Jo Bader's Page

Download the new Library at: www.hexdraw… Continue

my free Wargame Font
http://www.hexdraw.com/lib/2HexDraw.ttf

Redesigned the seven Levels and won some experience with textures.

I added Dirtroad, the Via Apia and some symbols. If you miss something let me know

First Impressions from the new SPQR Library

new Symbols, new Ocean Texture.
www.hexdraw.com

all we need...!

A Wargame-Font. Any Ideas ?
Today I fond a Software to create Fonts. Hexdraw 1.2 comes with no new Functions.
I will include more Grafics and Libraries and even a Font.
Suggestions what to include in the Font are welcome.

I released HexDraw Version 1.1 today !
Get the Trial Version at : http://www.hexdraw.com/HexDrawSetup.exe

Hexdraw Version 1.1 comes with these new Features:

- secondary Roads
- random Road
- Top Text
- improved Hexside… Continue

finished Hexdraw Manual 1.1

The Manual is ready for download at:

http://www.hexdraw.com/Hexdraw Manual.pdf

I plan to release the new Version 1.1 of Hexdraw on Tuesday, 8, July

Added the new Secondary Roads Tab. Secondary Roads are drawn beneath primary roads.
Generated new woods textures. Improved colour dialog. Download Hexdraw 1.0 trial version at
http://www.hexdraw.com/HexDrawSetup.exe

I finished the TopText functions. A Map can have a Turntrack and all the symbols we always like to have drawn on the very top. The nice depot symbols are also done with Toptext.
I also finished the ‘Shift Hexside’ function. The points of new heside are shifted in direction to a highe… Continue

Today I programmed the Hexsides Shift in direction to adjacent higher terrain. This makes outlining Hexes with Hexsides much easier . (e.g. Hills and Woods in ASL)
The programming is done, but I have to finish the fine tuning of the values. Also the user interface makes me headache because of the amount of possibilities how to use this new feature. I don’t want to have too many buttons.

Started with Top-Layer-Text , very useful when drawing a turn record chart or a map title.

Decided to bring… Continue

improved functionality of Textinput , requested by Greg Blanchet.
Answerd severel question from customers.
Some of them dont find the Manual.
It is located in C:\Programs\Hexdraw\Hexdraw manual.pdf

This is the first Screenshot of HexDraw 1.1
I moved the Random Rotation Buttons into the Overlays Tab
All Tabs now have their own Controls at the lower end of their list.
So you can switch Random Rotation for Overlays, Text, Background seperatly.
Additional there is a Track bar for the Random Factor in percentage of a Hexside for
Roads and Hexsides. The blue hexside was drawn with 10% the red with 90%
The ter… Continue

As the response is positiv all in all, I start working on the 1.1 update Version.
Today I realised an idea by Ian Wedge. With the 'Random factor ' Roads and Hexsides can be drawn more easily.
I am still looking for a MAC, and did some research about Mono. Generally I hope a MAC version could be realized.
Download the Trial Version at
http://www.hexdraw.com/He… Continue

I released Hexdraw 1.0 today.

Get the Trial Version at :
http://www.hexdraw.com/HexDrawSetup.exe

Installation is easy. just start HexDrawSetup.exe
Its possible the setup downloads a needed file from Microsoft.

Jo

Drawing the included Sample Map. Added some labels. Writing manual with Jeff's help . Tested setup for trial and full.
I want to release tomorrow !

just toying around,
the craters are a verry good texture,
only seconds to do this...
what terrain is needed in a space map ?

Uploaded the picture to photos

todays work:
tested instalation
open picture dialog shows thumbnails (some hardcore programming)
Border on /off
starting Hexnumb… Continue