I posted a forum post on practical machininst about doing this several months back. good to see its actually possible with easily harnessed data. I may go ahead and do one out of aluminum now for NC.
Hey @motorsportsx if you cut this from Aluminum .. let us know we will provide the free tooling to sponsor this cut .. email me at stefan@toolstoday.com
You didn't have to post process before painting (eg. Sanding, primer) ? According to what you've shown, you remove right away the carved part and paint. Awesome job too! How was it for ? Customer, museum, school ?
I know this comment is 2 years old but I wish I had known all this a few hours ago. Here's what I found out: www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/raster_mosaicing_and_clipping.html There's a tutorial that goes a little more in depth. viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/ > Create a USGS account , login, and return to the above URL (need to be logged in for some steps to work), > Above the map, select "Use Map", > Hit the radio button "Box/Point", > Click-and-drag the square that you want to capture on the map, > In the left-column, check "Elevation Products (3DEP)", > Find the datasets you want (for Maine, I used 1/3 arc-second DEM), > Click "Find Products" near the top of the page, > Click "[Cart]+ Page" to add all the files to the cart (I had 42 files total), > Click "View Cart", > Click "Export URLS to Text" (top left, above all the images) (you will need to download all these images with uGet), > Click "uGet Instructions" (to the left of "Export URLs to Text). It takes a while to stagger through everything but once you have all the logins and programs downloaded it goes by quickly. If you only need 1 or 2 images then you can skip the uGet part and download them using the USGS page.
Awesome! Love it. How are you getting to the US Geological Survey map of the country to select the area you want shown in the video? Their website is not very easy to figure out and it looks like a mapping program but I can't find it.
I know this comment is 3 years old but I wish I had known all this a few hours ago. Here's what I found out: www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/raster_mosaicing_and_clipping.html There's a tutorial that goes a little more in depth. viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/ > Create a USGS account , login, and return to the above URL (need to be logged in for some steps to work), > Above the map, select "Use Map", > Hit the radio button "Box/Point", > Click-and-drag the square that you want to capture on the map, > In the left-column, check "Elevation Products (3DEP)", > Find the datasets you want (for Maine, I used 1/3 arc-second DEM), > Click "Find Products" near the top of the page, > Click "[Cart]+ Page" to add all the files to the cart (I had 42 files total), > Click "View Cart", > Click "Export URLS to Text" (top left, above all the images) (you will need to download all these images with uGet), > Click "uGet Instructions" (to the left of "Export URLs to Text). It takes a while to stagger through everything but once you have all the logins and programs downloaded it goes by quickly. If you only need 1 or 2 images then you can skip the uGet part and download them using the USGS page.
While listed as designed for "foam" - most bits will still cut through material, but the finish it leaves is based on tool and flute geometry. In this case, the pass was meant make a cut-out, where the finish was unimportant. We don't recommend doing this. In retrospect we would have chosen a down-cut spiral bit such as 46202-K to make that cutout.
Here's what I found out: www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/raster_mosaicing_and_clipping.html There's a tutorial that goes a little more in depth. viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/ > Create a USGS account , login, and return to the above URL (need to be logged in for some steps to work), > Above the map, select "Use Map", > Hit the radio button "Box/Point", > Click-and-drag the square that you want to capture on the map, > In the left-column, check "Elevation Products (3DEP)", > Find the datasets you want (for Maine, I used 1/3 arc-second DEM), > Click "Find Products" near the top of the page, > Click "[Cart]+ Page" to add all the files to the cart (I had 42 files total), > Click "View Cart", > Click "Export URLS to Text" (top left, above all the images) (you will need to download all these images with uGet), > Click "uGet Instructions" (to the left of "Export URLs to Text). It takes a while to stagger through everything but once you have all the logins and programs downloaded it goes by quickly. If you only need 1 or 2 images then you can skip the uGet part and download them using the USGS page. I'm currently working on trying to decipher all the steps. I've seen a few other methods used to generate topo maps but they usually result in some poor quality cuts. Trying to get them straight from the source!
I am Baburam from Nepal. I love this project. I want to make 3D model of Nepal. Could you please help me to create a file ? I have little knowledge of computer. I hope I can carve the model in Nepal. The model should be 8X4 square feet in size.
Thank you Hullo, we actually only sell the cutting tools in the video. You could however download the geographical maps from the US Government websites and translate the 2D patterns into 3D design for CNC carving.
Thanks for getting back to me! I was hoping you wouldn't mind emailing me the files you already created for this project. My friend and I have a HAAS 5-axis and would love to try this ourselves, but if we had your files it would really cut down on the overhead (no pun intended). And of course we'd purchase all the new cutting tools we need from ToolsToday.
Hi there Hullo, unfortunately the original files for this project are copyrighted therefore we could not share these, we apologize and hope that you will still try the project on your own! Good luck!
I randomly came across this video but I'm glad I did...really sweet piece you made! I like your video edits. Could you please tell me what software you made this video with?
I came across your TH-cam site a couple weeks ago and must admit, I am impressed. We have a CNC router and are looking to get into cutting 3D. Totally new here to cutting like this. We have a 5x10 router and program with EnRoute. I have attached a few pics the owner of our company is interested in. Most of our product will be cut out of hardwood. Can you give me a little insight into tooling? We have typ. router bits, .04 & .02 engraving and I just ordered 1/4" to 1/8" & 1/4 to 1/16" tapered ballnose bits. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Very cool. I had a question regarding that really long 1/4" bit. It says it's a Solid Carbine Spiral bit Amana Tool #46272. I would love to buy a bit that would have a DOC of that long, which is 2 1/4" as shown on your website. BUT... It says it is for cutting foam. Is it fine for cutting hardwood? I assume it is as this is what you are cutting with that reclaimed walnut. Can you comment on that please? It says a step down of 0.005" is that DOC for that toolpath? In the video it shows that first cut which looks like it is at least 3/8" in depth. Thanks.
Thanks! A foam cutting bit is probably not the best choice if you don't absolutely need the DOC, but I did it for this map and have done it before. Chatter becomes the biggest issue -- if you have any substantial runout in your spindle or router, you're likely to break it. Depth of cut for the cut shown was actually 0.25".
I do need the DOC. Ideally I'm looking for a 3/8" diameter with a DOC of 2 1/2", but they don't seem to exist, but there is a foam cutter that would work. I have a decent spindle, I think. I just bought a dial gauge so I will be checking. It should be fine. I really need that DOC and my actual DOC for each pass could be 1/2 or 1/3 of bit diameter, which should result in very little torque. I might buy one of the 1/4" and 3/8" and test them out. It's just they are not cheap but they could solve and replace a number of bits if it works OK. Thanks.
As a cartograph myself working for the german government i would love to have one of these from the german alps but l guess I will never be able to afford such a cnc o to get my hands on one.
I am not bashing Noah, I reached out to him in hopes he could help me with some tutorials or something for a gift i want to make my wife for her birthday. Besides this being how he makes his living he doesn't have the time to help out. I fully understand that. If anyone was hoping for help, keep searching the depths of TH-cam like I am.
Wow! This is an amazing video. Would love to see this project done using Precision Board HDU. Let us know if you're interested in working together on something like this or a topographical map of another state! Tai at tfreligh[at]precisionboard.com. Thanks!
Check out jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/ it outputs an stl of topographical data. Though, you won't be able to do the exact thing as this because there is no way to set a specific outline of the state, you can still do some really cool stuff with it.
Would be cool if you did a whole map of these. It would be huge!
Could you do a video on the import and cleanup of an stl in Fusion. Would like to see your work flow and any tips you have!
Saaame that's the only reason I'm here. Did you ever find a good video on that?
I posted a forum post on practical machininst about doing this several months back. good to see its actually possible with easily harnessed data. I may go ahead and do one out of aluminum now for NC.
Hey @motorsportsx if you cut this from Aluminum .. let us know we will provide the free tooling to sponsor this cut .. email me at stefan@toolstoday.com
Like Games of Trones starting, roughing the Mountains, good works!
Haha yes, thank you!
next: sea bed topography to show ocean floor features. great job!
Whats the largest size of wood in term of dimention can it crate?
2:cost of the machine?
Awesome project. That had to take hours if not days to run. I truly appreciate the effort put into this project.👍
Thanks Dominik! Yes, this project was quite involved. Everything was custom designed: creating the file, cutting, finishing .. and editing!
Great job! How did you manage it on Fusion 360, as we only can program 10.000 faces?
Thanks a lot!
What software did you use for the actual cut files and to set up toolpaths
After creating the 3d image,can the machine do colour shading,ie may be u have 3d forest,shade green or brown on esrth
Think before you ask...how do you get different colors from cutting tools?
Is the Z axis exaggerated? The proportions looks rather dramatic.
Wow!, that was amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
THANK YOU
You didn't have to post process before painting (eg. Sanding, primer) ? According to what you've shown, you remove right away the carved part and paint. Awesome job too! How was it for ? Customer, museum, school ?
how long to finish this project sir ?
Could you go more in depth about getting the map from the US survey and the state border?
Hi Ches, you could ask the CNC machinist directly, his name is Noah and his website is elevatedwoodworking.com. He'd be glad to help out.
I know this comment is 2 years old but I wish I had known all this a few hours ago. Here's what I found out:
www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/raster_mosaicing_and_clipping.html
There's a tutorial that goes a little more in depth.
viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/
> Create a USGS account , login, and return to the above URL (need to be logged in for some steps to work),
> Above the map, select "Use Map",
> Hit the radio button "Box/Point",
> Click-and-drag the square that you want to capture on the map,
> In the left-column, check "Elevation Products (3DEP)",
> Find the datasets you want (for Maine, I used 1/3 arc-second DEM),
> Click "Find Products" near the top of the page,
> Click "[Cart]+ Page" to add all the files to the cart (I had 42 files total),
> Click "View Cart",
> Click "Export URLS to Text" (top left, above all the images) (you will need to download all these images with uGet),
> Click "uGet Instructions" (to the left of "Export URLs to Text).
It takes a while to stagger through everything but once you have all the logins and programs downloaded it goes by quickly. If you only need 1 or 2 images then you can skip the uGet part and download them using the USGS page.
Fantástico, ficou muito bom e bonito! Meus parabéns.
Awesome! Love it. How are you getting to the US Geological Survey map of the country to select the area you want shown in the video? Their website is not very easy to figure out and it looks like a mapping program but I can't find it.
I know this comment is 3 years old but I wish I had known all this a few hours ago. Here's what I found out:
www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/raster_mosaicing_and_clipping.html
There's a tutorial that goes a little more in depth.
viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/
> Create a USGS account , login, and return to the above URL (need to be logged in for some steps to work),
> Above the map, select "Use Map",
> Hit the radio button "Box/Point",
> Click-and-drag the square that you want to capture on the map,
> In the left-column, check "Elevation Products (3DEP)",
> Find the datasets you want (for Maine, I used 1/3 arc-second DEM),
> Click "Find Products" near the top of the page,
> Click "[Cart]+ Page" to add all the files to the cart (I had 42 files total),
> Click "View Cart",
> Click "Export URLS to Text" (top left, above all the images) (you will need to download all these images with uGet),
> Click "uGet Instructions" (to the left of "Export URLs to Text).
It takes a while to stagger through everything but once you have all the logins and programs downloaded it goes by quickly. If you only need 1 or 2 images then you can skip the uGet part and download them using the USGS page.
can you do one of Texas?
Tools today has the first bit, #46272 listed as a "Foam" upcut bit?
While listed as designed for "foam" - most bits will still cut through material, but the finish it leaves is based on tool and flute geometry. In this case, the pass was meant make a cut-out, where the finish was unimportant. We don't recommend doing this. In retrospect we would have chosen a down-cut spiral bit such as 46202-K to make that cutout.
@@ToolsToday My left eyebrow raised slightly when seeing that in the final cutout pass.
What did you use to hold this to the bed?
3M double sided tape.
do you have a good website to get the map from and a tutorial on how to convert 2d to 3d? did you use aspire? my video is grainy.
Here's what I found out:
www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/raster_mosaicing_and_clipping.html
There's a tutorial that goes a little more in depth.
viewer.nationalmap.gov/basic/
> Create a USGS account , login, and return to the above URL (need to be logged in for some steps to work),
> Above the map, select "Use Map",
> Hit the radio button "Box/Point",
> Click-and-drag the square that you want to capture on the map,
> In the left-column, check "Elevation Products (3DEP)",
> Find the datasets you want (for Maine, I used 1/3 arc-second DEM),
> Click "Find Products" near the top of the page,
> Click "[Cart]+ Page" to add all the files to the cart (I had 42 files total),
> Click "View Cart",
> Click "Export URLS to Text" (top left, above all the images) (you will need to download all these images with uGet),
> Click "uGet Instructions" (to the left of "Export URLs to Text).
It takes a while to stagger through everything but once you have all the logins and programs downloaded it goes by quickly. If you only need 1 or 2 images then you can skip the uGet part and download them using the USGS page. I'm currently working on trying to decipher all the steps. I've seen a few other methods used to generate topo maps but they usually result in some poor quality cuts. Trying to get them straight from the source!
that looks amazing, how long does it take?
This took all day to cut on the CNC
I am Baburam from Nepal. I love this project. I want to make 3D model of Nepal. Could you please help me to create a file ? I have little knowledge of computer. I hope I can carve the model in Nepal. The model should be 8X4 square feet in size.
Wow what a project!! I wonder what type of cnc you use to get that kind of detail?
Hi Luke, this is a homemade CNC machine capable of 18,000 RPM
What do you charge to create the tool paths? I have a CNC.
We will eventually be posting more projects online.
Isn’t this technically 2.5D? So does that mean i could do it on a small 3 axis cnc?
You can do this on most CNC machines. Which machine do you have?
This is really incredible work. Any chance you can provide the cleaned-up 3D map files that you created?
Thank you Hullo, we actually only sell the cutting tools in the video. You could however download the geographical maps from the US Government websites and translate the 2D patterns into 3D design for CNC carving.
Thanks for getting back to me!
I was hoping you wouldn't mind emailing me the files you already created for this project. My friend and I have a HAAS 5-axis and would love to try this ourselves, but if we had your files it would really cut down on the overhead (no pun intended). And of course we'd purchase all the new cutting tools we need from ToolsToday.
Hi there Hullo, unfortunately the original files for this project are copyrighted therefore we could not share these, we apologize and hope that you will still try the project on your own! Good luck!
No worries, thanks anyway!
Thanks!
Neat project! Is Accutrans free?
It is not free.
I randomly came across this video but I'm glad I did...really sweet piece you made! I like your video edits. Could you please tell me what software you made this video with?
Hi Eric, we used Adobe Premiere CC editor to create this video.
Have you got a link to all the software you use?
Very specific data and software was used for this. You can contact Noah from unitedstatesofwood.com for more info.
I came across your TH-cam site a couple weeks ago and must admit, I am impressed. We have a CNC router and are looking to get into cutting 3D. Totally new here to cutting like this. We have a 5x10 router and program with EnRoute. I have attached a few pics the owner of our company is interested in. Most of our product will be cut out of hardwood. Can you give me a little insight into tooling? We have typ. router bits, .04 & .02 engraving and I just ordered 1/4" to 1/8" & 1/4 to 1/16" tapered ballnose bits. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Travis, we would love to help you. Please what is your email address? Or please email us at ttsupport@toolstoday.com
TRAVISMURRAY@HOTMAIL.COM
Amazing. What was the machine time on this approximately?
This was a full day cut.
Very cool. I had a question regarding that really long 1/4" bit. It says it's a Solid Carbine Spiral bit Amana Tool #46272. I would love to buy a bit that would have a DOC of that long, which is 2 1/4" as shown on your website. BUT... It says it is for cutting foam. Is it fine for cutting hardwood? I assume it is as this is what you are cutting with that reclaimed walnut. Can you comment on that please? It says a step down of 0.005" is that DOC for that toolpath? In the video it shows that first cut which looks like it is at least 3/8" in depth. Thanks.
Thanks!
A foam cutting bit is probably not the best choice if you don't absolutely need the DOC, but I did it for this map and have done it before. Chatter becomes the biggest issue -- if you have any substantial runout in your spindle or router, you're likely to break it.
Depth of cut for the cut shown was actually 0.25".
I do need the DOC. Ideally I'm looking for a 3/8" diameter with a DOC of 2 1/2", but they don't seem to exist, but there is a foam cutter that would work. I have a decent spindle, I think. I just bought a dial gauge so I will be checking. It should be fine. I really need that DOC and my actual DOC for each pass could be 1/2 or 1/3 of bit diameter, which should result in very little torque. I might buy one of the 1/4" and 3/8" and test them out. It's just they are not cheap but they could solve and replace a number of bits if it works OK. Thanks.
Great job. What is the name of the GIS free software you used?
KentonSJ, our CNC machinist Noah used QGIS. www.qgis.org/en/site/index.html
As a cartograph myself working for the german government i would love to have one of these from the german alps but l guess I will never be able to afford such a cnc o to get my hands on one.
Want me to make you one?
What CNC are you using?
This is actually a homemade CNC machine capable of 18,000 RPM
I am not bashing Noah, I reached out to him in hopes he could help me with some tutorials or something for a gift i want to make my wife for her birthday. Besides this being how he makes his living he doesn't have the time to help out. I fully understand that. If anyone was hoping for help, keep searching the depths of TH-cam like I am.
So your comment was not necessary...... You say you weren't bashing yet you were....
@@daveklein2826 your commenting on something from over three years ago? You don’t have anything better to do?
Music was a bit dramatic. Lol but I liked the video.
Thanks Noah!
amazing project...personally prefer not coloured..
Sounds good we all have our preference.
awesome
Thanks Shahnawaz!!
way too fast in the explanation section
Wow! This is an amazing video. Would love to see this project done using Precision Board HDU. Let us know if you're interested in working together on something like this or a topographical map of another state! Tai at tfreligh[at]precisionboard.com. Thanks!
Thank you! Sounds great please email me directly at stefan@toolstoday.com and we can put something together!
The monotone of the voice over needs to be fixed. Get a better recording.
Sorry to hear you didn't like the voiceover.
You could sound like Kermit the frog and I still would be impressed
Interesting but aesthetically only beautiful as natural wood.
Check out jthatch.com/Terrain2STL/ it outputs an stl of topographical data. Though, you won't be able to do the exact thing as this because there is no way to set a specific outline of the state, you can still do some really cool stuff with it.
Also, the same guy has jthatch.com/Moon2STL/ for topo of the moon.