3D printable topographic miniature of Vila Nova de Gaia - 🇵🇹 Portugal

Capture the beauty of Vila Nova de Gaia's city landscape with this topographic miniature! This 3D model represents the geographic area around the geo coordinates 41.133, -8.607 (LatLng).

It is scaled down from a geographic area of around 1.975 km x 2.807 km to a 3D printable miniature in the dimensions of 119.5 mm x 170.5 mm. The scale from the geographic area (5.543 sq km) to the miniature is approximately ~16526:1.

The terrain is modeled from geographic data for realistic terrain representation. Ideal for educational purposes, architectural visualization, or as a decorative piece.

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Included Frames:

• 139.70 x 190.70 x 17.92 mm, text engraving "Vila Nova de Gaia", with hanging holes
• 127.70 x 178.70 x 17.42 mm, no text engraving, with hanging holes (fits A1 mini bed size)
• 139.70 x 190.70 x 17.42 mm, no text engraving, with hanging holes

What's Included:

• STL files for the miniature and all frame variants
• Generic 3MF containing all STLs for easy import into any slicer
• Bambu Studio 3MF with optimized print profiles for A, P, X, and H-Series printers (pre-colorized)
• Snapmaker Orca 3MF with optimized print profiles for the Snapmaker U1 (pre-colorized)

Recommended Print Settings:

• The included 3MF files contain two highly specialized print profiles: "miniature-classic" and "miniature-arachne". For optimal results, use "miniature-arachne" (note: expect long slicing times).
• Due to the nature of geographic terrain data, models may contain non-manifold geometry or areas that require support material. This cannot be avoided. Our included print profiles handle these cases well.
• For printers from other manufacturers or other slicers, check our Miniature Printing Guide for recommended settings (especially support settings).

Assembly:

• Gently put the miniature into the frame. Depending on your printer's calibration, that should be enough to hold the miniature.
• If in doubt, use some super glue. For PLA, I use thick cyanoacrylate glue. I experienced best results with glue that contains Ethyl-2-cyanacrylat.
• Hanging Holes: My frames always have a hole pattern divisible by 10 mm - for this miniature's size the "Hanging Hole Distance" results in 60 mm between holes.

Contains information from OpenStreetMap, which is made available here under the Open Database License (ODbL).