


I tried a couple of different approaches (using different types of map as a base) and would say both were pretty effective so it's up to you which you prefer - I used the same technique for both anyway - but I settled on the satellite images in the end as I liked the pop of colour on the wall! I wanted them to be something a little different and I'm a smidge into 3D printing at the moment so I set myself the challenge of trying to create something that looked good but had that third dimension to it which is how I settled on these 3D printed maps! I wanted to make something I could have on display to remind me of where I've been and come from and that I could add to in future so settled on small prints of each town I'd called home. I moved around a lot as I was growing up and while that definitely had it's downsides, the places I lived all left their little impact on me so I thought it'd be nice to set myself a little project to remember them all. I know it looks and probably sounds a little complicated but it takes, at most, about 15 minutes to do! (not counting print time of course!) Slice that file with filament changes to replicate the colours of the original image.Edit and convert that image into a 3D printable file.Find a map or satellite image of your home town.In this instructable I will show you how to:
