Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Puzzle Cube Process


Brainstorming: There were SO many more possible combinations than I had expected, and it took me a long time to draw as many as I could. I started out drawing the isometric view incorrectly for the 3- and 4-block combinations but I learned the right way for the later pieces. Also, it became easier when I realized only some of the possibilities could fit in a 3x3 cube.
3- and 4-block combinations, with some mistakes

5- and 6-block combinations

6-block combinations
'Cake Layers': After the brainstorming, I came up with two possible designs for the cube.

Design 1

Design 2
Choice of Design: Overall, I liked my first design better because more parts interlocked and I thought it was a little more challenging. I thought the pieces for the second design were a bit simple.

Multiview Sketches: Here are the sketches of each piece of my final cube design.

The multiview sketches for cube 1 parts

Assembly of Partner's Piece: I constructed one of Austin's parts according to his multiview sketches and isometric drawing.

Austin's puzzle piece

CAD - Inventor: I built each of my parts on Inventor with the proper dimensions and assembled them into a cube. 

Puzzle parts on Inventor

Assembled cube on Inventor

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