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Printed Canyon

Pay-what-you-want terrain models and posters from a place or GPX route, as STL, 3MF or GLB, no account

Printed Canyon is a free browser tool for a terrain print of a hike, ride or race route. Pay what you want, from $0; no account. Exports STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, PNG and SVG. Last checked .

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What is Printed Canyon?

Printed Canyon turns a place or a GPX route into a 3D-printable terrain model or a printable poster. You search for a mountain, trail or town, pick a country or US state, or upload a GPX file of a hike, ride or race, and shape the result in a studio with a live 3D preview. The terrain comes from public elevation data.

For the 3D model, your route can be raised above the terrain, recessed into it, or exported as a separate part for a second color, and you can set the model dimensions and split large areas into several pieces. Downloads are STL, 3MF, OBJ or GLB, checked for printability. The same place can also become a poster in one of five styles (ridgeline, contours, strata, watershed or a celestial sky over the terrain), downloaded as PNG, PDF or SVG.

It is pay what you want, from $0, with an optional tip at checkout, and there is no account: the download link is the receipt and stays valid for 30 days. The terms allow personal and commercial use, as long as you follow the notices of the elevation and map data that come with each download. It suits hikers, runners and cyclists who want a print of a route they did, and anyone making a terrain gift.

What you can make

  • Terrain models of any place
  • Routes raised or recessed into terrain
  • Multi-piece terrain models
  • Ridgeline and contour posters

How to use Printed Canyon

  1. Search a place or upload a GPX file
  2. Choose the terrain model and shape it in the studio
  3. Set the route style and size
  4. Download the STL or 3MF and print

What you'll need to print it

Filament and parts that suit what you make with Printed Canyon.

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Printed Canyon pros

  • Your GPX route raised, recessed or as a separate part for a second color
  • STL, 3MF, OBJ and GLB, checked for printability
  • Pay what you want from $0, no account

Printed Canyon cons

  • Download links expire after 30 days
  • Selling prints must follow the data sources' notices that come with each download

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