3D Printing in Cartographic Applications
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3D printing technology has revolutionized many design practices with the possibility of generating perfectly functional prototypes or parts in many areas of knowledge, such as Cartography. Different types of cartographic products made by these productive methods can be found in the literature. However, a very small number of researches address the scientific question of what this 3D cartographic production process really works in terms of cartographic communication, nor is it discussed about this new way of approaching tangible cartographic products. This article presents the concepts of 3D printing applied to Cartography and theoretical-conceptual examples on the use of three-dimensional modeling combined with additive manufacturing in the generation of cartographic products. The advantages of 3D printing are presented, such as visualization, production time, use of different materials for various products, which were previously difficult to produce, in addition to the possibility of generating new forms of representation. Elements that still need further research are highlighted, such as symbolization, generalization applied to three-dimensional geometric models, the use of colors in 3D printing and texts and toponyms.
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