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Mount Rainier topographic map

A single volcano standing far above its surroundings makes a striking round piece, with ridges and glacier valleys radiating from the summit.

Mount Rainier as a 23-layer laser-cut relief, rendered in the TopoStack studio.
Mount Rainier, Washington, USA, generated in the TopoStack studio. Terrain: Mapzen. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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The project

Cut size300 mm (11.8 in) circle
Material3.175 mm (1/8 in) sheets
Vertical exaggeration2×
Elevation range in the frame3,704 m
Layers23, 73.025 mm (2.88 in) tall

Why these settings

  • A circle keeps the summit at the center and the ridges evenly spaced around it.
  • At this scale a 2× exaggeration lifts the summit cone clearly above the surrounding ridges.

Make it yourself

  1. Open this project in the studio. It opens with the map area and every setting above and generates the terrain. Fresh data can change the layer count slightly from the one listed here, and Undo returns to the project you had open before.
  2. Check the cut layers and 3D preview, then open Export for the SVG cut panels and assembly guide.

The downloadable project file holds the same settings. Keep it as a record, or open it later with Import project JSON next to the project name in the studio.

To change it, set your own sheet thickness in the Terrain panel or a new size in the Place panel; the studio recalculates the layers. The layered map guide covers kerf, nesting and assembly, and the engraving guide shows how to make the same place as a flat engraving.

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