Tag Archives: maps

Why are custom laser cut maps so hard to make?

Why are custom laser cut maps so hard to make?

One of my biggest motivations in getting a laser cutter was to create custom maps. Turns out the actual laser part wasn’t the hardest to figure out. It was creating a digital file. Enter GIS software. We dive into a full tutorial on how you can create custom maps that are styled just how you […]

Laser Cut Topographic Maps | Geography Project | Trotec Laser Cutter

Laser Cut Topographic Maps | Geography Project | Trotec Laser Cutter

This time we laser cut topographic maps of Toronto’s Don Valley river using our Trotec Speedy 360 laser cutter. This is a great geography project for any school. Students can download topographical maps online or design them themselves, laser engrave the details and cut the layers out with the laser cutter. We’re using our TroCraft […]

How To: Laser Cut & Engrave City Maps – Adobe Illustrator

How To: Laser Cut & Engrave City Maps – Adobe Illustrator

In this How To with Adobe Illustrator episode, we’ll show you how to create your own local city maps for laser engraving or cutting with an Epilog Laser machine. These maps can be personalized to any location in the world. Whether you’re going to engrave the city map artwork on stone coaster, a leather wallet, […]

Quick & Easy Topographic / Contour Vector Maps For Laser Cutting | How to | Tutorial

Quick & Easy Topographic / Contour Vector Maps For Laser Cutting | How to | Tutorial

Showing you how to make a topographic map also known as a contour map in minutes for laser cutting designs. This is the quickest and easiest way I’ve found of being able to keep vector maps like this of anywhere in the world. Contour Map Link: https://contours.axismaps/ If you have any questions please leave them […]

Inkscape Tutorial  –  Easy Map Creation for Laser Engraving!

Inkscape Tutorial – Easy Map Creation for Laser Engraving!

In this episode, we will be showing you the easy way to create maps for laser engraving various projects. This is supper simple and best of all uses free resources! As we will use https://mapstyle.withgoogle/ to create a customized map and Inkscape (a free vector design program: https://inkscape.org/ ) which we will use to the […]

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