A red square will be shown in the middle of the map. How to make a topographic map draw a contour line for the lowest level of elevation.

Creating Topographic Profiles

Make sure that under this section fixed scale is selected.

How to make a topographic map. Here click the lines from the drawing tool type the 500 meter value on the edges length located in the entity info then press enter. The compass is typically located on the corner of the poster. Creating a topographic map means that we first need to create a topographic overlay which consists of a shaded relief background and a contour overlay of the respective elevation layer.

The 500 meter line will serve as a scale reference. The simplest way to create a stl file from a topographic map is to use the website terrain2stl. Anything that will be able to show shape and elevation.

In the context menu we select both shade layer to create a shaded relief map and contour elevation to create a contour overlay. Start drawing more contour lines for higher elevation scenarios. This line should follow the shape of the earth at that level of elevation.

Create a compass direction the four arrows that designate north east south and west from which you will establish how the map will face. Click on center to view under location. Click on the map the area at the center of the page where it probably says map will be printed here on the right hand side click on item properties under the section main properties change from rectangle to cache make sure the section named controlled by atlas is checked.

In order to build your 3d topo map you will need the supplies scissors glue a pen or marker to trace your elevations and the medium that you will use i used foam paper to make mine but you can use regular paper spaced out with foam shapes cardboard card stock etc. This is the area that will be used for the 3d model. Re scale the imported topographic map image make sure the 500 meter graphic map scale image will fit into the the 500 meter line.

Search the desired area via drag drop on the google map. Write down the symbols you use in your map key. Record the hill on the side of the contour line.