3 Piece Slideways Puzzle (With Honeycomb Inserts)

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I stumbled upon a Reddit post that really caught my attention - an incredible puzzle by pacificpuzzleworks was being discussed. The method of how it assembled itself sparked my curiosity. I wanted to create a 3D printed variant using SolidWorks, so I started working on modeling it. Just as I was getting into it, the puzzle blew up on YouTube and several talented makers created their own 3D printable versions based on someone else's design. But I still wanted to give it a shot, so here's my attempt at creating a model. I've included a few variations - one is the base model with three parts, while another has the honeycomb separated (use Simplify3D's "separate connected surfaces" feature after importing). This way, you can print the honeycomb in a different color. For my own print, I took a low-tech approach and printed everything in one color - then used a sharpie to add some color to the honeycomb. I've included the file in SolidWorks, X_T, STEP, and Fusion360 formats - feel free to hack, modify or edit it however you like.