Pick any region of the lunar surface from real NASA elevation data and print it as a puzzle or an ornament — frames, engraved text and Bambu Studio-ready files included. The film shows the whole thing in 72 seconds.
Spin the globe or switch to the flat map. Every crater, ridge and landing site comes straight from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
From interactive Moon exploration to print-ready 3MF exports — OrbitStudio handles every step of the workflow.
Explore the entire lunar surface with a photorealistic 3D globe powered by Three.js and high-resolution NASA textures. Switch between satellite imagery and topographic map views.
Generate interlocking jigsaw puzzles with customizable piece counts, or solid ornaments with snap-fit or loose-fit frames. Choose from circle, square, or hexagon shapes.
Export pre-configured .3MF project files with correct multi-color filament assignments. Open directly in Bambu Studio or OrcaSlicer — no manual setup required.
Add embossed or engraved text to the frame border. Choose custom labels like "MOON 2026" or auto-generate the coordinates of your selected region.
Preview your model with real Bambu PLA filament colors — Silk Copper, Silk Gold, Ash Gray, and more. Colors are embedded directly into the 3MF export.
Powered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) LOLA instrument. We process over 530MB of high-resolution elevation data to generate accurate topography.
OrbitStudio streamlines the entire process of generating 3D printable terrain.
Spin the 3D globe, switch to the flat 2D map, or jump straight to a famous place: every Apollo landing site, Tycho, Copernicus, and Tsiolkovskiy on the farside no one on Earth has ever seen. Wherever you point, that's your model.
Puzzle or ornament. Circle, square, or hexagon. Dial the craters up until the terrain really pops, pick your size and piece count, and emboss your own text around the frame. This is where it becomes yours.
One click, and your region becomes a finished, snap-together model, with terrain and borders already separated and colored. Download one ready-to-print file, drop it into your slicer, and go. No CAD. No mesh repair. No headache.
Solid geometry all the way through: printable terrain, precise interlocking puzzle cuts, clean frame borders.
Stunning 3D printed lunar puzzles and ornaments created by our community. See how real NASA topography looks in physical form.
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Jump directly to famous craters and historic Apollo landing sites. One click to navigate, one click to generate.
85 km diameter impact crater
Sea of Tranquility landing site
Prominent 93 km crater
Taurus-Littrow Valley
Brightest large crater
One of the largest craters
Dark-floored lava plain
Hadley Rille exploration
Follow these recommended slicer settings to capture every tiny crater and mountain peak perfectly.
0.12 mm to 0.16 mm is ideal for maximum topographical detail.
Set "Only one wall on top surfaces" to Not applied.
Use 15% Gyroid for puzzles to ensure rigidity, and 10% Gyroid for solid ornaments.
Matte PLA hides layer lines best. Silk PLA highlights the dramatic terrain curves.
OrbitStudio is built by SimplySolid3D, an independent 3D-printing studio based in the Netherlands — one maker designing models that just work, and now building the tools to make your own.
I'm Mike, the maker behind SimplySolid3D. I still get a kick out of seeing people print them. My goal has always been the same: make 3D printing accessible for everyone, with designs that just work — and now, the tools to make your own. Back this project, and you're backing one maker keeping a promise: museum-grade results, on the first try.
OrbitStudio started with a single model: my Moon Surface Jigsaw Puzzle, a snap-together slice of the real lunar surface that makers have been printing on MakerWorld. OrbitStudio is that same idea, opened up to the whole Moon.
Want to see the quality before you back? Print the original Moon Surface Jigsaw Puzzle from MakerWorld today — no pledge needed — and watch the terrain come off your own plate.
Questions about OrbitStudio? Reach out at info@orbitstudio3d.com.
Everything about generating, printing and licensing your models. Answers straight from our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
OrbitStudio turns real NASA lunar elevation data into 3D-printable models. Pick a region of the Moon, and it generates a jigsaw puzzle or solid ornament — downloadable as an STL file and a pre-configured, Bambu Studio-ready 3MF file.
Yes. Generating and downloading models requires an account and a validation code. You can preview a model for free — only unlocking the downloadable files spends a credit.
A fair-use limit, per account: 100 generations per rolling 24 hours and 5,000 per rolling 365 days. That's far above normal use — it keeps the service fast for everyone and stops automated scraping, not makers. Need more? Email us and we'll normally raise it.
Every tier lets you print for yourself and give prints as gifts. Selling physical prints requires the Merchant tier — on that tier you can sell prints and use photos or video of them commercially, though the digital files themselves can never be resold or redistributed on any tier.
Printed puzzles are not toys and are not suitable for children under 3 — small interlocking pieces are a choking hazard. Keep printed pieces away from small children and pets, and supervise older children.
Yes. Models are derived from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission — LOLA elevation data and WAC imagery. Terrain is vertically exaggerated so it reads clearly at print scale, so models are decorative representations rather than survey-grade or true-to-scale.
Every generated model downloads as an STL file and a pre-configured 3MF project file with filament colors already set for Bambu Studio and Orca Slicer. Always check geometry, wall thickness and supports in your own slicer before printing — printers, profiles and materials vary.
Credits and Passes aren't refundable once a code is redeemed, and they have no cash value. That's because access begins immediately when you redeem — this doesn't affect your statutory rights if something we deliver is faulty.
Yes, any time, from your account settings. We remove your account data within 30 days, except where we're required to keep records by law.
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