A preview rendering of your object is displayed in the preview window, as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7:
The Texture Map Controls dialog with mapping settings.

Parallel tool, which allows you to convert a surface object into a solid.

Query tool that offers control the facets of objects.

Doctor tool, which allows you to heal irregularities that may exist from imported geometry.

3D Print Prep tool, which can highlight potential problems such as areas that are too thin.

ZPR and STL export file formats.

Specific printer specifications built into the export process to ensure that you are taking full advantage of the printer's capabilities.

Diagnostics, ensuring that your model prints correctly the first time.

Preview options, to review your model size and orientation in the printer based on your settings.

And many other 3D printing related features.

Photographs of a 3D printed physical model is shown in Figure 9

• When satisfied with your settings, click OK.

The 3D terrain model with texture map is complete, as shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8: 3D terrain model rendered in RenderZone.

The object above is a solid and its geometry can be sent to a ZCorp printer to generate a physical model from it. In form•Z you can export your model to a ZPR file, which is the native format for the ZCorp printer. In addition, form•Z offers a variety of tools to assist you in preparing your model for the 3D printing process such as:

Figure 9: form•Z model printed with a ZCorp printer.