1cm-hollow cube for strength test

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I was looking for a way to test materials, and this seemed like the perfect fit - other sizes out there are great, but what sets this one apart is its irregular shape ~ it's not a precise cube. Plus, it's an excellent opportunity to see how well the material holds up when bridging - PLA can be pretty poor at that - It would be nice to suggest printing with the narrowest struts facing upwards (which means the print is taller than it is wide), after which you'll find that it's not possible, just print it anyway. The orientation isn't a factor for this particular design because of its unique geometry - maybe for something like a hypercube it could work. One more thing, you can also use this test to calibrate your printer - longest struts should be 1cm, but on my first print, they measured in at around 12mm. Using 2mm struts as the basic unit is what I've been using so far. To test it out, I downloaded the cube file and printed it at 50%fill with settings of about 210-205c and .25lh. According to the specs, it should weigh about a gram and take under five minutes to print - in reality, my print came in at around 12mm for the longest legs and 10mm for the shortest. I'm no expert, I just measure what I can ~