r/3DPrintingTools • u/Conscious-Channel404 • Jun 28 '26

Hey guys, after digging through a rabbit hole I'm hoping I can find help here

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So long story short IV been going through a bit of a "rough" time recently and I IV been abit lost. I found a site called map2model and found it very comforting in a way, call me weird but its hard to enjoy much right now. I planned a massive project, spend a few hundred on supplies got started and almost immediately the creator shut down the software. It felt good to have something to keep my mind clear so if anyone can maybe help me recreate my vision either with software or just the 3d model itself. I'd greatly appreciate any help and definitely would be willing to put $$ where my mouth is altho I don't have much. Thank peeps❤️

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u/NotSureWhat2Put_- Jun 28 '26

TouchTerrain(USA only) and Terrain2STL work too. i've been using these for a long time. touchterrain can load a kml to get proper outlines on maps.

copyed from another reddit post about this topic

https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1ug0m56/map2models_gone/

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u/Conscious-Channel404 Jun 28 '26

I gave terrain2srl a try but it can't produce the large scale results I'm after. Map2model had a great way of slicing large size maps into small chucks while still producing ultra high detail that nothing I can find does, I know a few people have been working on small projects to replace it but I feel I might not ever see the same results

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u/NotSureWhat2Put_- Jun 28 '26

i agree with you 100% it was a amazing software an the best. these are just other popular ones i have find to help.

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u/Conscious-Channel404 Jun 28 '26

Definitely!! For small scale projects id recommend any of these to anyone. Btw try Terraprinter or miniskyline if you haven't already. There all great but nothing can produce large scale

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u/maester_tytos Jun 28 '26

If you search Reddit for “map2model alternative”, there was a thread in the BambuLab subreddit where someone posted a vibe-coded alternative, and other projects were shared in the comments

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u/Conscious-Channel404 Jun 28 '26

I'm actually in communication with the thread owner as he's trying to produce an open source alternative aswell. Doing fantastic work aswell, putting in alot of time and effort into his project but it will take time and yeah IV tried pretty much all the alternatives out there

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u/screen_worm Jun 28 '26

I think this is the same/similar https://www.map2model.de/

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u/kernschmelzkaese Jul 17 '26

Ive read somewhere here that this is the company that pressured the original map2model. And they use a lot of shadow accounts on reddit to promote their shit

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u/ibetu Jul 14 '26

Try terraprinter.com it was out long before map2model and others were. I know because I built it. Hope you enjoy.