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<blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 4395280" data-attributes="member: 50895">Best for my workflow...I own and use ProFantasy Campaign Cartographer 3, Dungeon Designer and City Designer. I also have NBOS Fractal Mapper, Fluid Dundjinni. Despite having familiarity with these dedicated mapping apps.&nbsp;CC3/DD3/CD3 as well as Fractal Mapper are CAD based (computer aided drafting) applications not unlike AutoCAD, but with tools especially suited to making fantasy maps.&nbsp;As Hand of Evil suggests, if you are learning CC3, read the tutorials available and download the demos. Know this, CC3 has a very steep learning curve, despite its dominance in the mapping field.Dundjinni is more of a stamp and tile application, really a more professional version of what Autorealm is.&nbsp;Long experience using graphics applications (almost 30 years using Micrografx Designer &amp; Picture Publisher, neither in existence anymore) have taught me using a desktop publishing application like Xara, Illustrator or Inkscape is faster and more powerful than the dedicated mapping apps above.&nbsp;GP</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gamerprinter, post: 4395280, member: 50895"] [b]Best for my workflow...[/b] I own and use ProFantasy Campaign Cartographer 3, Dungeon Designer and City Designer. I also have NBOS Fractal Mapper, Fluid Dundjinni. Despite having familiarity with these dedicated mapping apps. CC3/DD3/CD3 as well as Fractal Mapper are CAD based (computer aided drafting) applications not unlike AutoCAD, but with tools especially suited to making fantasy maps. As Hand of Evil suggests, if you are learning CC3, read the tutorials available and download the demos. Know this, CC3 has a very steep learning curve, despite its dominance in the mapping field. Dundjinni is more of a stamp and tile application, really a more professional version of what Autorealm is. Long experience using graphics applications (almost 30 years using Micrografx Designer & Picture Publisher, neither in existence anymore) have taught me using a desktop publishing application like Xara, Illustrator or Inkscape is faster and more powerful than the dedicated mapping apps above. GP [/QUOTE]

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