rescape

Rescape vs CADMapper

Both turn open map data into editable DXF, SketchUp and Rhino files of a site. CADMapper is the established choice for free whole-city road files and Illustrator workflows. Rescape fits better when the site isn't a rectangle, when you also want a printable STL, or when you want to see the exact price before checkout.

Draw a free region Example regions
La SeineTour Eiffel

Paris, from the Palais de Chaillot to the École Militaire, drawn straight from the layers of a Rescape DXF export. Nothing is traced or retouched. The Eiffel Tower's legs, platforms and base are building parts on A-BLDG-OTLN, picked out in amber.

  • Building outlines A-BLDG-OTLN
  • Pavement edges V-ROAD-PVMT-*
  • Road centrelines V-ROAD-CNTR-*
  • Water V-WATR-*
  • Vegetation L-VEGE-AREA
  • Contours C-TOPO-MINR · MAJR
  • Rail and metro L-RAIL-*
Source
Rescape DXF export
Region
5.2 km² · 2.281, 48.846, 2.311, 48.867
Layers
46 in the file · 128,135 entities
Terrain
5 m samples · contours 1 / 5 m
Data
Overture Maps 2026-09-23.1

The short answer

Choose Rescape when

  • Your site boundary is a polygon, circle or arc, not just a box.
  • You want DXF, SketchUp, Rhino and a printable STL, all cut from the same region.
  • You want the price worked out from the area before you pay.

Choose CADMapper when

  • One of its free, simplified whole-city road files already covers your site.
  • You lay out drawings in Illustrator and want a file made for that workflow.
  • Your office templates already depend on its layer and file conventions.

Side by side

CADMapper facts checked against its public pages on October 29, 2026

Feature Rescape CADMapper
DXF, SketchUp and Rhino files Layered DXF, native SKP and 3DM
Printable STL and OBJ A watertight solid, ready for the slicer
Polygon, circle, arc or rounded rectangle Draw the real site outline, or enter coordinates
Holes cut out of the region
Choose features before export Turn layers on or off before the file is made
Finest contour interval Contour lines drawn from the terrain
0.1 m
4 m
Building heights and topography
Adjustable base depth How thick the printed plinth is
Water carved to a set depth
Free area
Under 1 km²
Up to 1 km²
Larger areas
$5 + $0.60/km²
Up to 100 km²
Free whole-city road files

Pay for the site, not a subscription

Every price is $5 plus $0.60 per km², worked out from the boundary you draw and shown before you check out. Anything under 1 km² is free.

  • No plan, no seats, no monthly fee
  • Charged only when your export completes
  • Try it free on your real site first
Price your site Full pricing

  • Free

    0.8 km²

    A site and the streets around it

  • $6.14

    1.9 km²

    The Paris plan above

  • $8

    5 km²

    A campus and its context

  • $12.20

    12 km²

    A town centre

Draw your own site

Regions below 1 km² are free. Draw the boundary, generate the DXF and see what open data covers your site before you commit to anything.

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