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<blockquote data-quote="Redrobes" data-source="post: 3210616" data-attributes="member: 40793">Reading around the forum it sounds like you have a requirement for something more serious than Photoshop. Whilst photoshop is absolutely first rate for creating artwork the requirements for making maps are a bit different and you might find that you will save a lot of time if you used a dedicated mapping tool like <a href="http://www.viewingdale.com" target="_blank">ViewingDale</a>. Since it creates maps of no fixed scale then you can very easily add a grid to any piece of artwork or map and set up the scale for it in a snap.Where it scores big is that you can modify any element of it as many times as you like instantly. To do this effectively in photoshop requires multiple layers of which each burn large amounts of memory until you run out. ViewingDale will be able to create much larger high resolution images than is possible with photoshop. If you already have photoshop and you are after just a few maps then sure, spend the effort, but I believe that you have a large project at hand that might make it worth investing in the tools to do it easier.By all means P.M, email or post to ask questions if you think it might be better for you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Redrobes, post: 3210616, member: 40793"] Reading around the forum it sounds like you have a requirement for something more serious than Photoshop. Whilst photoshop is absolutely first rate for creating artwork the requirements for making maps are a bit different and you might find that you will save a lot of time if you used a dedicated mapping tool like [url="www.viewingdale.com"]ViewingDale[/url]. Since it creates maps of no fixed scale then you can very easily add a grid to any piece of artwork or map and set up the scale for it in a snap. Where it scores big is that you can modify any element of it as many times as you like instantly. To do this effectively in photoshop requires multiple layers of which each burn large amounts of memory until you run out. ViewingDale will be able to create much larger high resolution images than is possible with photoshop. If you already have photoshop and you are after just a few maps then sure, spend the effort, but I believe that you have a large project at hand that might make it worth investing in the tools to do it easier. By all means P.M, email or post to ask questions if you think it might be better for you. [/QUOTE]

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