3D Maps
by larsphp
3D Maps turns vanilla maps placed in item frames into three-dimensional terrain models, so a framed map can show the land around it as a miniature slice of the world.
What it does
Placed item frames display a map as a 3D model of the terrain, including forests above the surface, mountains, coastlines and, when a cutaway is set, the caves and ores below ground. A player can still hold the map and fill it in as usual, and the same map can be shown flat in one frame and as a model in another. Each frame keeps its own settings, so one map can be displayed several ways around a base.
Right-clicking a framed map opens its settings, where the placement can be switched between 2D and 3D, the map rotated, and the Y level chosen where the model begins. Quality and performance presets trade nearby detail against smoother rendering, and 3D rendering can be turned off globally while each frame keeps its setup for later. The mod adds new map items and recipes for these features, and it works on client and server.
Built on Fabric and published for 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, with 0.8.2 for 26.3 as the latest file. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Terrain models in item frames
A framed map turns into a customizable 3D model of the surrounding landscape.
Cutaway height
Keeping only the part above the ground or cutting the model lower reveals caves and ores that a flat map hides.
Per-frame settings
Each item frame stores its own 2D or 3D mode, rotation and cutaway, so one map can appear differently in several frames.
Presets and global switch
Quality and performance presets can be chosen, and 3D rendering can be disabled for all maps at once.
Iris shader support
Most Iris shaders are supported, and the mod was tested with Solas and Complementary Reimagined.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Builders who want framed maps to show terrain as a model, and server owners who run item-frame displays on a server with clients that have the mod installed.
Questions
Does 3D Maps have to be installed on both sides?
Can existing worlds use 3D Maps?
Does 3D Maps work with shaders?
Which Minecraft versions does 3D Maps support?
In the catalog
3D Maps is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
3D Maps transforms ordinary maps placed in item frames into miniature slices of your Minecraft world. Forests grow above the surface, mountains rise from the page, coastlines gain real depth, and the underground becomes part of the display. And it's all customizable. Keep exploring and filling maps exactly as you…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/3d-maps
- Owner
- larsphp
- Published
- 2026-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15