Portal 2 Weighted Storage Cube

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This is my take on the Portal 2 Weighted Storage Cube. I designed it in SketchUp. It measures 7" x 7". This is complex model that requires almost 2 rolls of filament, electronics assembly, the Arduino platform, and some sanding and painting. You'll need, at minimum, an Arduino micro, 6 Adafruit Neopixel rings, and an accelerometer. You'll also need some 4-40 threaded inserts, some screws, and some tiny magnets. Several pieces need to be glued together. You could also forgo the use of the 4-40 screws and inserts for the LED holders and just glue the whole thing together. Your choice. Other electronics are also required: battery pack, prototype board, wires, etc. (See the 5-part blog on my website for more details. The link is below.) It runs off a 3 x AA battery pack, although with 72 LEDs and an Arduino, the batteries do not last long at all. So feel free to improve the battery pack and/or power management. The acrylic centers need to be laser cut. I've included the SVG file. The stencil for the Aperture Science logos also needs to be laser cut. That file has also been included. The Arduino code is also included. However, if you plan on implementing the electronics, you'll also need to download the Neopixel and MMA8451 libraries from Adafruit.com. I have a 5-part blog post on my website detailing the design and assembly of the cube from start to finish. This may offer more instruction and guidance that can be detailed here. http://kevinrye.net/index_files/portal_cube_p1.php I offer no tech support on this, so if you take this project on, it's on you to figure it out. Feel free to make any improvements you feel are necessary. Thanks for looking and happy building!