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3D relief magnet

Red Rock Canyon

What you're holding is the real shape of the land, built from elevation data, with the height turned up so the cliffs and ridges stand out. 3D printed here in Las Vegas.

Find your way around

North is up. Tap a number to see what it is.

The Red Rock Canyon relief magnet seen from above, with numbered landmarks
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    How it's made

    1. Real elevation data

      The terrain starts as a GeoTIFF: a map where every pixel stores a height instead of a color.

    2. Turned into a 3D model

      Those heights become a 3D surface. The height is stretched on purpose, so the escarpment reads like a wall instead of a ripple.

    3. Printed in color bands

      It prints in thin layers from the bottom up. The color switches at set heights, so the light bands trace the land like contour lines on a map.

    Care

    Keep it out of hot cars. It's printed plastic, and a Las Vegas dashboard in summer can soften and warp it.

    Dust it with a soft brush. No dishwasher, no solvents.

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