Voronoi Mayer's Puzzle

1.- Introduction:

In the 80s I was exposed to this puzzle formed out of wood, that with the years it got broken. (wood that got deteriorated and a friend that tried to solve it broke two of the pieces of it)

Today you can find this wooden puzzle shops under different funny names like Mayer's Puzzle, Mayer's Cube, Konzi Cube, Koncy Puzzle, etc. The name I knew was “Hexacube”.

The previous design I did was using ThinkerCAD but now, I'm more a fan of using Fusion 360, therefore I designed again from scratch using the same guidelines I use for the original model.

This time I did play with a Voronoi plugin for drawing the sketches.. took me a while but I managed to do it.  

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1.1.-Files provided for printing

When you download the models for printing, you will find 3 different directories:

1.  3MF Files - Use these ones - they include settings directory: Use this one, it is the one that includes the settings and file orientation.
2. STL Files - If your Slicer does not support 3MF directory: Use these ones if your slicer does not support 3MF files, or if you want to tweak the printing according to your needs.
3. Bonus STL Files - Web generated - use on your own risk directory: These are test models, I tried to generate using the  Voronoization Online site using the original STL files from my Mayer's Puzzle - Printed in pieces original model, print them on your own risk. (I did not print them all)

2.- Printing:

I used my original Prusa Mini+ printer, a working horse that surprised me with its performance. 

The model was printer using the Input Shaping profile (Requires firmware 5.1.2 on the Mini.):

• Layer Height: 0.2 mm (Quality Settings)
• Vertical Shells - Perimeters: 3
• Generic PLA profile.
• 15% Gyroid  infill.
• Most of the pieces require support, you may need to rotate the files for the proper placement using the minimum of support. (I guess you know your Slicer software).

The BGCODE(*) files are for a Prusa Mini+ are included, If you want a real printing challenge, then download and print my original model: Mayer's Puzzle - Printed in one shot. (In this link, you have the hint how to solve it).

(*) The BGCODE requires firmware 5.1.2 or later on the printer.

Below you will find sub-sections with screenshots how the pieces were placed and sliced.

2.1 VoronoiMayersCubePart1:

2.2.- VoronoiMayersCubePart2:

2.3.- VoronoiMayersCubePart3:

2.4.- VoronoiMayersCubePart4:

2.5.- VoronoiMayersCubePart5:

2.6.- VoronoiMayersCubePart6:

3.- Other Puzzles I have designed:

• Octagonal Pillars Puzzle
• Klarner's Pentacube Puzzle
• The Haberdasher's Puzzle
• Jewish Calendar - Puzzle a day
• Escher's Star Puzzle
• Mayer's Puzzle - Printed in pieces
• Mayer's Puzzle - Print in place 

4.- Change Log:

• Upload: 2024-01-28: Initial Version.
   

5.- Last Words

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Happy printing & Greetings from the Galilee.

Hope it was not TL;DR

Voronoi-zed version of my own design for the Voronoi Patterns Context. This design was done from scratch using Fusion360. (While the original was designed using Thinkercad)

The above two links are my creations as well :)