Sound cool, to 8 foot x 4 foot I would divide it into either 10x10 or 12x12 depending on the printer as you will want to some room at the end and glue them up. I have seen the artists that use this method to do large city-scapes...
So are you talking about the STL or the actual print? As covered in the video, this is where you need to play with the "Vertical Exaggeration (Z-scale)" as the image you see is x5 and yes larger buildings are bumps and streets are depressions. However when it comes to printing, it will depend on your nozzle as 0.4 is still rather big for this believe it or not as 0.2 would be best but it will take forever! Best would be a resin printer...
@@DIY3DTECHcom Well ultimately an STL so I can print it. Resin printer is way out of my budget and I don't think I'd use it all that much. However, I'll see where this goes. I do have 0.2 nozzle as well as others but yes, I normally use the 0.4. I'm not sure about the Z axis. In S3D it was 34.06 (100%) but the elevation on the print seemed to be exaggerated. One side of the river seemed awful high to me.
You wont see buildings, these are terrain maps they show elevation. If there is a tall building you will see bump like for a church or a high-rise. To do actual buildings you need lidar data and a whole lot of coding to bring the point cloud together...
That's nice! I always wanted to 3D print topological maps. I didn't even know a generator like this existed. Nice!
I have been having a lot of fun with these!
Thank you soooo much for this info brother!!!
Thanks for the vídeo, but your site is not working correctly.
Great video. Where is part 2 of it?
Greetings from Toledo. Fascinating video. I can see some commercial applications. Makes me want to jump into 3D printing!
You are 100% correct and if combine lidar data and some coding you can do some crazy things with it!
Thank you
When file downloaded i cant see the city buildings only flat ground... i followed step by step
So...I know I'm kind of late to the game here...but can I use this same process to print a topographic map using a resin printer?
I like this, but when I'm looking at the downtown Seattle area I'm not seeing any roads or buildings.
very cool, thanks.
Your welcome!
I wanted to print Texas World Speedway before it is destroyed. Also how can I scale it up in pieces to fit an 8'X4' board. In pieces 2'x'2?
Sound cool, to 8 foot x 4 foot I would divide it into either 10x10 or 12x12 depending on the printer as you will want to some room at the end and glue them up. I have seen the artists that use this method to do large city-scapes...
This looks like your photo is showing buildings and Streets? Mine didn't show any of that just elevations. How can I do one like yours? thanks
So are you talking about the STL or the actual print? As covered in the video, this is where you need to play with the "Vertical Exaggeration (Z-scale)" as the image you see is x5 and yes larger buildings are bumps and streets are depressions. However when it comes to printing, it will depend on your nozzle as 0.4 is still rather big for this believe it or not as 0.2 would be best but it will take forever! Best would be a resin printer...
@@DIY3DTECHcom Well ultimately an STL so I can print it. Resin printer is way out of my budget and I don't think I'd use it all that much. However, I'll see where this goes. I do have 0.2 nozzle as well as others but yes, I normally use the 0.4. I'm not sure about the Z axis. In S3D it was 34.06 (100%) but the elevation on the print seemed to be exaggerated. One side of the river seemed awful high to me.
I have followed all of your setting for my town, Fort Collins Co, and I don't see any of the buildings. Do you have any ideas where I'm going wrong?
You wont see buildings, these are terrain maps they show elevation. If there is a tall building you will see bump like for a church or a high-rise. To do actual buildings you need lidar data and a whole lot of coding to bring the point cloud together...
Thank you good sir.
How do I do the polygon selection one?
Cool. How are you planning to orient the print? Flat on the bed or standing upright?
Thanks, flat on the bed is really the only option :-)
What stl viewer is that?
You mean this one: www.viewstl.com/ ?
Lol I know this exact area really well haha took a girl on a date along that riverside before.
Great place for a walk :-)
Can I sell these? Maybe $15