MapsTo3D: turn any place on Earth into a 3D printable map

Surface

Turn the map

Rotation °

Turns the ground inside the model. The top edge of the model faces this way.

Height

Choose a good height for me

Terrain height

Light

Sun direction

Sun height °

Cast shadows Turn the model slowly

Contour lines

Raised lines at a fixed height interval, the way a paper topographic map draws them. Switch them on under Layers, Contour lines.

Height between lines m

Line width mm

How far they stand proud mm

Water

Water level

Raise the water to see what would flood.

Flatten the seabed to sea level

Rivers and lakes

How deep it cuts mm

A river cut into the ground reads as a river. Laid on top it prints as a raised ribbon. The cut is limited by the ground thickness set under Base, so there is always a floor beneath it.

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Building your map

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Building your map

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