I’ve recently started trying to learn how to solve a Rubik’s cube because I figured, “Why not?” However, in the same way that trying to solve the Rubik’s cube is complex and a headache, so is creating one on Fusion360. You’d think it’d be easy since it’s just a square with a grid on all six sides and different colors, but no. So, where did I struggle?
Do you see all the lines that make up the classic Rubik’s cube grid? Yeah, making those was not easy at all for me. At first, I tried just sketching lines on each of the faces, but the problem was that they were blue. So, one fix I thought of was to extrude each line. This fixed my problem, but only if I managed to do it correctly. Every attempt I made ran into one of two problems. Either the extrusion was happening outwards, or the line wasn’t even connected to the Rubik’s cube’s face at all. After about 30 minutes of fidgeting with the mechanics, two “Is it worth it?” talks, and sheer annoyance, I finally got the FIRST line to be correct. I ran into the same problems for about the next 5 lines, but I then got the hang of it. Here’s a tip I wish I knew sooner; making the extrusion negative will make the extrusion go inwards. I was trying to figure out how to make the lines thicker to give the Rubik’s cube a more realistic look, but I had to give up on that because I just couldn’t do it.
I could’ve just left my creation as it was, but looking at it, it wasn’t clear that it was a Rubik’s cube. It needed its colors. That’s where my second problem appeared. I could not find where to change the color of the surfaces. I spent quite some time going through all 6 different options with no luck finding out how to change the color. Then I noticed what had been right in front of me the whole time. Drop-down menus are available for the options “create,” “automate,” “modify,” and so on. I thought they were just saying what each of the little tools above them did. So, I clicked the “modify” drop-down menu and saw “appearance.” From there, it was a smooth ride because I was basically done. All that was left was adding the Rubik’s cube logo, which just involved uploading it.
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I really appreciate the level of detail you put into this model. I like how you outlined your process in making the cube, and I could follow these details if I wanted to make a Rubik’s cube. The extrude tool is definitely difficult to choose, so it’s cool how you figured out how to make what you wanted.