Define the Problem
For this project, we were given 27 cube blocks and had to design a complex puzzle cube. Below are some of our inspirations for the project. Looking at the ideas, I realized it would be very benficial to color cordinate all the seperate parts. Also, the puzzle has to be 3*3 and have five seperate parts to it. These pictures gave us some ideas of complex parts to design. Our other constraints were that each part had to contain between 4 to six locks, and the parts had to interlock, just like the pictures below. We will create a puzzle cube that fits the listed constrainst and that targets young teenagers by brainstorming, sketchings, drawing, creating, moduleing, and assembling.
Isometric Sketches
To help get ideas flowing, I came up with possible cube combinations and sketched them out on isometric paper. I had to come up with seven possible combinations with four pieces, twelve possible combinations with five pieces, and twenty possible combinations with six pieces.
Practice Cubes
Before creating the final cube puzzle, I had to design two practice cubes and sketch out multiview drawings of all the parts (five per each practice cube) and sketch a isometric of the assembly.
Final Cube Puzzle
For the final product, I had to sketch all of my five parts out on isometric paper, sketch an isometric view of the assembly, design all the parts in Inventor, create an assembly in Inventor, create techincal drawings of the entire cube, create a presentation file, and a presentation video.
Below is the link to all my shared parts, assemblies, and technical drawings.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7BlCshQUqn6dDlodm1mdzRfUnc&usp=sharing