Prepping the SRTM Tiles for Blenderįor this example, I downloaded tile N37W123.hgt, but you should swap out the file name for the one you have. The USGS site also runs a similar service for downloading NASA SRTM collections. You’ll need to be logged into your NASA Earth Data account to download them however.ĭerek also runs a similar website for downloading larger 90m tiles over a wider region. To download the map tiles you’ll need, create an account on NASA Earth Data.ĭerek Watkins at the New York Times runs a convenient website for downloading 30m tiles.

The GIS data can be found under a new GIS tab in Blender, which we’ll use later. Next, check the small box to activate the add-on.

zip file you downloaded and install add-on file. Once in Blender, go to the Edit menu and open Preferences. (Some Mac software issues a security warning the first time you launch it. Next, launch Blender, which should be in your Applications folder. zip file directly from this URL, which is hosted on the domlysz/BlenderGIS Github page. In order to enable these features, we’ll install the BlenderGIS Plugin.

Blender is a 3D editing software, but we’re going to use it to do all sorts of things with cartography.

Blender gis install