3D illustrations...

[Gamerprinter]

Well between all my projects I need to do this year, I'm going to try to create some 3D, topdown, map symbols of varying sci-fi furnishings and accoutrements so I can both create multiple sets of symbols, as a comprehensive set, and possibly as 3D OBJ printable files. As map symbols, I'll created 70 dpi, 100 dpi, 200 dpi and 300 dpi versions. The map symbols can be used in maps you create, and as content for virtual tabletop applications (like Roll20). I will be raiding 3D objects created for my map tile set - rerendering them one at a time. When I say "multiple sets", I'm thinking one could be sick bay elements like isolation chambers, lab table with microscope and other tools, surgical beds, body scanners, etc. to include the examination/surgery bed shown below... thoughts?

[RKissane]

Michael,

Why do you have to create the symbols with so many different dpi?

Ray

[Gamerprinter]

Good question. Virtual Tabletop applications simulate a live game, as is normally played in roleplaying games, where you can upload a map, tokens representing player characters, non-player characters, monsters, trees, etc. And play online, however, the resolutions used by the varying VT apps vary. Roll20 is a very popular, largely free VT app, and it uses 70 dpi, on an area up to 72 x 72 inches. Other programs like Battle Grounds, Fantasy Grounds, Map Tools, can allow many dpi variances from 100 - 200 dpi. The larger the dpi, the longer it takes tokens and maps to download to other computers of other players to view on their screen, but of course higher res is better quality. Also, some people might use the tokens on maps they create using Xara, Photoshop or whichever graphics application they prefer to use, so offering 300 dpi tokens, allows users to create printable maps.

[Gamerprinter]

Here's three more 3D tokens I'm adding to the Sick Bay set: an isolation bed (for the bends, or contagions), a dental chair, and a cold sleep pod.

[Egg Bramhill]

The dental chair has me grimacing GP.

[Gamerprinter]

The dental chair has me grimacing GP.

I knew it would do that to somebody - and I was thinking of that as I was creating it!

[Gamerprinter]

The final object for the Sick Bay Map Object/3D printable set of 10 tokens. This is a premium physician drone robot. Instead of 4 tool limbs and 4 walking legs as depicted in the Armory, this bot, as tracks for legs, two side arms that can lift a patient, a stretcher and turn a patient on a table to access area requiring medical attention. Between those arms are 6 tool arms all arrayed to point to a location for surgery. Left to right, the tools are: a small circular saw for bone cutting, forceps, a cutting/cauterizing/focused radiation laser, a scalpel, syringe and topical gel dispenser. I included a close up of just the tool array, because... I went overboard, this is too tiny and too much detail to be 3D printable, so for the printable version, I'm going to beef up the size and lower the detail so it can be printable. I just wanted to show off the overboard detail work I put into this... Give me a couple days and I'll release this product, hopefully on Monday... enjoy!