Diced Cube (3D Printed Version)

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Diced Cube is a puzzle I created a few years ago with 27 dice, hence the name. They were glued into 9 L's that when assembled into a cube would have each number facing the same direction as the original die. I've also made a lasercut wood version, but it is SUPER tedious to build, so I decided to craft one in 3D. UPDATE: I've removed the separate piece files in favor of the All-In-One which is now uploaded with much better symbols. Circle/Square/Diamond and Dotted versions of each for the opposite sides. No pics for the as-yet-unbuilt new one, but the STL will show you the new symbols. :-) {Ignore}-->[Apologies for all the separate files, but my M3D doesn't understand how to printed unconnected models, and the "single file" has the old (ugly) symbols on it so I'm not sharing that one. Maybe later if there's a demand for it. :-) ] As far as sharing goes, feel free to make a set for you own enjoyment, but if you do make a set for sale of somebody else, please send some green stuff my way. This is one of my first babies and I'm still kind of protective of it. ;-) Print Settings Printer: M3D Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: The higher the better Infill: Light Notes: In most cases, I'd have to say that Rafts are NOT recommended. Supports are not needed for this unless you're making it bigger than the designed 1/2" reference cube, or, you like gouging out the supports from tiny crevices. M3D is S.L.O.W so I did this with the next to lowest resolution, but higher is definitely better. Also, more infill will add better heft to the pieces. Post-Printing As usual stuff All you really need to do is clean off the burrs that inevitably occur. How I Designed This From Dice to Wood to PLA As mentioned before, this was originally a Dice puzzle, but due to materials, I created it with wood, and now PLA. For the pattern of L's, I used Lego bricks to play with positioning until they formed an interesting pattern for a cube. After that, it was just a matter of gluing the dice into the correct configurations. Custom Section Symbols or whatever. I made this one out of Silver because I'm still playing/learning with my M3D, but this would look awesome in 9 different colors. Even though the original used dice, I've designed this one with "matching" symbols that are easily differentiated. The wood version can be made with any set of six "things" you'd like. Number, Letters, Icons.... whatever. :-) Oh, yeah! And each iteration usually ends up being a different pattern to the solution. :-/