Editors note: The Cube is the quintessential 3D printed “low poly sphere” that pokes fun at the common theme of making many smooth models low-poly for artistic reasons. This series is lovingly named after this common 3D printing joke.

Low Poly Spheres: Low-poly, high-fun!

Low Poly Spheres is a series 3D printable models of polyhedra that look like low-poly spheres. You may remember from math class that polyhedra are solid 3D shapes with flat polygonal faces, straight edges, and sharp corners or vertices. Low Poly Spheres are fun to make and display. You can print them in different colors and sizes, and use them as decorations, toys, or educational tools. Low Poly Spheres are a fun way to enjoy 3D printing and mathematics. They are simple, yet beautiful and fascinating.

The Cube - Fun Facts

The cube is one of the five Platonic solids, which are the most symmetrical and regular polyhedra. The cube has six square faces, eight vertices, and twelve edges. Some interesting facts about the cube are:

• It is the only Platonic solid that can tessellate 3-space, meaning that it can fill the space without gaps or overlaps by repeating copies of itself.
• A cube is also the only regular hexahedron, meaning that all its faces are congruent regular polygons, and all its vertices have the same degree.
• Cubes are used in many aspects of everyday life, such as dice, ice cubes, Rubik’s cubes, sugar cubes, and building blocks.