05/2026/CAD · 3D Print
Apex
Scaled F1 Circuit Models
01 / Overview
The project
Scale models of Formula 1 circuits built from measured elevation data. Workflow runs Procreate sketch → STL conversion → Tinkercad refinement → FDM print, with elevation exaggeration tuned per circuit for readable topography.
- Role
- Independent
- Year
- 2026
- Discipline
- CAD · 3D Print
02 / The why
Why.
Turn the abstract data behind real F1 circuits into physical objects you can hold — accurate enough to read the corners by name, with elevation tuned to actually be visible at desk scale.
03 / Toolkit
Skills used
- 01Procreate
- 02Tinkercad
- 033D PRINTING
04 / In depth
How it came together
- 01
Sketched circuit outlines in Procreate using reference elevation and layout data.
- 02
Converted sketches into STL geometry and refined them in Tinkercad for thickness, base, and registration features.
- 03
Tuned vertical exaggeration per circuit so elevation changes read clearly without distorting layout.
- 04
Printed on an FDM printer in PLA, iterating layer height and orientation for crisp corner detail.
Pipeline
Sketch → STL
Process
3D Printing
Series
Ongoing
05 / Result
Outcome
An ongoing series of physical circuit models, each tuned to its real-world topography.
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