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How the keycaps work
Real land on top
The top of the key is the place you framed on the map, from real elevation data, laser-scanned in some countries for small areas. The land fades into a thin rim at the edge, so it rises out of the cap and never hangs over it.
Made to fit
The stem has the "+" cross that Cherry MX-compatible switches take: 4.05 mm across, with 1.17 mm and 1.30 mm slots, 3.8 mm deep in a 5.5 mm stem. A fit allowance makes room for how your printer prints holes, and the fit test lets you check before you print the cap.
Every size
A 1u cap is 18 mm square with a 12.7 mm top, one unit being 19.05 mm. The 2u and 2.25u keys have stabiliser stems 23.8 mm apart, and the 6.25u space bar has them 100 mm apart, for the usual Cherry-style stabilisers.
Sets and panoramas
Turn the map so a range runs along a wide key and the space bar carries the whole ridge, seen from the side you like. Or make a set of four peaks, one for each arrow key.
Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. & Airbus) and Mapzen Terrain Tiles on AWS (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1 and others); for small areas, laser-scanned elevation from national surveys where there is some (the download names it). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO. More to make: keychains, jewellery, brick builds, open the TerraPrinter app or see more 3D map gift ideas.