Field notes / Guides

From a place to a print.

Practical walkthroughs with real creator screenshots and an example you can make your own.

Exported Half Dome Strata poster with sandstone elevation bands and a turquoise route
01 / 6 minute read

How to turn a GPX route into a trail poster

Follow the Half Dome example from GPX upload to Strata artwork, with real screenshots, exact settings, and PNG, PDF and SVG printing advice.

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Yosemite Valley selected in the creator with its map area outlined
02 / 5 minute read

Create map art without a GPX file

Make map art from a place, a country, a US state or a selected map area. Follow place search, the country and state picker and Ridgeline clipping step by step.

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Successful Half Dome GPX upload showing its route, distance and 1,117 points
03 / 4 minute read

How to find and upload GPX files

Find a GPX route from an activity service, export the right file, upload it to Printed Canyon and check the route before making your poster.

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Product screen offering Ridgeline, Contours, Strata, Watershed, Celestial and a 3D terrain model
04 / 5 minute read

Free Map2Model alternative: terrain STL

Create 3D terrain and city maps in your browser. Download STL or 3MF files free, add GPX routes, and compare Printed Canyon with other Map2Model alternatives.

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