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Terrain2STL - http://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/ http://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/ Creates 3D-printable elevation maps of Earth's surface. I originally made it beca
by thatcherc 6y ago
Terrain2STL - http://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/ http://jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/
Creates 3D-printable elevation maps of Earth's surface. I originally made it because I couldn't find a tool to make a particular 3D model I wanted, and then decided to open source it. However, to use the code you need to download ~80 GB of elevation data, which I thought would be a stumbling block for a lot of other hobbyists, so I put together a little web interface and hosted it myself.
It sometimes breaks even over a month from the occasional donation, and I think it's gotten me at least one job, but the best thing is the emails I get from users showing me what they've made with it. Seeing these really cool art and education projects from people more creative than me is pretty awesome!
- peterbraden 6y agoWhat data are you using for the DEM?
- thatcherc 6y agoSRTM3! It's all available from the USGS. I'm in the (slow) process of upgrading to SRTM1, which offers 3x better linear resolution, so 9 'pixels' to each of the current 'pixels' I have now. The drawback for me, though, is that the file storage requirements are 9x higher with the higher-res data
- runnr_az 6y agoThis is awesome. My next print is gonna be a model of the mountains that surround my house
- madvoid 6y agoI'm planning on buying a printer soon elevation maps are one of the things I was hoping to print - thank you for the awesome tool! Assuming the users are okay with it I think it would be cool to show some of the pics people send you for inspiration.
- aaronfc 6y agoIt would be very nice you had some gallery with what people end up printing :)