Swiss cantons relief puzzle

A 23 piece puzzle of the Swiss cantons based on a topographic relief map of Switzerland. Half cantons were fused into a single piece (AI/AR, BL/BS, NW/OW) and enclaves/exclaves mostly ignored. Scale is 1:1000000, base thickness of 3 mm and vertical exaggeration of a factor 2.0.

Possible grouping for 4 color print without borders of same color touching:

Color1: BE, BL/BS, GE, GR, SZ, TG

Color2: AG, FR, JU, NW/OW, SG, VS

Color3: AI/AR, GL, SH, TI, VD, ZG

Color4: LU, NE, SO, UR, ZH

Many other combinations with 4 colors are possible. If you find a working 3 color version, let me know!

To determine at what scale to print, check with largest cantons (GR, BE and VS) to see what fits your build plate and scale all pieces with the same factor.

Acknowledgements:

• https://github.com/IdeaShakerLab/dem-to-stl (STL from digital eleavation model)
• https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/height_models/dhm25200 (digital elevation data on a 200 m raster)
• https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/products/landscape/boundaries3D (canton borders)

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Monoprice

Printer:

Rafts:

No

Supports:

Resolution:

the finer the better

Infill:

Filament: ecoPLA PLA white, red, violett, pink

Category: Puzzles