puzzles

Sculpteo’s Best Practices for Designing a 3D Printable Twisty Puzzle/Rubik’s Cube

Since 1974,  the Rubik’s Cube has become the most widely sold toy in the world. A large part of its fascination is due to how challenging it is to solve…

This Week’s Top 3D Printable 3DShare Models: Carabiners, iPhone Spidersuit, Baton & More

This week’s top models are the usual versatile, functional, and well-designed sampling we are used to seeing on 3D Share website. 3DShare regular Lawrence Butts contributes two models this week…

506-Piece, 1:100 Scale Model of Russian Cruiser ‘Aurora’ 3D Printed in Just 34 Hours

As a child I recall sitting at our kitchen table and spending literally hours on end putting together models of my favorite cars, boats, and military vehicles. Not only was…

Amazingly, Every Letter of the Alphabet & Every Number is Depicted in This 3D Printed Pendant

One thing that I have noticed over the past year is what I call the 3D-ified versions of previously 2-dimensional objects coming about through the use of 3D printing technology….

Look How Far We’ve Come: The Rubik’s Cube Continues to Evolve and Make History, with 3D Printing

“If you are curious, you’ll find the puzzles around you. If you are determined, you will solve them.” – Ernő Rubik Since its inception in 1974 by young Hungarian Professor of…

3D Printed Lock-Nesters Bring Puzzles Into Three Dimensions

Brooklyn designer Fleet Hower has combined a longtime fascination with puzzles with his professional interest in bringing together digital design, physical production, and the latest in technology. The natural brainchild of this…

Forget the Rubik’s Cube – This Puzzle Designer Has Taken Shapeways by Storm

Shapeways has become the go to marketplace for designers who wish to create a 3D design and have it brought to market.  Over the past couple years, the site has…