Guides for 3D printing maps
Everything here assumes you already print and want a map model that comes off the bed looking right the first time. Each guide walks one workflow end to end: selecting an area in Map2Model, exporting a multicolor 3MF or merged STL, and getting the slicer settings that matter. Free, in your browser, no signup.
How to 3D print a map of your city
The full workflow from map selection to finished print: draw an area, generate buildings and terrain from OpenStreetMap, export, slice and print.
Read the city map guideHow to print a multicolor 3MF map
Get clean color separation on an AMS or MMU printer: assign filaments to terrain, buildings, water, roads and greenery, and slice the 3MF right.
Read the multicolor 3MF guide3D print a GPX route map
Turn a hike, bike tour or race course into a physical model: upload the GPX in the Addons tab and emboss the route onto real terrain as its own colored part.
Read the GPX route guideFurther reading: see how to turn a map into an STL or the terrain map guide.