The Companion QUBE (And more!)

"The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the Companion Cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice."

My Companion Cube told me to build it a PC that it can be hooked up to the Enrichment Center's servers and “take over” or something like that. Apparently, I wasn't supposed to do that.

Before I get carried away, I must warn you that:

[This model has never been tested on a QUBE 500 PC case, print at your own risk!]

I do not own a QUBE 500 (Yet?), so I cannot test these models myself. They appear to fit with the case, but I cannot guarantee they will work. If they do not fit, let me know and I'll do my best to fix the issue.

Available Styles:

Classic (CQ): This includes everything needed for the full accessory set.

Aperture (CQA): Replaces the center parts with those found on the Weighted Storage Cube.

Mounting Holes (CQMH): Adds QUBE 500 mounting holes to all panels (except center).

PRINTING AND ASSEMBLY:

All parts should be printed with the connectors facing upward and [Support on build plate only], like this image. I have yet to test all the models in Prusaslicer, but in general, I believe this setting will work best. For the parts that do not have connector pins, just orient for as few supports as possible. The heart parts should be printable with no supports.

Speaking of parts with no connector pins, some of the parts in this project I could not find a way to reasonably get connector pins attached to the side panels. This means that a glue or perhaps tape will have to be used. Most of the parts, however, should easily snap in where they need to go.

The parts are all numbered according to where they are mounted on the case. The first number is the layer it is on. The layers are front to back, 1 to 3. The second number is the position on the layer. They are arranged in a clockwise spiral, as demonstrated in the image. The part number is also in the 3D model itself to help with assembly. Some parts have an A and B piece (ie. the hearts). They occupy the same space on the numbering system, but the way they go together is fairly straightforward. If you need help, though, I'd be happy to assist in the comments. It is also worth noting that expect for a few (1:2B, 2:2A&B, and 3:2), all part numbers face upward.

The hearts, as mentioned previously, come in two parts. The parts must be oriented correctly together and glued. Finally, the “Bar” parts are glued to the center or the edges, either should work. They are the pink lines between the center and edges in the photos.

Once again, if anything goes wrong while assembling my case accessories, let me know what happened, and I'll try to fix it, at least as long as I'm Still Alive.

Happy Testing!

This model takes the attachment points and uses them on the panels to secure them.