Have you ever looked at a product that has been well-designed? Do you find yourself asking questions such as, “How did the designer think of that idea?” or “What is involved in the creation of that product?” The more you study and learn about design and how designers create items, you begin to learn certain skills and knowledge that you can only acquire through experience. Design challenges provide opportunities to apply skills and knowledge in unique and creative ways.
Taking an idea you have and transferring it from a concept to a sketch, to working drawings, to models, and then to a working prototype is exciting and fun. It also entails several steps. When you are a one-person design and build team, the task of effective communication is rather simple. However, what happens when you must communicate your ideas to others, or when the responsibility for building a team’s solution falls on someone else’s shoulders? This increases the level of responsibility significantly and requires the development of a complete set of design documentation in order to communicate effectively.
In modern 3D printing, multicolor prints often result in significant material waste due to color transitions, purging processes, and inefficiencies in filament usage. This excess plastic contributes to environmental concerns, increasing landfill waste and limiting sustainable manufacturing practices.
To address this issue, Bambu Lab is seeking to repurpose wasted plastic from multicolor prints into functional, engaging designs using a recycling process. Through creative engineering, sketching, and effective CAD modeling, we will develop a puzzle cube that showcases sustainability in 3D-printed designs and inspires responsible fabrication techniques.
The puzzle system must contain exactly five puzzle parts.
No two puzzle parts can be the same.
The five puzzle parts must assemble to form a 1.5" cube
Some puzzle parts should interlock
25 Isometric Concept Sketches
Assembled View
Multiview Drawings
CAD Drawing Sheet Set (5 pieces + Assembly)
3D Printed Puzzle