The 3D Systems Cube 3 is well-designed and easy to use. The printer builds small objects excellently and is inexpensive for a printer that can print with two materials in the same job.

This 'Cube 3D' is part of this project, and 3D objects are generated simply by entering simple text such as 'generate a golden helicopter' or 'generate a large unicorn'.

A Rubik's cube is a 3D-combination puzzle that sees coloured squares printed on the side of a cube. The aim of the quiz is to get all of the colours on each side of the cube to match up.

That movement is applied to a 3D object displayed on the screen, which rotates in sync with the cube – in a full six degrees of freedom. Not only is the technology cheap and simple, but it's ...