Earth and planetary tools

Choose a generator

Start with a real place on Earth, or build terrain from one of the supported planetary maps.

Focused guides

  • Generate a printable 3D city skyline from real map data Choose a real place, turn its map and elevation data into a printable city skyline, preview the result, and export a slicer-ready core 3MF.
  • Turn a map into a 3D printable model Mini Skyline converts a selected map area into a physical model with terrain relief, buildings, roads, water, parks, and export options for 3D printing.
  • Convert a map to a printable 3MF model Mini Skyline converts selected map areas into printable 3MF models for 3D printing, with city terrain, buildings, roads, water, and parks generated from real map data.
  • Mini Skyline vs other 3D map tools Mini Skyline beside five other web map makers: Printed Canyon, Maps3D, MapsTo3D, GeoFilament and City3DPrint. Every claim about another tool links to its own site, read on 17 October 2026.
  • A free Map2Model alternative Map2Model has shut down. Mini Skyline turns any place on Earth into a 3D printable map in your browser: real buildings, roads, water and terrain, saved as a multi-colour 3MF for your slicer. It is free, needs no account, and you can sell what you print when the export allows it.
  • 3D printed map gifts Turn the places that matter into gifts: a heart on the spot you met, your first home, a trail you hiked, a city keychain, a Christmas ornament or a name spelled in map letters. Made in your browser and ready for your 3D printer.
  • Real prints made with Mini Skyline Photos of real 3D printed maps: cities with every building, racetracks with the lap in color, hills and forests with a route in red, and a Minecraft build. Each one started as a free 3MF from the map.