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It would have been easier to extract the contour data from a DEM. I get the impression those are widely available for the US. Since it's a laser cutter doing m
by theoh 12y ago
It would have been easier to extract the contour data from a DEM. I get the impression those are widely available for the US. Since it's a laser cutter doing most of the work, you could have a lot better resolution in the vertical dimension for little additional effort. Architects (and architecture students) make this kind of thing a lot, and having layers this thick in a presentation model just wouldn't make the grade, based on my experience...
- theoh 12y agoe.g. http://potatopress.com.au/blog/laser-cut-land-model/ http://potatopress.com.au/blog/laser-cut-land-model/
- jhorna 12y agoGORGEOUS. I saw one of these when I was at the architecture school... after I had already finished designing mine. I'd love to do another one like this - and I'd really love to do one with some underwater aspects.
- joshu 12y agoI've just gotten a small cnc machine and have been thinking about cutting DEMs directly. Fun stuff.
- sgnelson 12y agoFYI, DEMs are Digital Elevation Maps (for those who might not know)
- jhorna 12y agoOh hi! I'm the maker of the above-mentioned laser-cutter project. Thanks or the tip! I've never used a DEM, but the laser-cutter I used was at an Architecture school and they did have some superb examples of what you're talking about. I agree that the layers were a bit thick.. 3mm to be exact. But I'm still pretty proud of how it turned out :) Edit: typo