PDA

View Full Version : Timeline and family tree software?



Ichneumon
2010-01-14, 05:41 AM
Hi,

I'm currently designing my homebrew D&D world and would like to make 2 things: a timeline with all the mayor events and how they relate to each other and I'd like to make a family tree of some of the royal families that are important. Do any of you know of good software I could use?

Zeta Kai
2010-01-14, 06:09 AM
Well, I dunno about the family tree software, but this online timeline generator (http://www.fantasist.net/timeline.shtml) is pretty cool. It'll at least get your started, & the entries are fairly useful, even though I tend to rewrite most of what I get out of it.

Ichneumon
2010-01-14, 06:20 AM
Well, I'm not so much searching for a generator, but for a way to organise the history is a graphical orderly manner, other than a list.

Duke of URL
2010-01-14, 08:01 AM
My Google query "graphic timeline" brings up a free (PC only) download for a program called SmartDraw (http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/timeline-graphics.htm). I have no idea how good it is, but there it is.

Edit: This About.com (http://genealogy.about.com/od/timeline_software/Timeline_Software_Tools.htm) page may also be of some use.

nxwtypx
2010-01-15, 11:32 AM
A good way to do this would be with the charting tools in MS Word, or Visio if you have it.

If you do it inside of a drawing space, you could use flowchart tools to make what you'd like.

Ichneumon
2010-01-15, 04:00 PM
A good way to do this would be with the charting tools in MS Word, or Visio if you have it.

If you do it inside of a drawing space, you could use flowchart tools to make what you'd like.

I'm currently creating something on Visio. It's not exactly what I wanted, but it will certain do. Thanks!