Star Map Generator (MakerLab)
Printable two colour star map of the real sky for any place and date
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About Star Map Generator (MakerLab)
Star Map Generator is a community tool inside Bambu Lab's MakerLab on MakerWorld. You enter a location, date and time, and it calculates which stars and constellations were actually overhead at that moment, then turns the sky into a printable two colour plaque.
The free Classic Circle layout covers the full basic design. A paid Star Map Premium unlock adds Gallery and Full Sky layouts plus extra design options, and you can try those layouts before paying. Text can be set in several typography styles and languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean, and there are frame and star treatments, colour choices, a matching desk stand and options for magnets or wall mounting.
Because it lives in MakerLab you need a free MakerWorld account, and the output is aimed at Bambu Studio. It is a good fit for anniversary, birth or wedding gifts where the date matters.
What you can make
- Star map plaques
- Night sky anniversary gifts
- Constellation wall art
- Desk stand star maps
How to use it
- Sign in to MakerWorld and open the generator
- Enter place, date and time
- Pick layout, text and colours
- Export and open in Bambu Studio
Good
- Astronomically accurate sky for the chosen moment
- Two colour design ready for Bambu Studio
- Stand, magnet and wall mount options
Not so good
- Needs a MakerWorld account
- Premium layouts cost extra
- New tool (September 2026) with little track record
What you'll need to print it
Materials and parts that give the best results with Star Map Generator (MakerLab).
Multicolour PLA for keychains and HueForge
Dual- and tri-colour silks give a single-nozzle printer colour shifts with no extra hardware, and a matched colour set is what lets HueForge and colour lithophanes blend thin layers into a full image.
- Bambu Lab PLA Silk Multi-ColorCo-extruded dual and tri colours that shift with the viewing angle; great for keychains and name tags.
- SUNLU Multi-Color Silk PLA (dual/tri/four-colour)Budget dual-, tri- and four-colour silk for colourful prints without an AMS.
- Bambu Lab PLA CMYK Lithophane BundleFour 1 kg spools (cyan, magenta, yellow, white) made for colour lithophanes and handy for HueForge-style layering.
Multicolour filament systems
An automatic filament changer prints multi-colour signs, keychains and HueForge pieces without you standing by to swap filament at every colour layer.
- Bambu Lab AMS liteFour-spool open unit for the A1 series; the cheapest way into Bambu multicolour.
- Bambu Lab AMS 2 ProEnclosed four-spool unit with built-in filament drying for Bambu's enclosed printers.
- Creality CFS (Creality Filament System)Creality's multicolour unit for K2-series printers; expands to 16 colours with RFID and moisture-proof storage.
6 x 2 mm magnets for Gridfinity
Gridfinity baseplates and bins are designed around 6 x 2 mm disc magnets pressed into the corners; they hold bins in place but still let you lift one out with one hand.
- Bambu Lab Round Magnet D6x2 mm (20 pcs)Exactly the Gridfinity size, sold in 20-packs, rated to 80 C.
- 6 x 2 mm N52 neodymium disc magnets (bulk pack)Buy 100+ for full baseplates; check the listing really says 6 x 2 mm, as 3 mm-thick magnets will not sit flush.
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