Every control in the TopoStack studio, with its range, default and the output type it applies to.
Lengths are listed in millimeters; the studio shows inches when Imperial is selected. Layered or Flat marks a control that appears for one output type only. Controls marked Regenerate need Regenerate terrain before export; all others update the preview on their own. For how to use them, see the studio tour.
Project setup
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Project name
Up to 120 characters
Crater Lake
Also names exported files.
Output type
Layered, Flat
Layered
Location
Place search, coordinates, current location, surveyed lakes, example locations
Crater Lake, Oregon
Regenerate. Choosing a surveyed lake also selects Layered and turns on Water depth.
Map frame
Pan, zoom and drag handles on the Map preview; Lock aspect ratio
Regenerate when the area changes.
Cut size / Artwork size
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Units
Metric, Imperial
Metric
Display only. SVG files always use millimeters.
Crop shape
Rectangle, Circle
Rectangle
A circle uses the width as its diameter.
Width
Up to 10,000 mm
300 mm
Regenerate if the aspect ratio changes.
Height
Up to 10,000 mm
200 mm
Rectangle only. Regenerate if the aspect ratio changes.
Terrain layers / Contour design
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Vertical exaggeration
1–10×, in 0.1 steps
2×
Layered. Updates automatically and rounds to whole sheets, with a minimum of two and no upper layer cap. The studio shows the applied value.
Material thickness
0.5–25 mm
3 mm
Layered. With exaggeration, sets the layer count.
Contour density
4–40 lines
12
Flat. Lines across the elevation range.
Index contour
Every 2–10 lines
5
Flat. Every nth line is drawn heavier.
Map details
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Roads
On, off
On
Trails
On, off
On
Transportation labels
On, off
Off
Road and trail names.
Water outlines
On, off
On
Water fill
None, Lines, Ripples, Dots
None
Flat, with water outlines on.
State / province boundaries
On, off
Off
Latitude / longitude grid
On, off
Off
Engraved border
On, off
On
Flat.
Water depth
On, off
On
Layered. Carves lake and sea floors into the stack.
Depth exaggeration
0.25–4×, in 0.05 steps
1×
Layered, with water depth on. Relative to the terrain's vertical scale.
Limit depth layers
On, off
Off (automatic)
Layered. Automatic coverage adds depth sheets without compressing land relief.
Maximum depth layers
Positive whole number
Current required depth sheets when enabled
Layered. Explicit allowance below the lowest land; saved with the project.
Fit lake depth to available layers
On, off
Off
Layered. With an explicit depth-layer limit, compresses over-deep lakes into the allowance instead of flattening their floors.
Maximum depth
Per lake, from 1 m
Published estimate
Layered. Shown for modeled lakes with a depth estimate. Reset restores estimates.
Assembly guides
On, off
On
Layered. Alignment outlines and layer numbers.
Elevation labels
On, off
On
Label X, Label Y
−90 to 90%
−55%, 55%
Preferred position from the center.
North arrow
On, off
On
Compass design
Minimal, Classic, Mariner
Classic
Diameter
12 mm to a limit set by the artwork size
24 mm
Placement
Nine positions from top left to bottom right
Bottom right
Offset X, Offset Y
−100 to 100%
0%
Reset offset returns to 0.
Scale bar
On, off
On
Font
Technical, Rounded, Stencil
Technical
Under Text engraving.
Text size
2–10 mm
3.1 mm
Capital-letter height.
Custom Data
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Markers
Up to 250; Pin, Circle, Triangle, Star, Cross
None
Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees; Size 1–200 mm (default 8 mm), shown in the selected units.
Paths
Up to 250; Trail or Boundary; 2–2,000 points each, 10,000 in total
None
Engraved even when built-in trails or boundaries are off.
Linework
Presets: Fine, Balanced (default) and Bold. Widths below are the Balanced values; each ranges from 0.05 to 1.5 mm.
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Minor contours
0.05–1.5 mm
0.16 mm
Flat.
Index contours
0.05–1.5 mm
0.32 mm
Flat.
Major roads
0.05–1.5 mm
0.38 mm
Local roads
0.05–1.5 mm
0.26 mm
Trails
0.05–1.5 mm
0.22 mm
Water
0.05–1.5 mm
0.3 mm
Boundaries
0.05–1.5 mm
0.24 mm
Lat / long grid
0.05–1.5 mm
0.16 mm
Road appearance
Centerline, Outlined
Centerline
Applies to major roads.
Outline spacing
0.2–4 mm
0.8 mm
Outlined roads only.
Road ends
Round, Square
Round
Trail pattern
Solid, Dashed, Dotted
Dashed
Labels & guides
0.05–1.5 mm
0.2 mm
Text, north arrow, markers and assembly guides.
Border
0.05–1.5 mm
0.34 mm
Flat.
Fabrication settings / Artwork settings
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Material-saving nests
On, off
On
Layered. Cuts upper layers from covered parts of lower sheets.
Smooth contours
On, off
On
Rounds sharp corners on contour shapes.
Glue margin
2–25 mm
8 mm
Layered, with nests on. Covered glue area kept around nested pieces.
Laser kerf
0–1 mm
0.15 mm
Layered. Full kerf width; half is applied to each side of a cut.
Minimum feature
0.2–5 mm
0.8 mm
Pieces and holes narrower than this are removed, and contours are simplified at this scale.
Preview
Control
Range or options
Default
Notes
Preview mode
Map, Cut layers, 3D stack (layered); Map, Engraving (flat)