Minecraft scenery water full size#
Minecraft scenery water full#
Minecraft scenery water series#

Slic3r is primarily a tool for 3D printers, but what we're trying to achieve here is very similar to 3D printing, it's a series of layers stacked up to create a relief map.

123D shuffles all the parts together where possible and allows minimal editing afterwards (I'm mentioning the reasons not to use it in the hope that someone might make it an option in future versions).Slic3r. In this model we're interested in the void space as well as the material space because the void spaces get cut out to form the water layers. The problem is when it 'optimises' the cutting. It allows you to set up materials, size and thickness and it labels each part to make them easier for stacking. This is the most common slicer for Laser cutting. There are 2 main programs I found for slicing:123D make. Slicing the 3D ModelThe map needs to sliced into layers for reassembly once cut. From this point on I'll assume you have a 3D map the X Y and Z size you want and in an STL format. It is possible to export actual Minecraft maps to an STL format and it is even possible to create a 3D model using ordnance survey maps so you could replicate a real world place. This allowed me to create a 3D model and export it with an STL format.

I've used Cinema 4D for a while and it is possible to get a demo version of the program so it was quicker for me to go with what I knew. I said this landscape was Minecraftesque, and originally I wanted to create an actual Minecraft landscape but I suffer from horrible motion sickness so I had to build a terrain from scratch.I chose to use Cinema 4D to create my terrain, there is a primitive terrain shape which lets you specify a seed value, chose how rough/smooth you want your hills and a whole bunch of other settings. Making the modelThe first step was to make a 3D Terrain Model. This will be my favourite piece for a long time to come. The final item is incredible and every time I look at the landscape I see something new in the details that I forgotten about. The landscape was built upon an Ikea LACK side table. The map layers are made from 3mm MDF, the water from 3mm Fluorescent Blue Perspex, the top surface from 5mm clear Perspex and the sides from 6mm Birch Plywood.

Minecraft scenery water full#

I promised to make a full coffee table sized version and with some help from Kitronik I was able to put this map together really quickly. The blue colour adds up as you go down through the layers so the deepest areas appear to be a darker blue than the surface, just like real water. The same process could be used with real world contour data or actual Minecraft maps for similar effects.A long time ago I made a small sample of a landscape using transparent blue perspex to form the water layers. This is my contour based Minecraft(esque) map, and how it came about. Now that table is finished, we managed to get hold of Martin to give us the run down of exactly how it was made.

Minecraft scenery water full size#

We were so taken with it that we arranged for Martin to take the material he needed so he could get to work on a full size version. We first saw the prototype of this great Minecraft inspired coffee table when Martin Raynsford was in the office visiting.