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Print a piece of the Moon — or now, of Mars

Pick any region of the Moon or Mars from real orbital elevation data and print it as a puzzle or an ornament — frames, engraved text and Bambu Studio-ready files included. The film shows the whole thing in 72 seconds.

Other terrain tools export a mesh. OrbitStudio exports a printable object: snap-fit puzzle pieces cut with a real 0.25 mm clearance so they separate on a stock printer, and a 3MF in which terrain, frame and text are already separate parts with their colours assigned.

Find your spot before you print it

Spin the globe or switch to the flat map — and switch worlds while you are at it. Every crater, ridge and landing site comes straight from the orbiters that measured them.

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Everything You Need to Create
Planetary Print Models

From interactive Moon exploration to print-ready 3MF exports — OrbitStudio handles every step of the workflow.

Interactive Moon & Mars Globes

Explore either world on a photorealistic 3D globe powered by Three.js and high-resolution orbital imagery. Switch worlds, switch between satellite and topographic views, and travel to any named landmark.

Puzzle & Ornament Modes

Generate interlocking jigsaw puzzles with customizable piece counts, or solid ornaments with snap-fit or loose-fit frames. Choose from circle, square, or hexagon shapes.

Bambu Studio Ready

Export pre-configured .3MF project files with correct multi-color filament assignments. Open directly in Bambu Studio or OrcaSlicer — no manual setup required.

Custom Frame Text

Add embossed or engraved text to the frame border. Choose custom labels like "MOON 2026" or auto-generate the coordinates of your selected region.

Filament Color Preview

Preview your model with real Bambu PLA filament colors — Silk Copper, Silk Gold, Ash Gray, and more. Colors are embedded directly into the 3MF export.

Real Orbital Data

The Moon comes from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and its LOLA altimeter; Mars from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and its MOLA altimeter, at 463 metres per pixel. Nothing here is sculpted or invented — it is measurement, all the way down.

From Data to Physical Print

OrbitStudio streamlines the entire process of generating 3D printable terrain.

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Choose your spot

Spin the 3D globe, switch to the flat 2D map, or jump straight to a famous place: every Apollo landing site, Tycho, Copernicus, and Tsiolkovskiy on the farside no one on Earth has ever seen. Wherever you point, that's your model.

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Make it yours

Puzzle or ornament. Circle, square, or hexagon. Dial the craters up until the terrain really pops, pick your size and piece count, and emboss your own text around the frame. This is where it becomes yours.

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Watch it come to life and print it

One click, and your region becomes a finished, snap-together model, with terrain and borders already separated and colored. Download one ready-to-print file, drop it into your slicer, and go. No CAD. No mesh repair. No headache.

3D Printed Lunar Puzzle Details

Museum-Grade
Print Models

Solid geometry all the way through: printable terrain, precise interlocking puzzle cuts, clean frame borders.

  • Watertight, print-ready meshes
  • Models up to 320mm diameter
  • Multi-color 3MF with correct filament mapping
  • Silk, Matte & Standard PLA presets

Iconic Landmarks, Both Worlds

Jump directly to famous craters, Apollo landing sites and the largest volcano in the solar system. One click to navigate, one click to generate.

On the Moon

Tycho Crater

85 km diameter impact crater

Apollo 11

Sea of Tranquility landing site

Copernicus

Prominent 93 km crater

Apollo 17

Taurus-Littrow Valley

Aristarchus

Brightest large crater

Clavius

One of the largest craters

Plato

Dark-floored lava plain

Apollo 15

Hadley Rille exploration

On Mars

Olympus Mons

610 km across, 21 km tall

Valles Marineris

A canyon system 3,761 km long

Jezero Crater

Where Perseverance landed

Hellas Planitia

2,299 km impact basin

Read more about Tycho, Copernicus, the Apollo 11 landing site and Tsiolkovskiy on the farside — what each one is, and how it behaves as a print.

Mars Is Here. It Was the Second Stop.

This page used to promise Mars. Backers unlocked it, and it went live on 16 September — the full planet, from Olympus Mons to the polar caps, at 463 metres per pixel. Next on the same road: Mercury, Venus, and every other world that has been properly mapped.

Help us bring the greatest landscapes ever charted down to Earth.

Behind OrbitStudio

OrbitStudio is built by SimplySolid3D, an independent 3D-printing studio based in the Netherlands — one maker designing models that just work, and now building the tools to make your own.

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I'm Mike, the maker behind SimplySolid3D. I still get a kick out of seeing people print them. My goal has always been the same: make 3D printing accessible for everyone, with designs that just work — and now, the tools to make your own. Back this project, and you're backing one maker keeping a promise: museum-grade results, on the first try.

OrbitStudio started with a single model: my Moon Surface Jigsaw Puzzle, a snap-together slice of the real lunar surface that makers have been printing on MakerWorld. OrbitStudio is that same idea, opened up to the whole Moon.

Want to see the quality before you back? Print the original Moon Surface Jigsaw Puzzle from MakerWorld today — no pledge needed — and watch the terrain come off your own plate.

Questions about OrbitStudio? Reach out at [email protected].

Questions About OrbitStudio

Everything about generating, printing and licensing your models. Answers straight from our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

What is OrbitStudio?

OrbitStudio turns real orbital elevation data into 3D-printable models. Pick a region of the Moon or of Mars, and it generates a jigsaw puzzle or solid ornament — downloadable as an STL file and a pre-configured, Bambu Studio-ready 3MF file.

Do I need an account to use it?

Not to try it. Anyone can generate a terrain and preview it in 3D without signing up — guest models are held for 48 hours, then cleared. A free account needs no validation code and lets you slice that terrain into a puzzle, add text, name it and keep it in a library of three. Downloading the STL and 3MF files is the part still locked: backers receive their access code between 10 and 24 October.

Is there a limit to how many models I can generate?

Yes — a fair-use limit, not a paywall. Without an account it's 10 generations per rolling 24 hours. A free account gets 15 per rolling 24 hours and 300 per rolling 365 days; an account with credits on it gets 100 and 5,000 over the same two windows. All of those sit far above normal use — they keep the service fast for everyone and stop automated scraping, not makers. Need more? Email us and we'll normally raise it.

Can I sell prints I make with OrbitStudio?

Every tier lets you print for yourself and give prints as gifts. Selling physical prints requires the Merchant tier — on that tier you can sell prints and use photos or video of them commercially, though the digital files themselves can never be resold or redistributed on any tier.

Is a printed puzzle safe for kids?

Printed puzzles are not toys and are not suitable for children under 3 — small interlocking pieces are a choking hazard. Keep printed pieces away from small children and pets, and supervise older children.

How accurate is the terrain — is it real NASA data?

Yes. The Moon comes from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter — LOLA elevation data and WAC imagery. Mars comes from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor — MOLA altimetry at 463 metres per pixel, with Viking MDIM 2.1 imagery. Terrain is vertically exaggerated so it reads clearly at print scale, so models are decorative representations rather than survey-grade or true-to-scale.

What files do I get, and will they work with my printer?

Every generated model downloads as an STL file and a pre-configured 3MF project file with filament colors already set for Bambu Studio and Orca Slicer. Always check geometry, wall thickness and supports in your own slicer before printing — printers, profiles and materials vary.

Can I get a refund on unused credits?

Credits and Passes aren't refundable once a code is redeemed, and they have no cash value. That's because access begins immediately when you redeem — this doesn't affect your statutory rights if something we deliver is faulty.

Can I delete my account and my data?

Yes, any time, from your account settings. We remove your account data within 30 days, except where we're required to keep records by law.

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