Wad2PDF

About

Wad2PDF is a program that converts the levels in Doom wad files into PDF files. The result has a bird's eye view of every level, with floors neatly texturized and all items in the level in their proper places. The PDF output can be imported to graphics programs for further editing or printed out directly. You can even create wall-sized mega posters of your favorite Doom levels.

Wad2PDF is coded by Jussi Pakkanen and released under the GNU general public licence. Further info can be found on the Sourceforge project page.

Requirements

Wad2PDF requires only an IWAD file and optionally resource wads and a pwad. Those not running the Windows binary also need a Python installation. All levels must have version 5 gl nodes built with glBSP. Some proficiency with the command line is also required, since Wad2PDF does not have a GUI.

Download

The newest version is 1.7, released 14th of January 2008. Download it here. It is available as a Windows binary and as a Python source package.

Windows guick quide

Since there are many Windows users who don't know how to use the command line I have put together a step by step tutorial on using Wad2PDF.

Features

supports all Doom games: Ultimate Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, and Strife
full pwad support
creates browsable PDF with bookmarks identified by level names
reads gl nodes both from wads and GWA files
resulting PDF is vectorized and can be zoomed arbitrarily (extreme zooms will make the textures blocky, though)
available under the GPL
does not support hi-res graphics or scaled/zoomed flats

Screen shots

Note: most of these screen shots have uniform colored "boxes" behind the items and monsters. These are caused by XPDF, which can't handle transparency. The same happens with XPDF derivatives like KPDF and GPDF. All images are properly masked, but only Acrobat Reader shows them right.

The first level of Doom II, music luckily not included. Notice the navigation bar on the left.
The world famous "zig-zag" bridge, Ultimate Doom, E1M1.
To win the game, you must kill me, John Romero, Doom II, MAP30.
Some levels even have round shapes, Heretic, E2M3.
Monsters ready to attack, TNT Evilution, MAP17.
Wad2PDF also reveals easter eggs, like this frowny face, The Plutonia Experiment, MAP32.
I'm coming for you Korax, Hexen, MAP40.
Complex map, Team Eternal style, Eternall, MAP28.
Even the hyperdetailed Phobia for Doom Legacy works, Phobia, MAP01.
Some trees, dark troopers, and a mancubus up close and personal, Demon Sanctuary, MAP01.
Talk to the hand, Ultimate Doom, E3M2.
PDF metadata is fully supported, Icarus, MAP01.
Those allergic to textures can choose the line art version, Icarus, MAP02.
Here are some robotic monsters, Strife style, Strife, MAP19
Sector lighting is also supported, Doom II, MAP06

Acknowledgements

I could not have done this program alone, so I'd like to thank the following people for their contributions.

Andrew Apted for glBSP
Matt Fell and all the others for creating file specs for Doom, Heretic and Hexen
Guido & co for Python
id Software for DOOM