Make a Cube / Hexahedron: Vertex and Edge, Platonic Solid

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Make a Cube / Hexahedron with Vertices and Edges With the cube model, I have designed vertex-edge models for all five Platonic Solids. Update: I recently took this design to some elementary classrooms. It is easy to spin on a vertex. Kids can create a nice-looking virtual hyperboloid really well. The cube is certainly easy to make in a 3D design environment. However, a vertex-edge model is slightly challenging because of the angles. I extruded a base square toward the center of the cube to create edges and vertices. It takes eight vertices and twelve edges to make a cube. A resolution of 0.2mm worked well for me. Please print one pair to test tension. Increase the resolution (say, 0.15mm) for loose connections. For tight connections, consider a drop of school glue, cement, or super glue. When it gets difficult to snap an edge into its vertices, feel free to use pliers. Please do not mix cube vertices and edges with those for other Platonic solids. The angles are different. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube