Simple Ball Puzzle

This project is meant to be a simple maze puzzle which requires little difficulty to solve. The idea is for the user to move the ball out of the maze by avoiding the barriers and blockades whilst also not using their sight. There are two simple pieces, a top and a bottom, so no real assembly is required. This project was heavily inspired by a similar post by Hitesh Rai.

I began designing the base piece by creating a maze on the surface of a sphere and then extruding the maze upward. I then extruded into the edge barrier to create an exit for the ball. For the top piece I again extruded out from a sphere to create the triangular barriers in order for the pieces to snap into place.

Printer brand:

LulzBot

Printer:

TAZ 6

Settings:

• Supports: On
• Infill Density: 20%
• Printing Temperature: 205°C
• Resolution: 200
• Filament Material: PLA
• Filament Brand: PolyMaker

Materials

• Top Piece (x1)
• Bottom Piece containing maze (x1)
• Ball around 1/8 inch diameter and of somewhat significant mass

Assembly

• Print 3D parts
• Break off base and arch support
• Place top piece into bottom piece and snap into place

This is the link to the onshape file.