1. REVERSE ENGINEERING

2. product: Cube puzzle
By: Sofia Lin-liang

3. To pick apart and ‘reverse engineer’ a product that we chose.
What is the task?
To pick apart and ‘reverse engineer’ a product that we chose.

4. Table of contents Cube Picture Visual Analysis Functional Analysis
Structural Analysis
How do we improve the product?

5. The cube
The purpose of this product is to entertain those of the smaller age group

6. Visual analysis
By using the elements and principles of design, we were able to determine the successful qualities of any product and connect them to ours.

7. Visual analysis (Matrix)
Organization is important!! We listed all the good qualities of our product into a elements/ principals of design chart.

8. Functional analysis

9. Functional analysis

10. Structural Analysis
After inspecting the properties of our products, we finally took them apart.

11. Structural analysis

12. Measurements with dial caliper

13. Title blocks
The shell/outer casing for the cube, which holds everything
together

14. Title blocks
The top of the cube

15. Title blocks
The triangle part without dimensions on Inventor

16. Title block
The big ball which goes into the middle of the puzzle

17. Title blocks
The small ball without dimensions on Inventor

18. Assembly
The whole assembly with dimensions on Inventor

19. What went well?
I think the drawing of the product on Inventor went very successfully. Although I had a lot of trouble restraining the triangle to the center of the product, I finished it.
In order to further continue this project, I think we should increase the size of the product and add more colors to it.

20. Any questions?