Archive notice: This article was originally published on 26 February 2020. It has been translated from German and lightly edited for clarity while preserving its historical context.
Map and terrain import
Blender-OSM imports OpenStreetMap and digital elevation model data into Blender. The free edition places buildings, paths, lakes, forests, roads and railways at their mapped coordinates, with terrain resolution stated at roughly 30 metres.
Scene construction
Building height and floor-count data can drive generated structures. Supported roof forms include flat, round, onion, dome and pyramidal shapes. Rivers, lakes, forests and vegetation arrive as polygons, while roads, paths and railways are represented by Blender curves.
Compatibility and editions
The archived free release supported Blender 2.79 and the 2.8x series. Its premium counterpart added building materials, seamless textures, UV mapping, forests and individual trees as 3D objects. Availability and pricing may have changed since publication.
Test coordinate alignment, elevation resolution and generated topology on a representative area before using imported data in production.
Further information: Visit the Blender-OSM page and the terrain documentation.
