Model this - a simple cube

charly2008 · 8 Dec 2009, 23:13

I've found it at last, the earth is not a sphere but a cube. I will outline the evidence tomorrow.

Have a good night

david_h · 8 Dec 2009, 23:24

I found that if I modeled this correctly, I would get a perfect square. Late Password Host Allen Ludden -- the most perfect square I know.

rev3rse · 8 Dec 2009, 23:27

Another attempt, in "Escher style"

A cube thought

Aerilius · 8 Dec 2009, 23:29

@charly2008 said:

the earth is not a sphere but a cube

We should propose to Google to update the elevation maps so that it fits better into this packaging:

Initiative for efficient packaging!
Cube for president!
(ok, bush had already his cube )

Ecuadorian · 9 Dec 2009, 01:41

They say a cube is just an infinite number of squares stacked together.

nomeradona · 9 Dec 2009, 01:56

this is interesting.. can you please specify the step by step procedure you use... you gai..really makes my day today.

TIG · 9 Dec 2009, 10:03

See about half way through this video clip how to make a cube and transform it... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=208103#p208103

Aerilius · 9 Dec 2009, 10:09

@ecuadorian said:

They say a cube is just an infinite number of squares stacked together.

Oh! Then I did it wrong? I stacked lots of triangles...
because I thought 3-d

Can you help me?

TIG · 9 Dec 2009, 10:23

Rubik's Cube made easy here
[flash=400,345:yqbf21xu]http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/1222538/rubiks_cube_magic_trick.swf[/flash:yqbf21xu]

charly2008 · 9 Dec 2009, 14:46

How many parts A and how many parts B are necessary to build this solid cube?

Cube1.skp

charly2008 · 9 Dec 2009, 15:29

Hi TIG,

Excellent

charly2008 · 9 Dec 2009, 15:48

Here again, the solution exploded

Cube.skp

TIG · 9 Dec 2009, 16:49

It's the basis of a Rubik's Snake - like a Rubik's Cube but...

Daniel · 9 Dec 2009, 17:22

You guys blow me away with your advanced shape modeling. Maybe, on day, after I've mastered the line, I'll be able to catch up.

TIG · 9 Dec 2009, 20:43

@charly2008 said:

How many parts A and how many parts B are necessary to build this solid cube?

8 A Green
16 B Red Cube1.skp

Richard · 11 Dec 2009, 22:53

Being from German family I could just stick a picture of my head up and fool you all that it was modelled! Blockhead!

KXI System · 12 Dec 2009, 14:47

I just crashed SU by just trying....

Chris Fullmer · 12 Dec 2009, 17:23

I almost got it. I just can't get the last piece to fit into the others. Plus I have a few pieces left over

Chris

wind-borne · 12 Dec 2009, 18:14

color by axis

TIG · 14 Dec 2009, 11:04

Here's a 'Soma Cube' Puzzle to keep you amused.
There are 48 symmetries and 1,195,020 different ways of making a 3x3x3 cube with these pieces, but there are only 240 independent ways !
One of them has already been done for you...
The faces' colors aren't important - they can be 'mixed' - just there to help see what you are doing...
You just have to find one, or two... SomaCube.skp