'Helicopter' or 'Bevel' Cube

The quality of this video seems to be really bad. I'll try and make a video with a different camera.

This puzzle was made on a dimension 3D printer from ABS plastic using STL files made by Tom van der Zanden. All parts where then smoothed out using fine-grit sandpaper and a bath of solvent.

The puzzle makes 180 degree turns over it's edges unlike the traditional cube which rotates about it's faces. An interesting part is that you can also do the next turn even if you haven't yet finished the first turn. This causes it to change shape (jumble) in a complicated matter. By jumbling like this, you can swap pieces that you couldn't swap without doing these moves.

This puzzle was first made simultaneously by Adam G Cowan (helicopter cube) and Katsuhiko Okamoto (bevel cube). I made my own version of the puzzle, but I didn't 'invent' it. Only a few copies exist in the world, and I believe this is the first white one ever made.

This is a demonstration of this puzzle. Please do not insult me for not posting a solve video, this video is simply here to demonstrate the functionality.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• helicopter
• bevel
• cube
• puzzle
• rubik
• rubix
• rubic
• rubics
• custom
• 3d
• printer
• dimension
• abs
• plastic

[xxcurnuxx]

how do you make it?????? I NEED TO KNOW!!!!!!

[TomPuzzle]

It's not that easy to make. I firstly made 3D files for each separate piece and then had them 3D printed on a FDM machine. Unfortunately 3D designing isn't easy, and I don't feel like sharing the 3D files for this puzzle. 3D printers don't come cheap either.

[wilsonmitts]

nice