National Park 3D Prints

Image of 3D prints for National Parks Project

Over the next several months I will be designing and releasing several designs commemorating our National Parks with the Night Light Lithophanes being the first installment! Please do consider leaving a tip as it will help fund the filament, 3D printer maintenance, software licenses, electricity, and my time!

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Table of Contents

  • Light Sources that are compatible with Lithophanes created for this project
  • Project Status list of parks that I have photos for and those that I am still looking for photos for!
  • Picnic Table Organizers - a list of Picnic Table Organizers that have been created
  • Pencil/Pen Organizers - Coming Soon
  • Easter Egg Lithophanes - a list of Easter Egg lithophanes that have been created
  • Nightlight Lithophanes - a list of nightlight lithophanes that have been created

 

Project Overview

Have your own 3D printer, a friend with one, or even your local library? You are in luck! I am making the STLs for these available both via Printables and Thingaverse so that anyone can print these out on their own. My goal is to help spread the word about our National Parks and the need to contact our representatives and let them know we need to protect these parks both today and generations to come! Please do leave a tip via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee that will support my time, effort, and material for creating these! I will be donating 50% of net tips given to this project to the National Parks Foundation. - be sure to check them out even if you do not leave a tip! Any white filament will suffice for printing out the Lithophanes!

Please note that test prints consume a fair bit of filament (just under a 1/3 of a roll for the picnic table organizers, 1/10 a roll for the pen/pencil organizers and nightlight lithophanes) and time on the 3D printer (wear and tear along with power consumption).

The Mad Gardner Could Use Your Help

I have relied heavily on using photos I took and therefore own the copyright for. However, I am getting at the end of the parks I have been too!  If you do not see the National Park in the table below then I likely do not have photos, to see a list of parks I am looking for photos for please click here. If you have good photos (I need at least four to support all the project) please contact me. You just need to own the rights to it and be willing to grant me the right to use it for 3D prints.   Photos do not need to be professional quality!

Any STLs, for this project, will be made feely available.  This means that anyone, with a 3D printer, will be able to create the products on their own!

Also, don't care for the photos used for any given National Park?   If you have photos I will be more than happy to design 3D prints with it!  Just Contact me!

Looking for People with 3D Printers

I am also looking for people who have a 3D printer that are willing to collaborate with me!  I will create the design and you can print the design out sending me back the pictures so that I can then promote it!

Spread the Word

Spread the word!   Share on Social Media, link to this page, tell your friends about it!

Light Sources

Click here for the nightlight that the nightlight lithophanes are designed for. Please do click on the link if you buy from Amazon as I will get a small commission, consider it "feeding the designer"! Note: this is just for the light source - it is not for printing out or buying the lithophane as posted at the top of this page.
Desktop Light Source Click here for a light that the desktop and Easter egg lamps are designed to work for. Please do click on the link if you buy from Amazon as I will get a small commission, consider it "feeding the designer"! Note: this is just for the light source - it is not for printing out or buying the lithophane as posted at the top of this page.   If you consider a different light source its important to know that the lamps are 100 mm (3.9 inches) in diameter so that they set near perfectly on top of it.   This light has a cord that plugs into an USB port that most phone and tablet  chargers have (the ones where the cord is removeable).  A great option to save on the use of batteries.
Light for lamps Click here for a light that the desktop and Easter egg lamps are designed to work for, this particular light has several color modes (white, red, green, and blue) along with the option to have it alternate colors. Please do click on the link if you buy from Amazon as I will get a small commission, consider it "feeding the designer"! Note: this is just for the light source - it is not for printing out or buying the lithophane as posted at the top of this page.   If you consider a different light source its important to know that the lamps are 100 mm (3.9 inches) in diameter so that they set near perfectly on top of it.   This light uses batteries (3 AAA) a cord that plugs into an USB port that most phone and tablet  chargers have (the ones where the cord is removeable).  A great option to save on the use of batteries.
Estuma desktop lamp light source

Click here for a light that the desktop and Easter egg lamps are designed to work for, this particular light has several color modes (white, red, green, and blue) along with the option to have it alternate colors. Please do click on the link if you buy from Amazon as I will get a small commission, consider it "feeding the designer"! Note: this is just for the light source - it is not for printing out or buying the lithophane as posted at the top of this page.   This light uses batteries (3 AAA) a cord that plugs into an USB port that most phone and tablet  chargers have (the ones where the cord is removeable).  A great option to save on the use of batteries.

Note this light source is 78 mm (3.1 inches) in diameter which allows it to snuggly fit into the interior of the desktop lamp.

If you do not have a printer, I can print nightlights out for $20 each and Easter Eggs for $40.  In both cases I will donate $5 to the National Parks Foundation.  This does not include the light source which you can purchase from Amazon or any other retailor.

 

Easter Egg Lithophanes

 

National Park Easter Egg Lithophanes

Arches National Park Easter Egg Lithophane
Bryce Canyon National Park Easter Egg Lithophane
Grand Canyon National Park Easter Egg Lithophane
Yellowstone National Park Easter Egg Lithophane

 

Nightlight Lithophanes

Acadia National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Arches National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Badlands National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Big Bend National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Black Canyon of the Gunnison Nightlight Lithophane
Bryce Canyon National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Canyonlands National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Capitol Reef National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Crater Lake National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Denali National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Dry Tortugas National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Glacier Bay National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Glacier National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Grand Canyon National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Grand Teton Nightlight Lithophane
Great Sand Dunes National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Great Smokey Mountains National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Joshua Tree National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Mammoth Cave National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Mesa Verde National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Nightlight Lithophane
Petrified Forest National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Rocky Mountain National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Sequoia National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Shenandoah National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Yellowstone National Park - Old Faithful Nightlight Lithophane
Yosemite National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Zion National Park Nightlight Lithophane
Alt Acadia National Park Nightlight Lithophane

Project Status

Below is a list of all the National Parks, in the US, along with what the status is on where I am at with creating a Lithophane for it. 

Status = Done means it is done and you will find it in the list above. 
Status = In Queue means I have a photo and am actively working on it. 
Status = Have Photo means I have a photo but have not determined if it will work for at lithophane

I am looking for photos to use for this project.   Only requirement is that you "own" the rights to the photo as I want to be approach this legally and not just harvest online photos! Since I am making the STLs freely available I am not able to offer any type of compensation other than to credit the person or organization providing the photo an a link back to their website if applicable. An STL file is the file necessary for someone to 3D print an object, in this case a Lithophane.  If you have a good photo (or even four to support my next project) please contact me.

National Park Name Lithophane Status Picnic Table Organizer Status Pencil Organizer Status
Acadia National Park Done Done Done
Arches National Park Done    
Badlands National Park Done    
Big Bend National Park Done    
Biscayne National Park Need Photo    
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Done    
Bryce Canyon National Park Done    
Canyonlands National Park Done    
Capitol Reef National Park Done    
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Need Photo    
Channel Islands National Park Need Photo    
Congaree National Park Need Photo    
Crater Lake National Park Done    
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Done    
Death Valley National Park Done    
Denali National Park Done    
Dry Tortugas National Park Done    
Everglades National Park Need Photo    
Gates of the Arctic National Park Need Photo    
Gateway Arch National Park Need Photo    
Glacier National Park Done    
Glacier Bay National Park Done    
Grand Canyon National Park Done    
Grand Teton National Park Done    
Great Basin National Park Need Photo    
Great Sand Dunes National Park Done    
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Done    
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Need Photo    
Haleakala National Park Need Photo    
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Need Photo    
Hot Springs National Park Need Photo    
Indiana Dunes National Park Need Photo    
Isle Royale National Park Need Photo    
Joshua Tree National Park Done    
Katmai National Park Need Photo    
Kenai Fjords National Park Need Photo    
Kings Canyon National Park Need Photo    
Kobuk Valley National Park Need Photo    
Lake Clark National Park Need Photo    
Lassen Volcanic National Park Need Photo    
Mammoth Cave National Park Done    
Mesa Verde National Park Done    
Mount Rainier National Park Need Photo    
National Park of American Samoa National Park Need Photo    
New River Gorge National Park Need Photo    
North Cascades National Park Need Photo    
Olympic National Park Need Photo    
Petrified Forest National Park Done    
Pinnacles National Park Need Photo    
Redwood National Park Need Photo    
Rocky Mountain National Park Done    
Saguaro National Park Done    
Sequoia National Park Done    
Shenandoah National Park Done    
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Done    
Virgin Islands National Park Need Photo    
Voyageurs National Park Need Photo    
White Sands National Park Need Photo    
Wind Cave National Park Need Photo    
Wrangell – St. Elias National Park Need Photo    
Yellowstone National Park Done    
Yosemite National Park Done    
Zion National Park Done