Hiking and Cycling Map Generator | TrailPrint3D | Blender Addon

INTRODUCTION This is a Addon for Blender that allows you to create Miniature Maps of your adventures from just the GPX file that you can download from Komoot, strava, garmin or other tracking apps! SUPPORT MY WORK PATREON Buy me a Coffee Get Help and share your Creations on my Discord server: Join Discord HOW TO INSTALL Please Watch the Video on Top first as it contains a full Installation Guide and Addon Tutorial Download the latest Blender version from https://www.blender.org/download/ Download the Addon from this Page ("TrailPrint3D-x_x.py" file from “Download STL/CAD Files” | use browser version) 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Open Blender, and go to Edit → Preferences 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Go to the Addons tab, Click the top right Arrow and then “Install From Disk” 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Select the TrailPrint3D_x-x.py file you downloaded and confirm Close the popup window 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media If the sidebar is not showing, Press “N” If “TrailPrint3D” is displayed there, the installation was a success The addon was tested with Blender 4.5.2 and i would reccomend using the newest version available it does NOT work for Blender 4.4 and below PARAMETERS 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Generate: Generates the Map with your Current set parameters File Path: The .GPX file you want to import. Click the little folder to open a File Explorer Export Path: The Folder the STL files will be saved Trail Name: The name of the save file. Keep it blank to use the name of the file Shape: The shape of the Map Resolution: The “Quality” of the map. Higher = Better quality but also longer Generating times. i reccomend a maximum of 6 or 7 ( 7 takes up to 10 minutes). Elevation scale: Multiplier to the elevation. Use it to make flat maps more interesting or to flatten down steep landscapes Path thickness: the thickness of the path Path scale: The size of the path compared to the map. If your object size is 100 and Path scale is 0.5, then the path is about 50mm big. if pathScale is 0.75 its about 75mm big. Overwrite path elevation: If your .GPX has a offset to the real world elevation (happened sometimes for me on komoot) you can check this box and it rewrites the elevation so it matches the map terrain Advanced Parameters (In the Advanced Tab) Export STL/Obj: Export the Currently selected Object as STL or OBJ if it has materials applied to it Map : Parameters about the Map Fixed elevation Scale: The diffrence between the highest and lowest point on the map will be 10mm minThickness: Thickness of the thinnest point of the map in mm ShapeRotation: Rotates the shape. Useful for shapes like the hearth where you need to rotate the shape so the path fits perfectly on the map xTerrainOffset: Offset of the map in X Direction to the center of the path yTerrainOffset: Offset of the map in Y Direction to the center of the path SingleColorMode: Generates the Map and the Trail so they can be printed separately and assembled afterwards Tolerance: The tolerance between the Map and the Trail for the SingleColorMode DisableCache: Disables the Cache for Opentopodata and Open-elevation CacheSize: The CacheSize for Opentopodata and Open-elevation Custom Maps (Patreon Version): Allows you to Extend your Map or to Generate Maps based on Coordinates Multi Generation (Patreon Version): Allows you to Generate a Map from multiple .GPX files Include Elements: Include Water/Forests/City Boundaries: Automatic Coloring of Water, Forests and Cities Size Treshold: Only generates them if the elements are bigger than X Blender Units Paint Map: Choose if you want those Elements to be directly painted onto the map or generate them as separate objects Pin: Latitude/Longitude: Input a Point Pin on Coords: Generate a Pin on that Point Cityname (Patreon Version): Enter a Cityname Pin on City (Patreon Version): Place a Pin on the Cityname Special (Patreon Version): Allows you to Import a special .Blend File from my Patreon to Create Slider or Jigzaw Puzzles of your Maps Post-Process: Mountain Treshole: The Treshold at what height mountains should start Color Mountains: Paint the Currently selected Map from the given Treshold Contour Line Thickness: Thickness of the Contour lines (reccomend layer thickness or a multiple of it) Contour Line distance: Distance from the start of one contour line to the next one Contour Line offset: The offset at what height the Contour lines should start Contour Lines: Generate the Contour Lines as a separate Object Rescale: Set a scale and click “Rescale Elevation” with a Map selected to Change the Elevation without having to regenerate it Extrude: Extrude the Terrain of the currently selected map by the set Value Magnet holes: Set a Magnet diameter and height, press “Add Magnet Holes” to add Magnet holes on the bottom of the currently selected Map Add dovetail Cutouts: Add Dovetail Cutouts to the Currently selected Map Add Bottom Mark: Add the Object Name to the Bottom of the Map (For better identification) Preset: Save and load Presets Load Preset: Load the currently selected preset Save Preset: Save your current Settings under a Name you can Enter Delete Preset: Delete the currently selected preset API: Select from one of 3 Diffrent APIs. Terrain-Tiles is selected by default. Only switch if you have problems with one of them Additional Info: Generation Settings: Select a Map and click this Button to get infos about the Generation settings of that Map Mainly for debugging, finding Errors or to check what settings were used to create a map Attribution: Credit to the Datasources that made the Addon possible Shape Parameters: When a shape with Text is selected a new Panel “Additional shape settings” appears at the bottom of the sidebar Font: Set the font of the Text Text Size: Set the size of the Text Text Size Title: Optional Text size for the Title. Overwrite Text: Replace the Text of the 3 bottom Text blocks Plate Thickness: Thickness of the Baseplate BorderSize: Size of the base compared to the Size → 20% means Base is 20% Bigger than the map PlateInsertvalue: Insert into the Plate for better alignment of the Map if Plate and Map are printed separately TextAngle: angle of the Text rotated around the center FILAMENT IM USING I usually use 5 Colors (Reflinks) Green as basecolor ( Amazon ) Red for the path ( Amazon ) Blue for water ( Amazon ) Grey for mountains ( Amazon ) Dark Green for Forests ( Amazon ) PATREON VERSION 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media I Spend hundreds of Hours on this Addon, Improving, Testing, and you can downlaod it here for Free. But Without my Patreon Supporters that wouldnt have been possible. Thats why the Patreon Version has some Extra Features and you can also get them by Supporting my Work. Here are some of the Extra Features Additional Shapes Special Shapes inkl Tutorial (Sliding Puzzle or Jigzaw Puzzle) Place Pins by Entering a City name Chain Together multiple .GPX files together to a single one Create Maps that contain multiple .GPX files Create custom Shapes Extend Maps endlessly 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media UPDATELOG 29.03.2025 Version 1.2 30.03.2025 Version 1.3 01.04.2025 Version 1.5 12.04.2025 Version 1.6 21.04.2025 Version 1.7 25.04.2025 Version 1.8 08.05.2025 Version 1.9 13.09.2025 Version 2.2 03.12.2025 Version 2.5