The Drawing Board

General[edit]

The Drawing Board logo
The Drawing Board Icon

The Drawing Board is a freeware software developed by Blackstone Interactive, Masterful Creations and Cord Awtry that allows the creation of BattleMechs both Inner Sphere and Clan.

Features[edit]

  • New Technology - The Drawing Board supports the vast majority of the level 3 equipment found in Maximum Tech, as well as older level 1 and 2 equipment.
  • Users can create their own equipment so the program supports it.
  • Multiple Print Options - You can choose between graphical and linear print methods, depending on your personal preferences.
  • Damage Analysis - Maximum and average damage by hex analysis screens allow for easy range bracket determinations.
  • BV and Cost Calculations - Full Battle Value and C-Bill Cost support, as well as a summary breakdown screen.
  • BattleMech History - The Drawing Board support the input and printing of Technical Readout-style "fluff" text, and comes with a database of BattleMech and Equipment manufacturers.

Notes[edit]

The Drawing Board is no longer being developed. Recent progress on the program has been simple weapons updates and bug fixes.

External links[edit]

In this link you can find the tool and also several examples made by fans: