| Sheet | A |
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| Title | Made in Crockett |
| Contents | Goods made in Crockett and Houston County. |
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| Status | Placeholder |
Crockett, Texas · Est. 1837 · Printed 2026Crockett, Texas · Est. 1837
Crockett, Layer by Layer.
Downtown Crockett printed bead by bead, courthouse square first. Then the city and the land around it, and a way to print what that land needs.
Two doors on one square
Both catalogs are placeholders until the owner picks real ones.
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| Title | Models & Services |
| Contents | Printed models of Crockett and its buildings, and 3D-printing services. |
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Walk into 3D Crockett
Step through the arch to see how the model is built.
The finished town plan, all five layers. The same steps are written out below.
How it's made
The same five steps, in words.
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Survey
Streets and building footprints come from OpenStreetMap, within about 900 metres of the square. The data is public and credited in the footer. The round lawn around the courthouse is drawn by rule, because the map has no outline for it.
- 02
Terrain
The ground is stylized: flat downtown, gentle East Texas rolls further out. It is not a surveyed elevation model.
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Massing
Each footprint is raised to an estimated height, one to three storeys downtown and one for houses, then drawn about 1.3 times taller than life so the shapes read. OpenStreetMap has downtown Crockett but very few of its houses, so the model adds stylized houses along residential streets outside the square. Those are not surveyed and do not mark real buildings.
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Detail
The Houston County Courthouse is modeled by hand on its mapped footprint, from its public description: 1939, Moderne with Art Deco features, flat roofs and no tower. Windows, parapets and awnings elsewhere are added by rule, not by survey.
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Web
The finished town is one data file and one script. It prints itself in your browser with no server, and shows a still image if your device cannot run it.
What we can print
A schedule of structures for rural and small-town East Texas.
Built printed examples are in use.
Pilot trials or early installs.
Extension no printed example found yet.
Every structure needs site engineering and county permits where required, and a conventional build is sometimes the better fit.
Property & Entrances
The first thing anyone sees of your land.
Ranch entry walls
Curved wing walls either side of the gate, with the property name on a beam or set into the wall.
No printed ranch entry found yet. It takes printed boundary walls and printed entry monuments to a larger gate. Footings must be sized for your soil.
Entry monument signs
A low printed wall or block that carries the property or business name at the road.
Printed entry monuments exist, including one made for a Florida school. Check county sign rules and sight lines before choosing a size.
Gate pillars & columns
Square or round pillars that carry the gate and set the width of the drive.
Printed columns are in use, including on a large equestrian barn in Wellington, Florida. Gate hinges need anchors in the right place, so plan them before printing.
Property walls & fence panels
Long runs of wall or solid panel along a boundary.
Printed boundary walls exist, including a stadium wall in India printed as factory panels. Long runs need joints and footings that follow the ground.
Mailbox & utility enclosures
A solid stand for the mailbox, and a locked housing for a meter or controls.
Based on printed utility buildings and chambers, such as a utility lab in Dubai and a wastewater chamber in the UK. Follow USPS and TxDOT mailbox guidance. A solid stand beside a public road may also need to be crash-safe.
Farm & Ranch
Working structures for working land.
Well & pump houses
A small, solid house for a well head, pump or pressure tank.
No printed well or pump house found. Based on printed small utility buildings, such as a utility lab in Dubai.
Barns & animal shelters
Open or closed shelters for livestock, hay and equipment.
Printed walls and columns were used on a large equestrian barn in Wellington, Florida. Most printed buildings still carry a conventional roof.
Stock tanks & troughs
Water tanks and troughs for pasture and pens.
No printed stock tank found. Basis: two 7 m wide printed water tanks built for a poultry farm in Kuwait.
Deer & duck blinds
Low, solid blinds for hunting or observation.
No printed example found. Listed because a blind is a small structure close to what printing already does.
Cattle-guard wing walls
Short walls that guide stock to a cattle guard and hold the road edge.
No printed cattle guard found. Based on printed culvert headwalls and boundary walls. Needs county or TxDOT approval where it meets a road.
Land & Water
Where the ground meets the water.
Culvert headwalls & outlets
The wall at the mouth of a culvert that guides flow and stops erosion.
A printed concrete headwall was trialled on a UK highway in 2023. A Maine project printed culvert diffusers in plastic composite, not concrete. Needs hydraulic design.
Retaining walls (natural-looking)
Terraced or curved walls that hold a slope and can pass for rock.
No printed retaining wall found. Based on the UK printed headwall and on printed rock-textured landscape forms in China. Needs engineered footings and drainage.
Rainwater & storage tanks
Tanks for harvested rain, stock water or a fire reserve.
Large printed water tanks are in use. Sealing and liners depend on what the tank holds.
Bank & erosion control
Printed units placed along a bank or shore to slow the water.
Trials: printed clay reefs on the Meuse river in the Netherlands, and printed concrete reef units off Miami Beach. Creek banks here would need local testing and permits.
Low-water crossings
A hardened ford where a road or track crosses a creek.
No printed example found. Needs hydraulic design and county approval.
Town & Public Spaces
Small pieces that make a square feel finished.
Benches & planters
Street furniture for squares, parks and sidewalks.
Printed benches and planters are installed in gardens, parks and streets, including in Iowa, Dubai and Spain.
Fire pits & outdoor kitchens
Fire rings, grills and outdoor cooking counters.
Printed concrete fire pits are sold. No printed outdoor kitchen found. The firebox needs a refractory liner.
Bus & ride shelters
Shelters for bus stops and ride pick-up points.
Printed bus shelters have been built in Slovakia (2025) and China (2018).
Park pavilions
Roofed open structures for shade and gatherings.
A printed concrete performance stage was built in downtown Austin in 2023, but documented printed pavilions are few. Most printed buildings still carry a conventional roof.
Markers & memorials
Historical markers, plinths and memorial walls.
No printed memorial or historical marker found. Official markers and memorials follow their own approval rules.
Homes & Shelters
Where people live and take cover.
Homes
Single-family houses with printed walls.
Printed homes stand in Texas, including a development of about 100 near Georgetown. Printed walls now have a standard (ICC 1150) and one maker's evaluation report (ICC-ES ESR-4652). Texas adopts building codes locally.
Tiny homes & ADUs
Small homes and accessory dwellings.
Printed 400 square foot homes were completed at Community First! Village in Austin in 2020. Local zoning decides where they may go.
Storm shelters
Reinforced shelters for severe weather.
Kansas State and Iowa State are researching printed shelter modules aimed at ICC 500 and FEMA P-361. No certified printed shelter found. For now, buy a shelter certified to ICC 500 and FEMA P-361.
Request a quote
Tell us what the land needs.