorB | 16 Mar 2014 3:13 p.m. PST |
MS Visio Not exactly free … |
| Andy ONeill | 17 Mar 2014 4:31 a.m. PST |
I've used Visio a fair bit professionally.
There's quite a learning curve.
If you are OK spending money then maybe take a look at Syncfusion's product. I think it's called essential diagram. That was recommended to me by someone. Never tried it but I think there's a free trial. MS word supports creation of basic diagrams. |
| Marshal Mark | 17 Mar 2014 5:26 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the tips. I'll look into some of these and try them out. |
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