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by belforn 3760 days ago
Hi, this is Bernat, 3D printing designer...

we launched nicetrails to create unique trophies for mountaineers and outdoor sport activities.

the idea is: 1. Upload a GPS track (.gpx) 2. View the trail in 3D 3. Choose map style: satellite / snow 4. Order your trophy (3D Print in full color)

are you a hiker? biker? trail runner? I'd like your feedback, you can try to upload a .GPX file and see if all looks as expected.

*no need to register

I hope you like it.

Cheers from Barcelona!

1 comments

This is super neat. Is the vertical scale fixed? Midwestern US hills are a challenge to bike IMO but probably not impressive when compared w/these fantastic alpine landscapes.
For long routes (>100km), the terrain tends to look flat, due to the proportions of altitude (Z) vs width/length...

to solve that, we added a "terrain enhancer", a slider to exaggerate the altitude and give a dramatic look to the 3D model :)

Nice!