Practical guides
Start with the result you need.
These are short, task-specific paths from a real place to a usable file. Each guide says exactly what Rescape produces, what to do after downloading it and where open-data quality needs a human check.
DXF · CAD context
Create a CAD site-context model from open geographic data
Draw a project boundary, choose useful context layers and export a layered DXF with terrain, buildings, roads and water.
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DXF · OpenStreetMap context
Turn OpenStreetMap-derived context into a layered DXF
Choose a real area, export the useful context layers, then open a true-scale DXF in the CAD or vector application you already use.
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STL · physical model
Prepare a real place as a printable 3D city model
Select a compact real-world area, generate a terrain-and-building model, then prepare the STL for printing at a scale your printer can resolve.
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STL · terrain
Turn available lidar terrain into a printable or fabricatable mesh
Use the terrain available for a selected region to create an STL, then choose a physical scale that makes its relief readable and fabricatable.
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DXF · editable linework
Prepare editable city linework for illustration
Export a real place as layered DXF context, then simplify and style the linework in a vector or CAD workflow for an illustration, diagram or presentation.
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Use the guide that matches the outcome.
Each guide describes the actual export and the work that follows it. We keep closely related software instructions together until a native format, validated integration or genuinely different workflow makes a separate guide useful.