Gee Whiz there are so many great entries to this contest I can’t believe it. My entry is a topographic map for my brother.
I bought my machine with the hopes of doing more of these because of how much I love the tactile nature of the map. It took me a while to figure out the process, but with the help of @Radiation I was able to figure out a workflow that did the job.
I used Tangram Heightmapper to get the topography data and exported directly into carbide create. I did make sure to get the appropriate ratio of the export so I could size the wood accordingly. There was some trial and error on getting the image to import directly, but in the end I got it worked out for the 8/4 material I had on hand. After that I made a base with appropriate GPS coordinates and did a flip job to make 4 feet so it would stand a better chance of not rocking if it didn’t end up completely flat.
Overall I’m quite pleased, I think I might make one for myself!