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bpreston26 Jun 2023 2:01 p.m. PST

Does anyone know of any software out there that can be easily used to create the kind of diagrams that we see in rulebooks?

For example, I am trying to easily illustrate:
- a depiction of a unit;
- on a background with a couple of terrain pieces;
- with an arc of fire (or similar)shaded in; and
- with some explanatory text

Cheers

Personal logo Extra Crispy Sponsoring Member of TMP26 Jun 2023 4:04 p.m. PST

Battle Chronicler will do that, and it's free!

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Also great for making scenario maps.

jwebster Supporting Member of TMP26 Jun 2023 4:44 p.m. PST

Inkscape is a capable and free (vector) drawing program

John

GildasFacit Sponsoring Member of TMP27 Jun 2023 12:39 a.m. PST

With a little imagination you can use the drawing facilities in Word to do most of what you want. Saves having to import separate files to the document too.

MajorB27 Jun 2023 7:35 a.m. PST

LibreOffice Draw is good for drawing diagrams. Ans it's free

Personal logo Sgt Slag Supporting Member of TMP28 Jun 2023 7:02 a.m. PST

MS Visio, or a knock-off, if you can find one. Cheers!

bpreston02 Jul 2023 5:12 p.m. PST

Thanks chaps.
I'll have a play.

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