Converting traveller maps to globes
To get a globe of a traveller world do the following steps:
- Goto the world on the Traveller Map.
- Open up and expand the menu for the world and click on the link to
Generate World Map - At The Traveller Worlds website, choose a world and select:
Map action >> Download Cropped PNG Formatfrom the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
(Thank Jonathan Sherlock for adding this feature to his amazing page) - Goto to the Icohex to Plate-Carrée Converter, click
Browseand select the downloaded cropped file. Let the conversion run and then save the resulting image - Now goto that site's main page and again use
Browseto load the image from the previous step. Use the options at the top and the mouse to control the image and viewpoint. Once happy useAlt-PrtScto capture the globe and then paste into GIMP.