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Alternative to AutoSketch

Jan 27, 2012 5:47AM PST

Hi. I've been looking all over for a free, non-trial alternative to autosketch that doesn't hide extra features unless you purchase yada yada yada... I love gaming and I've mapped out an entire map with one of my favourite games, WolfTeam, way back when I was dedicated to it and I've been having a hard time trying to get it on computer from rough draft to a final, clean layout.
I need to be precise with it and photo editing software really hasn't helped me at all and it ends up looking terrible. I need a drawing program like autosketch that's free and has all the features I need to create a clean, professional-looking map I've dreamed of to finally finish creating.
Any suggestions to fully functional, free programs? With the economy now-a-days I can't really afford anything!
Thanks!

Sincerely,
Brandon Saar

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All I am seeing
Jan 29, 2012 7:48PM PST

are CAD software applications in a Google search.

I've never used them so I can't offer anything except you search for CAD software and look for free versions.

I have done similar mapping myself in the past, but not so extensive as yours. I used a combination of Excel and Paint, although Excel produced the better results for me. But I'm guessing that would be a little bit too primitive for you, and I would have to agree.

Mark

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Found a Perfect One!
Jan 30, 2012 2:23AM PST

Thank you very much! After searching CAD software in Google Search for a while (I'm never good at phrasing so most likely I was making it much harder than it should have been) I finally found Google SketchUp 8! Not only can I draw in 2D I can also draw in 3D! Well, I'm not going as far as to make it 3D because I would have to remeasure again... It took me 7 hours to draw a top-down rough draft of the map with the underground areas too. Detail and all. Then I needed to create my own game scale, write down common habits people have, ect. Yeah. I put a lot of effort in to creating this strategy map I want to share with my friends when we voice chat while we play WolfTeam.
I noticed that if you use strategy your team actually can live regardless whether the other team is all buffed up on AP (real word money) weapons,werewolf abilities, and all of that! Well... The rule carries through all games but anyway thank you very much! I'm very excited to finally finish a project I started a long time ago!

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That's great
Jan 31, 2012 4:26AM PST

and glad I was able to point you in the right direction.

I wish I could claim credit, but when I went to the web site that offered AutoSketch I saw it listed as AutoCad, so that gave me the idea. Happy

Mark