Question 1

What does the Classic Map Generator actually make?

Accepted Answer

It turns a real street map into a stack of separate boards you cut and glue into a relief. Water sits on a base board, land sits above it, major roads are cut clean through the plate over that, minor roads are engraved as fine grooves, and a frame ring closes the edge. You get one cut sheet per board rather than a single flat image.

Question 2

Which places can I use?

Accepted Answer

Anywhere with street data. Search for a city, town, address, or landmark and pick it from the list, or use the locate button for where you are now, then drag and zoom the map until the streets you want sit inside the plate. The area you frame on screen is exactly the area that gets cut.

Question 3

How many layers does a map have, and can I change them?

Accepted Answer

It opens with five: frame, major roads, minor roads, land, and a water base. You can add more road layers, and open any layer to rename it, set its thickness and material color, change its default road width, switch it between score, cut, and engrave, and tick exactly which road classes it carries, from motorway down to footpath.

Question 4

Will the fine streets survive the cut, or fall out of the board?

Accepted Answer

That is what the Fabrication settings are for. Set a minimum feature size and a minimum fragment area, and the generator strips out anything too thin or too small to hold together before it reaches the file, then tells you what it removed. The cut sheet you download is one that the machine and the material can actually produce.

Question 5

What material should I use for a layered map?

Accepted Answer

Because the design is a stack, you need several sheets of the same thickness rather than one. Multi-pack 1/8 inch basswood, birch, or walnut plywood covers the land, road, and frame boards, and a sheet of deep blue or clear acrylic makes the water base read as water. Official materials come with preset cut settings, and the Surface panel previews each one on the design before you buy.

Question 6

What files do I get, and will they work with my machine?

Accepted Answer

You get layered vector cut files, one sheet per board, with cut paths and engrave paths kept apart so your software can assign the right operation to each. Download them for any laser software, or use Open in Studio to send the whole job straight into xTool Studio.

Question 7

Can I change the city name and coordinates under the map?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The caption sits on the bottom band as editable text — set your own wording, pick a font, and move or resize it on the plate. You can add more text elements as well, so a date, a dedication, or a street name can go on the piece alongside the place name.

Question 8

Can I sell the maps I make with it?

Accepted Answer

Yes. One design covers every city on earth, so a custom-location order only means reframing the map and exporting again. The files come out production-ready, which makes layered city maps a practical made-to-order product for Etsy, Shopify, or a craft market stall.

Question 9

Is it free to use?

Accepted Answer

Designing is free. You can search a place, frame the area, rebuild the layer stack, restyle it in any material, and preview the finished relief in 3D without paying anything. Exporting the cut files uses Atomm credits, so you only spend once you are happy with what you see.

經典地圖產生器

How to Make a Layered Map with Atomm

尋找並確立你的地位

建立堆疊

預覽和匯出

Choosing the Right Material for Your Project

Roads That Cut Through, Not Just Print On

You Decide Which Streets Make the Cut

Fabrication Limits Applied Before You Cut

See the Whole Stack Before You Spend a Sheet

Places Worth Building in Layers

被遺忘的城市

你們兩個的起點

有真正水域的海岸線

自動補貨的商店庫存

Get Started with Atomm Craft Lab Today

有關分層地圖設計的常見問題解答

經典地圖產生器實際上會製作什麼？

我可以在哪些地方使用？

一張地圖有多少層？我可以更改它們嗎？

優美的街道會在削減中存活下來，還是會從董事會中脫落？

我應該使用什麼材料來製作分層地圖？

我會得到哪些檔案，它們能在我的機器上運行嗎？

我可以更改地圖下的城市名稱和坐標嗎？

我可以出售我用它製作的地圖嗎？

使用是免費的嗎？

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