Netherlands Topographic 3D Map #MakerEdChallenge 2.0

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An Elevation Map of The Netherlands That Gives You a New Perspective on This Beautiful Country! Check out the Flooded Version: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:699728 The Elevation Map Uses 7 Height Levels, Which Are: Level 1: 12 Meters Below Sea Level Level 3-4: Approximately at Sea Level Level 7: 14 M to 300 M Above Sea Level Printing the Model with SolidWorks and Illustrator, I Scaled Down the Height to Only 0.2 Mm for Display on a Printer Bed. For More Interesting Calculations, Check the Comments Section. I Recommend Scaling X/Y and Z Independently When Fitting This Model to Your Printer Bed. If You Make One, Please Share Your Result! Print Settings: Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.4 Mm Nozzle, 0.1 Mm Layer Height Infill: 30% Notes: Pay Attention to the Retraction and Travel Settings of Your Printer, Because This Model May Create Hairy Prints. How I Designed This Model As a Source, I Used a Rijkswaterstaat Topographic Map Without Any Writing or Drawing on It. The Map Only Shows the Height of Areas Relative to Sea Level Using Different Colors. I Removed Noise from the Picture in Adobe Illustrator and Reduced the Amount of Colors to 7, Which Means There Are Now 7 Different Height Levels. Then I Could Isolate Each Color and Put Them in Separate Layers. Each Layer Was Imported into a CAD Program (SolidWorks) and Extruded to a Height That Made Sense for My Model. Instructions I Tries Switching Filament After the First Layers to Get a Different Colour 'Neutral Layer,' But Misunderstood the Setting, Resulting in an Imperfect Model. If You Use This Model with Your Students, Make Sure to Explain Its Limitations. How Can You Use This Elevation Map of The Netherlands? Explore the Country: Where Do You Live? How Big Is It? Why Is It Shaped Like This? Simulate a Scenario: What Would Happen if the Dikes Break, and the Seas or Rivers Flow Inland? Try Pouring Water into the Model and See What Happens. Geography Teachers Can Use This Model in Topography Classes. Some Even Use My Original Model, Which Uses a Different Height Scale. Discuss the Simplifications: Why Is the Afsluitdijk Not Visible? Why Is the Highest Point Not Jumping Out? You Can Also Ask Your Students to Calculate How the Real Country Would Look Like on a Sphere and Compare It to the Model. They Might Even Want to Draw or Build Their Own Model of The Netherlands. I'm Excited to Hear About Any Lessons, Assignments, or Projects You Create with This Elevation Map of The Netherlands! Show Them Off in a Make and Share Your Experience With Me.