Swapper

This CAD model was designed by Oskar van Deventer, copyright (c), 22 & 30 November 2024.

Swapper is a twisty puzzle, where seven tiles need to be brought back in their correct order and orientation: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. A slider moves the tiles up and down the track. A tile can be swapped at the rotor, either two positions forward or two positions backward. During a swap, a tile is turned upside down. It is fairly easy to correctly positions the first few tiles, but the remaining ones are quite complicated. The puzzle is closely related to "Rainbow Stairs", where a swap is achieved through helical sliding pieces.

There are two versions of the puzzle. Swapper has three tiles in the middle. Swapper2 has two tiles in the middle

The puzzle uses 8 cylindrical magnets withe 3-mm diameter and 2-mm thickness: https://www.supermagnete.de/eng/disc-magnets-neodymium/disc-magnet-3mm-2mm_S-03-02-N

Here are some links about this design.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzrIHdOvUNU
https://i.materialise.com/en/shop/item/swapper
https://i.materialise.com/forum/t/swapper-by-oskar/3857
https://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40072

Feel free to 3D-print an extra sample to give to a friend, as long as you mention the designer and don't charge money.

If you are planning to sell some samples, then please contact me for a license agreement. The royalty fee is 10% of your selling price.

Please do not upload the design to a commercial service, or redistribute the design in any way other than linking to the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzrIHdOvUNU

Enjoy!

Oskar
17 March 2024

Contact: 
https://oskarvandeventer.nl/index_contact.php?subject=Print%20It%20Yourself


