Tutorials

Step-by-step guides with screenshots, from your first GPX upload to a multi-color 3D print. Every guide links straight to the control it explains.

• MakerWorld 3D map generator: make a terrain puzzle in MakerLab with TrailMark3D

  Use Terrain Puzzle by TrailMark3D, the free 3D map generator in MakerWorld's MakerLab. Pick any place or upload a GPX, cut it into a jigsaw, add water and contour colors, and export a 3MF straight to Bambu Studio.

• 3D printed mountain model: make a 3D model of Mount Everest, Kilimanjaro or any peak

  Make a 3D printed mountain model with TrailMark3D. Search the peak, frame the summit, color it by altitude from rock to snow, set the relief and download an STL or 3MF. Includes areas and settings for 15 famous mountains, from Everest and K2 to Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro.

• 3D printed cycling climb: turn Mont Ventoux, the Stelvio or your local climb into a 3D map

  Make a 3D print of a famous cycling climb with TrailMark3D. Upload the GPX of the climb, frame the mountain, add the roads, raise your route and put the climb's name and your time on the frame. Includes 11 legendary climbs from Mont Ventoux to Sa Calobra.

• Landcover colors for 3D printed maps: forests, meadows, rock and snow in real-world colors

  Color a 3D printed terrain map by what covers the land. Use TrailMark3D's Landcover color overlay for forest, grassland and rock, recolor each with a Bambu Lab filament, or sample real colors from satellite imagery, then download a multi-color 3MF.

• Round, hexagon or square 3D printed map: set the shape, size and tiles

  Choose the shape of a 3D printed map in TrailMark3D, from square, circle, hexagon and octagon to a free rectangle, then size it, move it, rotate it and set the print size. For a map bigger than your print bed, add extension tiles that print at the same scale and fit edge to edge.

• Multi-day hike 3D print: turn every day of a trek into its own 3D map tile

  3D print a multi-day hike, a stage race or a triathlon with TrailMark3D. Drop one GPX file per day, print each day as its own tile at full size or the whole trip on one map, give every day its own trail color, and download each day or all of them as a ZIP.

• 3D printed national park map: make a 3D topographic model of the Grand Canyon, Zion or any park

  Make a 3D printed national park map with TrailMark3D. Search the park, frame the canyon or the peaks, color it with landcover or satellite imagery, carve the rivers and lakes, and download an STL or 3MF. Includes settings for 14 popular parks.

• 3D printed race map: turn a marathon or race route into a finisher gift

  Turn the GPX of a marathon, trail race, gran fondo or triathlon into a 3D printed race map. Upload the route, raise it in your race color, add the race name and finish time on a frame, and print a finisher keepsake.

• 3D printed ski resort map: make a 3D model of your ski area with every run and lift

  Make a 3D printed ski resort map with TrailMark3D. Search the resort, switch on Ski runs and Lifts, print each run in its grade color on snow-white terrain, and download an STL or 3MF. Includes areas for 18 famous ski resorts.

• 3D printed map troubleshooting: fix a tight trail slot, a thin trail, flat terrain, water specks and warping

  Fix the most common problems with 3D printed terrain maps from TrailMark3D. A trail that won't fit its slot, a trail too thin to print, terrain that looks flat, tiny water specks, an area too large, and corners that warp, each with the setting that fixes it.

• "Where we met" map gift: a 3D printed map of the place you met, with your names and date

  Make a personalized "where we met" map gift with TrailMark3D. Paste the coordinates of the spot, frame the streets or the landscape around it, generate a 3D printed map and add your names and the date to the frame. An anniversary, wedding or Valentine's gift you print yourself.

• 3D print city map generator: make a city model with buildings, streets and water

  Turn any city into a 3D printable map with buildings, streets, parks and water. Use City Mode in TrailMark3D to pick building and road styles and a filament color preset, then download a multi-color 3MF.

• 3D printed state or country map: print a whole country, state or region in relief

  Make a 3D printed relief map of a whole state or country, cut to its real border. Pick a region in TrailMark3D, let it split into plates that fit your printer, and download each plate as a 3MF.

• 3D printed map frame: design a frame for your terrain tile with the Frame Builder

  Design a 3D printable frame around your terrain map in the TrailMark3D Frame Builder. Pick a circle, square, rectangle, hexagon or octagon, set the border, add raised text, connector keys and screw holes, and export an STL or a two-color 3MF.

• 3D printed map puzzle: turn any trail or place into a topographic jigsaw

  Make a 3D printed topographic map puzzle of your trail or any place. Cut the terrain into interlocking jigsaw pieces, set the fit, and download a 3MF with every piece ready to print.

• 3D map of any place: make a 3D printable topographic map of anywhere, no GPX needed

  Make a 3D printable topographic map of any mountain, island, park or city from its name or coordinates. Search the place, frame the area on the map, and download an STL or 3MF terrain model.

• Contour map 3D print: topographic contour lines and elevation color bands

  Add topographic contour lines and elevation color bands to a 3D printed map in TrailMark3D. Choose the number of lines, their width and color, tint the terrain by height, and download a multi-color 3MF.

• Strava flyover alternative: make a 3D flyover video of your GPX route

  Turn a GPX route into a 13-second 3D flyover video for Instagram Reels, TikTok and Shorts. A drone follows your trail across the real terrain, with your stats. MP4, no watermark.

• 3D print a lake map: lakes, rivers and a stepped depth map of the sea floor

  Make a 3D printed lake map with the water as its own color. Add lakes, rivers and the sea in TrailMark3D, choose how the water prints, and step the sea floor into real depth bands like a bathymetric chart.

• How to open a 3MF file in Bambu Studio and print a multicolor map with the AMS

  Open a TrailMark3D 3MF in Bambu Studio with every part already on its own filament and in its own color. Check the parts, pick your printer, slice, map the filaments to your AMS and print a multicolor terrain map.

• Vertical exaggeration for 3D printed terrain maps: height, base and resolution

  How to set vertical exaggeration, print size, base height and grid resolution for a 3D printed terrain map, with the formula for relief height and the same model at 1×, 2× and 4×.

• How to export a GPX file from Strava, Garmin Connect, Komoot, Wikiloc and 健行筆記

  Where the GPX export is in Strava, Garmin Connect, Komoot, Wikiloc and 健行筆記 (Hiking Biji), on the web and on your phone, and how to turn the file into a 3D printed trail map.

• GPX to STL or 3MF: turn a Strava or Garmin route into a 3D printed map

  Convert a GPX file from Strava, Garmin or Komoot into a 3D printable terrain map with your trail on it. Upload, pick the shape, generate and download STL or 3MF, free.

• STL vs 3MF for a 3D printed map: which file to download, and how to slice terrain

  STL or 3MF for your 3D printed trail map? What each TrailMark3D download holds, how the 3MF opens in color in Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer and PrusaSlicer, and slicer settings for terrain.

• Trail settings: how to shape the trail on your 3D printed map

  Learn every TrailMark3D trail setting with screenshots. Choose a raised trail or a carved groove, set trail height and width, and print the trail as a separate slot-fit piece.