Map Designer Project Guides
Step-by-step project guides for every Map Designer preset
What to buy, how to tune the layers, what to export, and how to build the finished piece on a laser, vinyl cutter, UV printer, sublimation press, or 3D printer.
Layered laser projects
Multi-layer stacks cut from wood or acrylic, assembled with glue or hardware.

City Map 3D
a deeper multi-layer city stack with real dimensional pop, plus stacked STL/3MF for 3D printing

Skyline Map 3D
a figure-ground map where every building rises to its real-world height for printable miniature skylines

Lake Map
your lake as the hero layer with shoreline towns and roads around it

Raised Lake Relief
your lake as a recessed pool with bold raised roads, built for the print bed

Narrow Lake Map
a long, skinny lake framed in a custom vertical aspect ratio

Topography
stacked elevation contours of any terrain, the classic layered topo art

Topo Score Lines
elevation contours scored onto a single sheet, like a classic paper topo map

3D Topography Split
stacked elevation contours pre-split into bed-sized tiles that assemble into one big relief

Canyon River
a carving river layered through canyon contour terraces

Lake Depth Chart
bathymetric depth layers descending into the lake bed

Coastal Depth Chart
real ocean depth bands stepping down around an island or coastline

Crater Lake Surveyed Bathymetry
Crater Lake's real surveyed depths stepping down through five teal bands

Alpine Peak
a single mountain rendered as tight summit contours

Race Track
a famous circuit cut as a bold ribbon on a racing-red backplate

3D Printed Racing Circuit
a famous circuit printed as a raised ridge on a racing-red plate

Raised Trail Relief
trail networks standing proud over forest and rivers, built for the print bed

Stacked Parks and Streets
a green-forward city map built as a raised, multicolor 3D print

3D Printed Christmas Ornament
a round red-and-gold city ornament with raised gold roads and a hanger hole, built for the printer

Best Lap
a recorded lap or route printed as a raised red ridge over a solid track

Land and Sea Relief Map
stacked mountain contours stepping down into layered lake-depth bands
Flat print & engrave designs
Single-surface art for engraving, framed prints, and full-color printing.

City Map
the all-purpose colored city map for prints and engraving

Laser Cut Split
a big A1 city map automatically split into A3 tiles that reassemble seamlessly

Forest Trails
trail networks through park land, made for hikers' walls

City Parks
a green-forward map celebrating a city's park system

Stylish Outline
a minimal line-art street outline for modern decor

Neon Night Map
glowing road colors on a near-black ground, poster-ready

Figure-Ground Map
the classic black-and-white building-mass study

Beach Town Map
sun-washed coastal palette for seaside towns

Airport Diagram
runways and taxiways styled like an official airfield chart

Transit Rails Map
a city told through its rail and transit lines

Blueprint Map
white linework on blueprint blue, drafting-room style

Vintage Parchment Map
aged-paper tones for an antique cartography look

Campus Map
a university campus keepsake for grads and alumni

Cemetery Map
respectful memorial maps of historic grounds

Farmland Patchwork
quilted field patterns of rural landscapes

Heart Keepsake Map
a meaningful place framed in a heart shape

Route Map
your own GPX route as a bold line over a muted street map

Running Route Map
your marathon, half, or training-loop route as a bold line over a clean city grid

Wine Country Map
a rolling vineyard valley in warm wine-and-cream tones

Country Borders Map
a whole-country silhouette with bold borders and subtle regions

Glacier Map
filled glacier tongues and bare rock in icy blue-greys

Synthwave Sunset Map
an 80s neon street grid in hot pink, purple and cyan for bold full-colour prints

Pastel Candy Heart Map
a sweet mint, peach and lilac street map cut to a heart shape for gift-ready prints

Retro 70s Map
a groovy mustard, burnt-orange and avocado street map for warm full-colour prints

Blue Water Map
the timeless web-map look: bright cyan water against a near-white city of soft grayscale roads

Midnight Gold Map
warm gold boulevards glowing in a fine web over a deep slate night

Sage and Sand Map
a quiet-luxury palette of muted sage greens and clay roads on warm sand

Golf Course Map
a full-colour map of the Old Course at St Andrews for framed clubhouse and golfer-gift prints

River Network Map
a pure-water hydrology map where the canals are the only thing drawn and the city is the negative space between them

Wetland Delta Map
a braided delta of layered teals and greens for organic full-colour nature prints

Desert and Dunes Map
a warm earth palette of sand, bare rock and dry washes for full-colour desert prints

Walkable City Map
a transit-first, car-light city map that foregrounds trams, metro and green paths for warm full-colour prints

Stadium Map
a close-up full-colour map centred on one stadium and its surrounding streets

Cherry Blossom Map
a soft spring street map where every park blooms cherry pink, made for warm full-colour prints

Ski and Trails Map
a layered alpine resort with contoured slopes, forest, glacier ice and bold ski runs

Miami Coral Reef Map
a bright coral-and-aqua circle map for full-colour prints

Christmas Tree Map
a Christmas-tree-shaped city map in forest green and gold

Paw Print Map
a paw-shaped city map in warm taupe for pet keepsakes

Industrial & Infrastructure Map
filled industrial estates, rail yards and airport aprons over a dark backplate

Leisure & Green Map
filled parks, theme parks and zoos over water and a soft-green backplate

Backyard Pools Map
a sunny suburb where every backyard pool pops bright blue over warm desert sand

Garden City Map
a city's parks, gardens and allotments in solid green over cut-out water

National Parks Map
national park boundaries in solid green over cut-out water and lakes

Coffee Crawl Map
a warm cream neighbourhood map with every café and bakery dropped as its own little coffee-cup and loaf marker

Temple Trail Map
a soft paper-toned map of an old temple district with every Buddhist temple and Shinto shrine lit up in vermilion

Nightlife Map
a dark neon city map where bars, restaurants and theatres glow as glowing pink icons that cluster together so busy blocks stay legible
Product builds
Presets engineered around a specific physical product.

Vinyl T-Shirt Map
a one-piece weed-able hexagon street badge for HTV and heat pressing

UV Printed Layered Map
full-color printed back panel with a laser-cut acrylic street layer floating on standoffs

Christmas Ornament Map
a round red-and-gold city ornament with a hanger hole

Acrylic Night Light Map
streets engraved in clear acrylic, glowing on an LED base

Leatherette Map Patch
an engraved sew-on patch with laser-cut stitch holes

Leatherette Journal Cover Map
a full-bleed monochrome city engraved across a journal cover

Leatherette Luggage Tag Map
a bold minimal map tag with a reinforced strap hole

Sublimation Coaster
a full-color round map pressed onto coaster blanks
Techniques & how-to guides
Cross-preset guides for a method or machine: printing, CNC routing, laser cutting, Cricut, materials, assembly, and finishing.
Print a Fancy Map
turn a city into gallery-grade wall art for your printer, UV flatbed, or local print shop
UV-Printed Maps
lay a full-color map straight onto a wood panel or acrylic with a flatbed UV printer
Framing & Finishing
mats, frames, mounting, and captions that make a print look bought, not made
CNC-Carved Maps
machine layered terrain, lakes, and coastlines into hardwood on a CNC router
Laser-Cut Bathymetry
the lake-house classic: stacked depth bands cut from wood or blue acrylic
Ocean Floor Relief
the continental shelf and sea floor of any coast, island, or reef as a layered teal stack
Laser-Cut Topography
stacked elevation contours of any mountain, cut thin and glued into true 3D relief
Materials for Laser Maps
how sheet thickness, wood species, and acrylic color change a layered map build
Layered Map Assembly
labeling, dry-fitting, gluing, and finishing a stack so it reads as one solid block
3D-Printed Relief Maps
print terrain, lakes, and city skylines as one stepped model - STL for one color, 3MF for many
GPX Track Maps
your recorded run, ride, hike, or sail drawn as a bold line over a clean map
Maps on a Cricut
weed-able city street badges for HTV, decals, and stencils on a Cricut or Silhouette
Guides: Boxes
Step-by-step project guides for the Boxes tools.

Box Generator
custom finger-jointed boxes sized exactly to your project

3D Print Box Generator
hollow boxes with optional lids, engraved text, and rounded corners

3D Print Grid Box Generator
divided organizer boxes with custom rows, columns, and cell sizes

Joint Panel Generator
interlocking panels that assemble into artwork larger than your laser bed

Infinity Mirror & Shaker Box Generator
two plates and a spacer: the sandwich frame behind infinity mirrors and shaker fillables
Guides: Home Decor
Step-by-step project guides for the Home Decor tools.

Coffee Shop Diorama Generator
an open-front diorama room with windows, shelves, and a name plaque

3D Print Vase Generator
decorative vases and planters with twisting ridge textures

Book Nook Case Generator
a book-sized display case for miniature dioramas between your books

Voronoi Panel Generator
lace-like fill patterns: voronoi, hex, waves, and Hilbert curves in a framed panel

Photo Frame Generator
three-layer photo frames with decorative text top and bottom

Clock Face Generator
precision clock faces with Arabic or Roman numerals and real tick geometry

Puzzle Generator
laser-cut jigsaws in regular grids or hexagon layouts with adjustable tabs

Crossword Puzzle Generator
interlocking word grids from your own word list, as plaques and ornaments
Guides: Hardware
Step-by-step project guides for the Hardware tools.

3D Print Machine Screws + Nuts Generator
ISO-style threaded screws and matching nuts, M2 to M20

3D Print Washer Generator
any washer, any size, in two minutes of printing

3D Print Standoffs / Spacers Generator
cylindrical spacers and threaded standoffs for panels, PCBs, and enclosures

3D Print Dowel Pins Generator
precise cylindrical pins for alignment, hinges, and repairs

3D Print Chicago Screw Generator
two-part screw posts for straps, books, and stacked assemblies

3D Print Threaded Pin Generator
metric threaded pins and rods in any length
Guides: Tools
Step-by-step project guides for the Tools tools.

Laser Slicer
slice any STL into flat layers you can cut and stack into a 3D form

Ruler Generator
precision rulers with engraved ticks and digits, sized to your needs

Pencil Engraving Jig
a slotted holding jig plus perfectly aligned text for engraving round things

Shape Generator
polygons, stars, hearts, and 20+ ready shapes with optional hanger holes

Table Number Generator
double-layer arch signs with pattern fills and a slotted stand

Crochet Base Generator
rigid bases with evenly spaced holes for crochet bags, baskets, and panels
Guides: Accessories
Step-by-step project guides for the Accessories tools.

Backpack Tag Generator
personalized name tags with a hanging ring, for printing or cutting

Keychain Generator
name keychains in layered or truck style, laser cut or 3D printed

Alphabet Keychain Generator
bold single-initial keychains with a built-in hanging ring

Social Keychain Generator
follow-me tags with your handle, platform logo, and call to action

Earrings Generator
statement earrings in arches, drops, and clouds with optional patterns

Earring Holder Generator
freestanding earring display with a hole grid, hook slots, and a slotted stand

Earring Card Generator
retail earring cards with hanging holes, cut from wood, acrylic, or cardstock

QR Code Sign Generator
styled QR plaques for Wi-Fi, links, menus, and reviews that actually scan

Hat Patch Generator
engraved leatherette patches with stitch guides in fifteen badge shapes

Handmade Tag Generator
sew-on leatherette labels for beanies, knits, and crochet, flat or foldable

Leather Bookmark Generator
engraved leather bookmarks with tassel holes in twenty-plus shapes
Guides: Text
Step-by-step project guides for the Text tools.

Connected Text Generator
cursive words fused into a single cuttable piece

Stencilify
stencil-ready text with bridges built in

Single Line Text Generator
true single-stroke fonts for lightning-fast engraving

Fancy Text Generator
words with hearts nestled into every letter

Split Monogram Generator
an initial split by a name banner, the timeless gift

3D Dual-View Text Generator
one object, two words, depending on where you stand

Stacked Text Generator
lines of text fused into triangle, square, or diamond stacks

Multi-Line Text Generator
stacked phrases with a font and position per line

Layered Lettering
your word filled with a forest, sea, city, or mushroom scene

Word Cloud Generator
weighted words packed into a heart or circle

Text Mold Maker
3D printed cutters that stamp any name into dough or clay

Curved Text Generator
text flowing around circles, spirals, and waves
Guides: More Tools
Step-by-step project guides for the More Tools tools.
Guides: Cake Toppers
Step-by-step project guides for the Cake Toppers tools.
Guides: Photos
Step-by-step project guides for the Photos tools.

Paint by Number Generator
your photo as numbered regions with a color legend

Photo Halftone Generator
your photo rebuilt from brightness-sized dots

Photo to Connected Outline Generator
closed silhouette paths traced from any photo

Photo Spiral Engrave Generator
your photo as a single spiral line, thick where dark

String Art Generator
a photo redrawn as thread stretched between pegs

Lithophane & Photo Relief Generator
backlit lithophanes and tactile photo reliefs from any picture
Guides: Gifts
Step-by-step project guides for the Gifts tools.

Plant Stakes Maker
vertical text plant markers in classic, cut-out, and engraving styles

Bookmark Generator
wood and acrylic bookmarks with stacked phrases, symbols, and a tassel hole

Reading Guide Generator
personalized reading rulers that keep young readers on the right line

Medal Generator
award medals with curved text, center text, and pictograms

Gift Tag Generator
reusable wooden gift tags with names and symbols in three shapes

Paw Print Ornament Generator
paw print ornaments with a pet's name, optional claws, and snowflake pads

Pet Memorial Ornament Generator
a framed winged-paw keepsake with your pet's name and a remembrance message

Memorial Ornament Generator
a remembrance keepsake with a loved one's name, a message, and a meaningful symbol

Bookish Ornament Generator
a keepsake for readers and fantasy fans with a book, castle, or dragon shape

First House Ornament Generator
a housewarming keepsake with a house or key shape, names, and the year

Anniversary Ornament Generator
a wedding or anniversary keepsake with rings or a diamond-ring shape and names

Egg Ornament Generator
layered egg ornaments with a name banner across the middle

Heart Ornament Generator
layered heart keepsakes with a curved name banner
Guides: Puzzles & Games
Step-by-step project guides for the Puzzles & Games tools.
Guides: Christmas
Step-by-step project guides for the Christmas tools.

Christmas Ornament Generator
layered ball ornaments with snowflake frames and a name across the middle

Christmas Tree Ornament Generator
layered tree silhouettes with a star and a name, cut or printed

Snowman Ornament Generator
three-circle snowmen with names in the circles and snowflakes filling the rest

Stocking Tag Generator
stocking-shaped name tags that hang from the mantel hook
Guides: Easter
Step-by-step project guides for the Easter tools.
Guides: Halloween
Step-by-step project guides for the Halloween tools.
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