download the last version for mac My Slider Puzzle

Print-in-place is useful for more than just puzzles, you could also use this technique to 3D print wire connectors! No need to remove support material or bolt and glue together multiple components. Once the puzzle is the proper size, the image is added by importing and extruding an SVG.Īnother cool aspect of these puzzles is that they are print-in-place, meaning that when the part is removed from the 3D printer, it is ready to use and fully assembled. He designed the model in such a way that any size puzzle could be generated by changing just 2 variables. designed the puzzle in Fusion 360, and used this as an opportunity to practice with parameters.

See this in action in the video after the break. There is only one empty spot on the board, so the player must be methodical in how they move pieces to their final destinations. The tongues are along the top and right sides of the pieces shown here, with the grooves along the left and bottom. The secret of the puzzle is in the tongue and groove system that captures the pieces while allowing them to slide past each other and along the puzzle’s bezel. Have you ever been about to finish a puzzle, when suddenly you realize there are more holes left than you have pieces? With 3D printed sliding puzzles, this will be a problem of the past! The dovetails, integrated into each piece, keep the puzzle together but still allows pieces to move.

Download the last version for mac My Slider Puzzle