A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from December 11 to December 16.

Dane Christianson, a student at the Illinois Institute of Technology, used CAD and 3D printing to create X-Cube, a version of Rubik’s Cube for serious puzzle experts. Dane comments on his creation.

I created this using CAD and 3D printing. It’s a Rubik’s type puzzle with fully functional additional layers on four of the faces of a typical Rubik’s Cube.

This project was completed through the Idea Shop at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Watch the video below to see the mega-puzzle in motion.

At the RAPID 2012 show in Atlanta, attendees were given a 3D printed puzzle piece from Objet. Once fit together, the puzzle pieces formed a solid cube.

Objet featured this design on their blog:

For those new to 3D printing, there are 2 things about the Objet model that make it truly unique: ONE is that it features various opaque 3D printed objects suspended within a clear, smooth 3D printed transparent body – yet the entire part is printed in a single step. This is the only technology in the world capable of jetting and segregating different materials within a homogenously grown part.

And TWO is the incredible fine detail resolution achieved!! Check out that micro-scaled skeletal hand, spring coil and Eiffel Tower in relation to the size of the lines on my fingers…

 

This 3D print was achieved on a Objet Connex using a combination of 16 micron resolution and simultaneous multiple material jetting.

Via Objet blog.

Looking for some unique and innovative examples of 3D printing? Check out Shapeways’ Friday Finds, a curated collection of designs from the Shapeways community. Pictured above is a Combo Razor Stand by Lightbringer, designed for safety and functionality.

Sharkfin Ring in Silver, by The Rogue and the Wolf

Concentric Cube by Oskar van Deventer

More from Shapeways blog.