Chillon Castle, Switzerland
A castle on a rock in Lake Geneva.
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- Region
- Switzerland
- Position
- 46.4142, 6.9275
- Area
- 5 × 5 km
- Real elevation
- 370 to 1,603 m (1,234 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:33,300
- Heights
- 3× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Castles and hilltop monasteries
About Chillon Castle, Switzerland
Chillon Castle (French: Château de Chillon, pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃijɔ̃]) is a medieval island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône. Chillon is amongst the most visited medieval castles in Europe. Successively occupied by the House of Savoy, then by the Bernese from 1536 until 1798, it now belongs to the canton of Vaud and is classified as a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance.
From Wikipedia: Chillon Castle, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Chillon Castle, Switzerland
Where is Chillon Castle?
Chillon Castle is in Switzerland at 46.4142, 6.9275. The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Chillon Castle model?
The land in this model runs from 370 to 1,603 m (1,234 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 3 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Chillon Castle?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 116 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:33,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Chillon Castle model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Chillon Castle model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Chillon Castle terrain model good for?
People use it as a gift, a desk piece, or the base for a tabletop game or diorama.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Chillon Castle, Switzerland from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square centered on 46.4142, 6.9275. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:33,300. The heights are exaggerated 3× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
