Make3DMap field notes · Vol. 01

Read the map.
Enter the world.

Practical notes on 3D places, planets and celestial events. Each guide includes a scene you can move through instead of asking you to imagine the result from screenshots.

01 · Astronomy02 · Worldbuilding03 · Interactive maps

Three ways into 3D.

Start with the question you need to answer. The tool belongs inside the explanation—not behind a generic call to action at the end.

01 / Astronomy in 3D
A tactile cartographic Earth beneath the aligned Moon and Sun, with the eclipse shadow crossing the surface

How a solar eclipse works in 3D

A flat diagram explains the order. A location-aware 3D simulation explains why one town gets darkness while the next only sees a partial eclipse.

02 / Worldbuilding
A fictional relief planet with continents, oceans, mountain systems and climate bands emerging from a dark atlas

Make a 3D planet for worldbuilding

A convincing planet starts with constraints, not decoration. Give the surface a visual grammar, then add only the landmarks that make its story navigable.

03 / Interactive maps
A raised-relief mountain map with a blue route connecting three restrained brass landmarks

Make an interactive 3D map for a website

The best website map is not the largest one. It frames one story, gives visitors a reason to move the camera, and keeps the next action close to the scene.