Pixel Joint Forum: Isometric Drawing Application

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Lowspeed
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Topic: Isometric Drawing Application
Posted: 30 March 2005 at 9:52am

Hey guys,

I am considering designing a Graphics Gale like program designed specifically for isometric art.. with grids, drag and drop blocks, shapes, etc.

Is there any interest for this program out there?

If there is I would like you guys to be able to comment on what features you want, what you don't want, etc.

Lemme know what you think!

...eh?

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mattz0r
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Posted: 30 April 2005 at 7:32pm

Well you probally would need to be able to change the wall and floor colour. You would also should be able to add tables, chairs, etc... and be able to add people. Yeah stuff like that.

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sedgemonkey
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Posted: 04 May 2005 at 4:52pm

I guess I'd be interested, but I don't know really how you mean to make the app "iso" beyond having prebuilt grids and objects.

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Zoomrix
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Posted: 07 May 2005 at 4:09pm

You can also have a feature where people can import their own objects into a library and then drag them onto the canvas. (Library Feature) :P

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Rifts
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Posted: 15 May 2005 at 3:04am

make shore u can define the size of the grid,
chose to have a stroke for your image or objects (ie black or white outline, or other colour) and be able to chose weather its on the inside outside or center like you can on photoshop.
the libary, so u can import objects and even floor tiles to it.
an extra feature so u can design objects with a pencil tool fill tool line tool select tool.
prebuilt in shapes such as circles isometric circles cos they can be hard or some people ect ect..
be able to export the image....

and thats everything i can realy think of :?

oh 1 more if u can animation frame option!

some of that might be too hard to do but it should be possible and there are some ideas

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Joenorton
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Posted: 17 June 2005 at 1:30am

WHHHOoooooooooooooo THats a great idea this whould help me out a whole lot.Kepp on making it.

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zachriel
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Posted: 15 July 2005 at 2:14pm

As an isometric artist by heart (well, most of the art I do is isometric because it's so much easier) all I want and need is plain MSPaint with an isometric line feature. That is, a two-up-one-right line tool and of course a one-up-two-right as well. It would be nice if you could have a regular locked line when pressing shift, and an iso locked line when pressing ctrl.

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 15 July 2005 at 5:43pm

I really would never use a program like that. I have always been for the traditional methods... I do my pixel art in Paint, I take my art pictures with 35mm film, and I only use floppies (That one was a joke

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And besides, do you know what you would be facingtrying to make an isometric grid for a program like this, with drag and drop blocks and such? I have attempted it, 8 months later, I still am... But I'm not that good of a programmer, either.

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There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.

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DoomRater
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Posted: 19 July 2005 at 4:12pm

I know exactly what I would want in such a program.

Most programs do not have a smart resize that can do the following- allow the user to interpret color borders from pixels as a shape such as an arc or a line, and keep that shape when stretching or resizing. This type of feature would ROCK MY SOCKS.

`impse` is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Topic: Isometric Drawing Application Posted: 30 March 2005 at 9:52am
	Hey guys, I am considering designing a Graphics Gale like program designed specifically for isometric art.. with grids, drag and drop blocks, shapes, etc. Is there any interest for this program out there? If there is I would like you guys to be able to comment on what features you want, what you don't want, etc. Lemme know what you think!
	...eh?
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mattz0r Seaman Joined: 29 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 34	Posted: 30 April 2005 at 7:32pm
	Well you probally would need to be able to change the wall and floor colour. You would also should be able to add tables, chairs, etc... and be able to add people. Yeah stuff like that.
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 04 May 2005 at 4:52pm
	I guess I'd be interested, but I don't know really how you mean to make the app "iso" beyond having prebuilt grids and objects.
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Zoomrix Commander Joined: 27 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 342	Posted: 07 May 2005 at 4:09pm
	You can also have a feature where people can import their own objects into a library and then drag them onto the canvas. (Library Feature) :P
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Rifts Commander Joined: 14 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 355	Posted: 15 May 2005 at 3:04am
	make shore u can define the size of the grid, chose to have a stroke for your image or objects (ie black or white outline, or other colour) and be able to chose weather its on the inside outside or center like you can on photoshop. the libary, so u can import objects and even floor tiles to it. an extra feature so u can design objects with a pencil tool fill tool line tool select tool. prebuilt in shapes such as circles isometric circles cos they can be hard or some people ect ect.. be able to export the image.... and thats everything i can realy think of :? oh 1 more if u can animation frame option! some of that might be too hard to do but it should be possible and there are some ideas
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Joenorton Seaman Joined: 07 April 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 25	Posted: 17 June 2005 at 1:30am
	WHHHOoooooooooooooo THats a great idea this whould help me out a whole lot.Kepp on making it.

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zachriel Midshipman Joined: 18 March 2005 Location: Sweden Online Status: Offline Posts: 51	Posted: 15 July 2005 at 2:14pm
	As an isometric artist by heart (well, most of the art I do is isometric because it's so much easier) all I want and need is plain MSPaint with an isometric line feature. That is, a two-up-one-right line tool and of course a one-up-two-right as well. It would be nice if you could have a regular locked line when pressing shift, and an iso locked line when pressing ctrl.
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 15 July 2005 at 5:43pm
	I really would never use a program like that. I have always been for the traditional methods... I do my pixel art in Paint, I take my art pictures with 35mm film, and I only use floppies (That one was a joke ) And besides, do you know what you would be facingtrying to make an isometric grid for a program like this, with drag and drop blocks and such? I have attempted it, 8 months later, I still am... But I'm not that good of a programmer, either.
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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DoomRater Seaman Joined: 19 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 19 July 2005 at 4:12pm
	I know exactly what I would want in such a program. Most programs do not have a smart resize that can do the following- allow the user to interpret color borders from pixels as a shape such as an arc or a line, and keep that shape when stretching or resizing. This type of feature would ROCK MY SOCKS.
	`impse` is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
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