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Great Lakes, ready to cut

A whole region as a carved chart: the lakes in stepped depth layers from survey data, the land on top engraved like an atlas. The area is fixed, so there's nothing to frame: choose a size, the layers and what's engraved. The preview is free; the first download unlocks the chart for good.

Chart

Size

580 × 400 mm: every sheet fits a laser bed of that size. Names and lines are scaled for it; the smallest names are left off the Small chart.

Water layers

Layers6

Cut at 30, 60, 160, 330, 650 ft: closer together in the shallows, where most of the shape is.

Depths in

Depth numbersEach cut's depth engraved beside its edge, as on a carved chart.

Title

TitleEngraved in capitals beside the compass. Leave it empty for “GREAT LAKES”.

LegendA key under the title: the depth layers, and the symbols that are switched on.

Engraving

Towns and citiesEach with its dot; capitals starred.

Borders and regionsThe border and state lines dashed, the countries, states and provinces named.

RiversThe main rivers as fine lines, the largest named along their course.

Main roadsInterstates and highways as lines, with their route shields.

Parks and forestsNational parks and forests named, with small trees.

The lakes' and bays' names, the title and the compass are always engraved.

Laser

Sheet thicknessmmUsed for the 3D preview.

KerfmmLaser beam width, added to every cut of the downloaded files.

The preview is free

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