Palos Verdes 3D Topographic Map

thingiverse

This is a topographic map of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the Los Angeles area of Southern California. It was generated using digital elevation model (DEM) data provided by the CIAT-CSI SRTM website (http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org). Print Settings Rafts: Yes Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 20% Notes: It was a bit difficult to get this to print until I used a raft so I would suggest it. This model is a hollow shell so provide support. You may have to adjust the scaling in your slicer. If you like, you can increase the z-axis disproportionately to accentuate the mountainous terrain. How I Designed This RESOURCES Here are some resources to help you get the data so you can print these topo maps of most anywhere in the world. http://dwtkns.com/srtm/ http://jthatch.com/terrain2stl/ - not sure of the resolution though http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/SELECTION/inputCoord.asp - this is what I used to get the GeoTiff files. The GeoTiff files can be opened in Blender (that's what I used) where the grayscale images are converted into height map STLs. The process I generally followed is here: https://www.matterhackers.com/news/how-to-3d-print-a-map-of-anywhere-in-the-world The Blender description on use is here: http://johnflower.org/tutorial/make-mountains-blender-height-maps I used Blender (free) instead of 3DS Max in the example to generate the elevation image. Note that the Google Earth part does not work which is why I gave you the srtm.csi.cgiar.org link above. It took me a while to figure this all out so if you have any questions feel free to ask. With this process you should be able to print a map of anywhere.