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Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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Sat, 27 Mar 2004 06:10:43 GMT
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In lugnet.build.schleim, David Eaton wrote:
> Yeah, mine turned out uber-simple:
> http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/4x4x4cube.jpg
> (minus 1 1x4 brick to expose the inner headlight bricks, and minus 2 headlight
> bricks (not really necessary) for a lower piece count)
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> > I can think of a way to do the 4x4 in about 16 pieces, but it uses
> > non-traditional connection methods (ie, doesn't use studs)
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> Ooo, neat! You'll have to share!
Ok, here are mine:
http://asphodel.org/bsv/?path=bl/misc/Schleim/Cubes
First is the minimum pieces 4x4x4, but it's kind of cheating.
Next are the exploded and unexploded views of the center of the sturdy 4x4x4
that I actually built.
> The 5x5x5 I build is pretty dinkily flimsy. Rather than Ldraw the whole thing,
> here's the only interesting bit:
> http://www.suave.net/~dave/images/5x5x5cube.jpg
Ok, so that's the center 5x5x1 section plus the attachment for the top and or
bottom which are built studs up, 5x5 bricks x 5 plates? The connection for the
top seems unneccesarily complicated...unless your design is actually a bit more
complicated. I can think of a few ways to make it much sturdier...think I
might...
For my 5x5x5 (see link above) build 5b x 1b x 10p walls around the red pieces,
and tile over the gray parts, and stick it all together...not too sturdy either.
> > I also figured out a way to do a 6x6 using 32 pieces with all legitimated
> > stud connections, but I didn't build it. Again, half of those are tiles.
> Using a similar method to my 4x4x4, the minimum piece count I can get for a
> 6x6x6 is 29 pieces
A 6x6x6 could easily be made like the first 4x4x4 above. Or you can make one
using just 3 unique parts:
24 x 1x6 tile
4 x 4x6 brick
8 x headlight brick
--Bram
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| (...) Heh, that's what I get for toying around and calling "done" the first thing that worked. :) I hadn't even thought of that until just now, but yeah, could easily reduce that mess of 5 pieces down to a single 1x1 with side studs on its side... (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| (...) Closer than I got! That's pretty cool... (...) Yeah, mine turned out uber-simple: (URL) 1 1x4 brick to expose the inner headlight bricks, and minus 2 headlight bricks (not really necessary) for a lower piece count) (...) Ooo, neat! You'll have (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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