Summary

Five simple dissections of a cube into 2 or 4 congruent parts.

The first three dissections are of a cube made up of 8 units - that is a 2x2x2 cube. Each dissected part is made up of 4 cubes. Two of the three parts are mirror images which nest with themselves but not with the part with the other hand. Two additional dissections are of a cube made up of 64 units dissected into 4 parts. OpenSCAD code is included.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

MakerBot

                                            <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong>                     <div><p>MakerBot Replicator (5th Generation)</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting rafts"><strong>Rafts: </strong>                     <div><p>Doesn't Matter</p></div></p>                                                                                <p class="detail-setting resolution"><strong>Resolution: </strong>                     <div><p>0.3 mm</p></div></p>

Possible Puzzle

A puzzle could be set by mixing the six pieces obtained by dissecting the 8 unit cube and asking that they be assembled into 3 cubes. There is a single answer to this puzzle as the mirror image pairs do not form cubes.

Cubes Dissected into Identical Parts