Is there any free software I can use to develop wooden topographical designs on my CNC?

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  • phstl

    Convert GDAL rasters (like GeoTIFF heightmaps) to 3D STL surfaces.

  • Maybe something like this: https://github.com/anoved/phstl

  • TouchTerrain_for_CAGEO

    Touch Terrain: A python app to create 3D printable terrain models (STL/OBJ) from only elevation data (via Google Earth Engine) or from a local geotiff. Has been used for CNC terrain models. Runs as a web app (http://touchterrain.org), as .py file (standalone.py) or as jupyter notebook. Docker image: https://github.com/ChHarding/TouchTerrain_jupyter_docker

  • Check out this: https://touchterrain.geol.iastate.edu/

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  • topo-box

    Small boxes with lids that are topographic reliefs.

  • I documented a topo carving project I did here: https://github.com/doug-harriman/topo-box

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