A Cube of Snub Cubes

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A Cube of Snub Cubes

This cubic arrangement of eight snub cubes, one of the minority of polyhedra which are chiral, includes four “right-handed” snub cubes, and four that are “left-handed.”

Stella 4d was used to create this image, and you may try it for free at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

A Cube of Conjoined Rhombicosidodecahedra

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A Cube of Conjoined Rhombicosidodecahedra

To make this “cube,” I started with an octahedron, and then augmented all eight of its faces with rhombicosidodecahedra. Such polyhedral manipulations are quick and easy with Stella 4d, available at http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

The Stella Octangula, Combined with the Cube/Octahedron Compound

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The Stella Octangula, Combined with the Cube/Octahedron Compound

Software credit: http://www.software3d.com/stella.php

The Stella Octangula, Encasing a Cube

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The Stella Octangula, Encasing a Cube

Software credit: http://www.software3d.com/stella.php

Compound of Three Cubes and an Octahedron

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Compound of Three Cubes and an Octahedron

Software used: see http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

Metacube

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Metacube

Cubes are more interesting with jumping cube-images on their faces.

Software credit: see http://www.software3d.com/stella.php

The Compound of Two Truncated Tetrahedra and a Cube

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The Compound of Two Truncated Tetrahedra and a Cube

Website to try polyhedra-making software used to make this image: http://www.software3d.com/stella.php