Here are a number of boxes packed by congruent polycubes.
Box Collection
Michael Reid (reid@cflmath.com)
June 29, 2019
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Tricubes
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1x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+
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+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+
also: 1x5x9, 3x3x3
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Tetracubes
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*
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1x2x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x3x8, 2x2x6, 2x3x6, 3x3x4
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1x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
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+--+ +--+ +
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+ +--+--+ +
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+ +--+ +--+
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+--+--+--+--+
also: 2x4x6, 2x4x9, 2x4x11, 2x5x12, 2x5x16, 2x5x20, 2x6x6, 2x7x8, 2x7x12,
3x3x8, 3x4x6, 3x5x8, 5x5x8
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2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | d| |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+ + + + + +--+
| | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| |u | | d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x4x4, 2x4x5, 2x6x10, 6x6x6
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2*
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2x2x2 minimal
+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| |u | | d|
+--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x8, 2x5x12, 4x4x5 by Andrew Clarke
also: 4x5x6 by Andris Cibulis
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2
2x2x2 minimal
+--+--+ +--+--+
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+ +--+ +--+ +
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x3x8, 2x3x12, 2x4x9, 2x5x6, 2x5x10, 3x4x9, 3x4x10, 3x4x11, 3x4x13,
3x4x14, 3x4x15, 3x5x8, 3x5x12, 3x6x6, 3x6x10, 4x4x5, 4x5x5, 4x5x7, 4x7x7
allowing reflections:
also: 2x3x4, 2x3x6, 3x3x4
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Pentacubes
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1x2x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x7x15, 3x5x5
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1x2x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x7x15, 3x3x5
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****
1x5x10 minimal by David Klarner
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
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+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
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+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
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+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x9x20, 1x9x30, 1x9x45, 1x9x55, 1x10x14, 1x10x16, 1x10x23, 1x10x27,
1x11x20, 1x11x30, 1x11x35, 1x11x45, 1x12x50, 1x12x55, 1x12x60, 1x12x65,
1x12x70, 1x12x75, 1x12x80, 1x12x85, 1x12x90, 1x12x95, 1x13x20, 1x13x30,
1x13x35, 1x13x45, 1x14x15, 1x15x15, 1x15x16, 1x15x17, 1x15x19, 1x15x21,
1x15x22, 1x15x23, 1x17x20, 1x17x25, 1x18x25, 1x18x35, 1x22x25
also: 2x4x10, 2x4x15, 2x5x6, 2x5x8, 2x5x11, 2x5x13, 2x5x15, 2x7x10, 2x7x15,
3x4x5, 3x5x9, 3x5x11, 3x6x10, 3x6x15, 3x7x10, 3x7x15,
4x4x5, 4x5x5,
5x5x5, 5x5x6, 5x5x7, 5x7x7
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+--+ +--+
|u | | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u | | d|
+--+ +--+
level 1 level 2
2x3x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+ +--+ +
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+ +--+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
also: 2x10x10, 2x10x14, 2x11x20, 2x11x25, 3x3x10, 3x5x7, 4x4x5, 4x5x5, 5x5x11
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2x4x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | d | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u | | | | d| | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | |u | | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
| | u | | | | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x5, 2x5x6, 2x5x7, 3x4x10, 3x4x15, 3x5x8, 3x5x12, 3x5x13, 3x5x14, 3x5x15,
3x5x17, 3x5x18, 3x5x19, 3x6x10, 3x6x15, 3x7x10, 3x7x15, 3x9x10, 5x5x5
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+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d| |u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d|
+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +
| | | |u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d| | | | | | |
+ + +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + +--+
| | |u | | | |ud| | d| | u | | | |ud| | | | d|
+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+
| u | | | |ud| |u |u | d| |ud|ud|u | | d| d|ud| | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5 level 6
3x5x6 minimal
+--+--+--+
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+--+--+ +
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+ + +
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+ +--+
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+ +
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+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
also: 3x5x8, 3x7x20, 3x7x25, 3x7x30, 3x7x35, 3x9x10, 3x9x15,
3x10x10, 3x10x11, 3x10x13, 3x11x15, 3x13x15,
4x4x10, 4x4x15, 4x5x6, 4x5x7, 4x5x8, 4x5x9, 4x5x10, 4x5x11,
5x5x6, 5x5x9, 5x5x10, 5x5x11, 5x5x13, 5x5x14, 5x7x7, 5x7x9
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3x10x10 co-minimal by Frits Go"bel
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x | | |x | |x | |x |x |x | x | | x |
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | |x | | | | | | | x |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | |x | | |x | | | | | | | |x | x |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| | |x | | | | | x | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +
|x | | | | | | |x | | | | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | | | |x | | | | | | |x |
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| | | |x | | | | | | | | |x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
|x | | |x | | | | | |x |x | | | | | | |
+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +
|x | | | | | | |x | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
|x | |x | | |x |x |x | |x | |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 level 2
5x5x12 co-minimal by Michael Beeler
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| u | |u | | |ud| ud| |u | d| |u | d| |ud |ud| | | d| | d |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| u | |u | | |ud| ud| |u | d| |u | d| |ud |ud| | | d| | d |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
|u | | | |ud|u |u |u | | | d|ud|ud|ud|u | | | d| d| d|ud| | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | | |ud | | | | d| | | |u | | | | ud| | | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| | |u | | | |ud| |u | | | | d| |ud| | | | d| | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| u | |u | | |ud|u | |ud| |u | d|ud|u | d| |ud| | d|ud| | | d| | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | u | |ud| |u |ud| | | d|u |ud| d|u | | |ud| d| |ud| | d | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | | |ud| | | | d| | | |u | | | |ud| | | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+
| | |u | | | | ud| |u | | | | d| |ud | | | | d| | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| | |u | | |u |u |u |ud| |u |ud|ud|ud| d| |ud| d| d| d| | | d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | u | |ud |ud| | | d|u | | d|u | | |ud| ud| | d | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | u | |ud |ud| | | d|u | | d|u | | |ud| ud| | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5
also: 3x7x20, 3x8x15, 3x8x35, 3x8x40, ...
also: 8x8x10, 8x8x25
also: 8x10x10, 10x10x10 by George Sicherman
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3x6x10 co-minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | u | | | ud| |ud |u | | | d | d| | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +
|u | |u | | | |ud| ud| |u | | | d| | d| | d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
| |u | | |u |u | | |ud | | d|ud| | d| | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | | |ud| | | | | d| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | |u | | | | |ud| | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+
|u | |u | |ud|u | | ud| | | d| d| | | d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | |u | |u | | | d| |ud |ud| | | | d| | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | | |u | | | | | d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
|u | |u | u | | | d| ud| |ud | | | d | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
5x6x6 co-minimal by Torsten Sillke and Keiichiro Ishino (independently)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u | | | | ud| d u | |u | | d|u | | d| | d u |ud | | | | d| d| |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | |u | | d|u |u d |ud| |u | d| d|u |u | d| |ud| u d| d|u | | d| | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | |u | d u |u | | | d|u |u | d| d|u | | | d| d u | d| | | d| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | | | | |u |u d |u | |u | d| d|u |u | d| | d| u d| d| | | | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | |u | |ud| d u |u | d| | d|u |u | d| d|u | |u | d| d u |ud| | d| | d| | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| |u | u | | |u d |ud | | | d| |u | d| |u | | | ud| u d| | | d | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5
also: 3x6x15, 3x7x10, 3x7x15, 3x8x10, ...
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5x6x6 by Torsten Sillke (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | u | | | | d u | d u | | | |u | d|u | d| | | | d u | d u | | | | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | u | | | | | d u | | | |u | d| | | | d u | | | | | d | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
|u | | | | | d| | |u | |u | | | d| | d| | |u | | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | | |u | |u | | | d| | d| | |u | |u | | | d| | d| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +
| | |u | | | |u d| | | | d|u | | | |u d| | | | d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| |u |u | | |u d|u d| | | | d|u | d|u | | | |u d|u d| | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5
also: 3x7x20, 3x7x25, 3x7x30, 3x7x35, ...
also: 5x7x9 by Patrick Hamlyn
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6x10x10 minimal by Yoshiya "Wolf" Shindo
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |u | | |u | | |u d|u |u |ud| | | | d|u | d|ud| d| |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
|u | |u | | | | |ud| | d u | u | | | d| | u | d| |ud| |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | |u | | |u | | | | | | d u | | d|u | | | | |u |u | d| | | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | | | | |u |u |u | | | | | |ud|ud| d| | |u |u |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | | | |u | |u | |u | | | | | | d|u | d| | d u | | | |u | d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u | |u | | | | | | | d|u | d| | | | | |u | | | d|u | | | |u d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |u |u |u | |u |u | | | d|ud|ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | |u | | | | |u | d| |u d| | | | | d| | | d|u |u | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +
| | | |u | |u | | |u |u d| |ud| | |ud| | d|u | | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
| u | | |u | | | | | |ud| u |u | d u | | | | d |ud| d| u | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |ud|u | d|u | | | |ud| d| d|u d| | | d| | | d| | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + +
| |ud| |u | d | |u | | | d | d u | |ud| | | | | d| | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | |u | d| d| | | | | d|u | | d u | | | | | | d| | | d| | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+
| d| d| | |u |ud|ud| | | | | | d| d| d| | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | d| | | | d u | |u | d|u | | | | | | d| | d| | d| | | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u d| | | | d|u | | | d| | | | | |u | d|u | | | | | | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|ud|ud|u | | | d| d| | d| d| d| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | d| d|u | | |u | | | | |u d| |u | d| | | | | d| | | d| |
+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +
|u | | d|u | |ud| | |ud| |u d| d| | | d| | d| | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
| |u | d |u |ud| u | | | | d u | d| d |ud| | | | | | d| | | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
also: 4x10x50, 5x8x20, 5x9x15
also: 6x6x25 by Yoshiya "Wolf" Shindo
also: 10x10x10 by George Sicherman
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**
2*
2x2x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x13, 3x4x10, 3x4x15, 3x6x10, 3x6x15, 3x7x10, 3x7x25, 3x9x10,
3x9x15, 3x11x15, 4x5x5, 5x5x6, 5x5x9, 5x5x11, 5x7x7, 5x7x9
allowing reflections:
also: 2x5x5, 3x5x8, 3x5x12
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*
2**
2x2x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x7x15, 3x4x10, 3x4x15, 3x5x6, 3x5x8, 3x5x9, 3x5x10, 3x5x11, 3x5x13,
3x7x10, 3x7x15, 4x5x5, 5x5x5, 5x5x7, 5x7x7
allowing reflections:
also: 2x3x10, 2x3x15, 2x5x7, 3x3x10, 3x3x15, 3x4x5, 3x5x5, 3x5x7
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2*
**
+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | d| |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+
|u |u u | | d| d d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x2x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
also: 2x3x5, 3x7x25, 3x9x15, 5x5x9, 5x7x7
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2
***
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
level 1 level 2
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | | u | | d | | | d|
+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
| | |u |u | | d| d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x5x6 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ + +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| |
+ +
| |
+ +
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
3x4x5 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | u | u | | | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +
|u |u |u |u | | |ud|ud| d| d | | d| d| | | |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +
|u |u | | | | |ud|ud|u |u | | d| d| d| d| |
+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
| |u | |u | | d| d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 2x4x10, 2x4x15, 2x5x10, 2x5x14, 2x5x15, 2x5x17, 2x5x19, 2x7x10, 2x7x15,
3x3x10, 3x3x15, 3x5x5, 3x5x6, 3x5x7,
4x4x5, 4x5x5,
5x5x5
same pentacube, allowing reflections
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | d|ud| | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+
| | |u | | d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
2x3x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
also: 2x4x5, 2x5x5, 3x3x5
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2
***
2x5x5 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | | | d| d |
+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+
| |u | u | | | | d | d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
|u | | | u | | d | | | d|
+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +
| |u | u | | d | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x8, 2x5x11, 2x5x14, 2x5x17, 2x12x20, 2x12x25, ...
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2**
*
3x5x6 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u | |ud| | d|u | |ud| | d| d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | u | |u | | u | d| | d | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | u | | | | u | | d|u | | | | d| d| |
+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| |u | | |u | |u | d| | d| | d | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +
|u |u | |u | | d| d|u | d|u | | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 2x8x10, 2x9x15, 2x10x10, 2x10x12, 2x10x14, 2x11x30, 2x12x15, 2x13x30, 2x15x15,
3x4x30, 3x4x45, 3x5x9, 3x7x15, 3x8x15, 4x4x10, 4x5x6, 5x5x6
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**2
*
4x5x6 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u |u | |u | d| d|ud| |ud|u |u | d| | d| d| d |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| |u | | | | |u | d| u | | d |u | d| | | | | d| |
+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+
|u | | | d| | | | | | | |u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | u | | | | | d| |u | | | | | d | |
+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+
| | | |u | | |u | d|u | | d|u | d| | | d| | | |
+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +
|u |u |u | |ud| d| d| u | | d |u |u |ud| | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 4x8x20, 4x8x130, 4x10x10, 5x6x29, 5x6x46, 5x6x47, 5x7x24, 5x7x30, 5x10x18,
6x6x15, 6x6x20, 6x6x25, 6x7x10, 6x7x15, 6x9x10, 6x9x15
also: 6x10x10 by George Sicherman
same pentacube, allowing reflections
3x5x6 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | u | |ud|u | d | d| | d| d | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
|u | | u | | d|u | |ud| | | d| | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +
| |u | | u | |u | d| | |u | d| | d | | d| |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | |u | | |ud| | d|u | | d | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | u |u | |u | u | d|ud| | d | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 3x4x15, 3x5x9, 3x7x15, 4x4x10, 5x5x6
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**
*2
4x8x10 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | u | u | | | | d | | d | d | | u | u | | u | | | | d | d | | d |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | | |u | | d| | d|u |u | d| |u | d| d|u | |u | | d| | | | d| d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | u | | u |u | | | | d | | d| d| | | |u |u | | u | | | | d| d | | d | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | |u | | | | d|u | | d| | |u | | d| | |u | | d|u | | | | d| | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| |u | |u | u | | | d u | d|u | | d| |u | | d|u | d u | | | d | d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u | |u | | | d| |u | d |u d| | | |u d| u | d| |u | | | d| | d | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | u | | u | | u | | | d| |u | d| |u | d| |u | | | d | | d | | d | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
| u |u | |u | | | | d| d| | d| | | | | |u | |u |u | | | | d| | d| d |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u | | | | u | u | | d | u |u | d| | d| |u | |u | d| d | u | | d | d | | | | d|
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +
| |u |u | |u | | d| d| | d| | | |u | |u |u | | d| | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
5x8x8 co-minimal, by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | |u | | d |u d| u |u d| |u | | d|u | | d| d|u |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| u | | u |u |u | |u | d| |u | d| d| d| | | d| u | d |u | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
| |u | u |u | | | |u d| | d| d | u | | d|u | | |u | u | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | u | |u | | | d| d u |u | d|u | d| | |u | d| d| d|u |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | |u |u | | d|u | d|u |u d| d| | |u | d | d| d|u | |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u | | |u | d| d| | d u | | d|u |u | | |u | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
| u |u |u | |u | | | d| d| d|u | | d|u | | |u | d|u | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | |u | |u | | d u |u | d u | d| |u | d| d| |u | d| |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d|u |u d| u |u d| | d| d| | d| d| |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | d| |u | d| |u | | d| | | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u d| |u | d | d|u | | d| | d| | | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
| |u | d u |u |u | d| | d| | d| d| d | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| d |u |u |u d|u | | | | d| d| d| | d |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+
|u | d| d|u | | d u | | d| | | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u | | d|u | | d| u | | d | d| | | d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| d u |u | d u |u | d| | | d| d| | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5
also: 4x7x30, 4x7x35, 4x7x40, 4x7x45, 4x7x50, 4x7x55, 4x8x15, 4x10x12, 4x10x13,
5x6x12, 5x6x13, 5x6x14, 5x6x15, 5x6x16, 5x6x17, 5x6x18, 5x6x19, 5x6x20,
5x6x21, 5x6x22, 5x6x23, 5x7x16, 5x7x19, 5x7x21, 5x8x10, 5x8x11, 5x8x12,
5x8x13, 5x8x14, 5x8x15, 5x8x17, 6x7x10, 6x8x10, 6x9x10
also: 4x10x10, 6x10x10 by George Sicherman
same pentacube, allowing reflections
4x5x7 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| u | u | | |u | d|u | d | | d|u d|u | | | d| d| |
+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u | | |u | | d | | d| |u | | |u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+
|u | |u | | | d | d u | | | |u |u | d| | | d| d | |
+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
| u | u | | |u | d| | d|u | | d|u | |u | d| | | d | d |
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| | u |u | | |u | d| d| | | | d u | u | | | d| | d|
+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | d| | | d| |u | | u | | d| | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+
| |u |u | | | d|u d|u | | u | d|u | d| | | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 2x9x15, 2x9x20, 2x9x25, 2x10x10, 2x10x12, 2x10x14, 2x10x15, 2x10x16,
2x10x17, 2x10x18, 2x10x19, 2x10x21, 2x10x23, 2x12x15,
4x5x9, 4x5x10, 4x5x11, 4x5x12, 4x5x13, 4x5x15, 4x6x10, 4x6x15,
5x5x8, 5x5x10, 5x5x11, 5x5x13, 5x6x7, 5x6x8, 5x6x9, 5x6x10, 5x6x11,
5x6x12, 5x6x13,
6x6x10, 6x6x15
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*2
2
4x9x15 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u |u | u |u | u |u | u |
+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | | u |u |u | |u |u |u |u |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u |u | | | u |u | | | | | |u |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +
| | |u |u | u |u |u |u |u |u | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | u |u |u |u |u |u |u |u | u |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+
|u | u |u |u | |u |u |u | |u |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+
|u |u | u |u |u | u |u |u | u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d|u | d| d | d| d|u | d| d| u | d|
+ +--+ + +--+ + + +--+ + + + +--+ +
| | |u | | | | | | | | | |u | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| d |u | d| d| d |u | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| d| d|u | | | d| d | | | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| | | d| d | d| d| d| d| d| d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| d | | d| d| d| d| d| d| d|u | d | d|
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d | d| d| d|u | d| d| d|u | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | | | | | | | | |u | | |
+ +--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+ +
| d|u | d | d| d|u | d | d| d| d|u | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 2
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | d|u |u |u | u | d|u |u | u | d|u |
+ +--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+ +
| | | d| | | | | | | | | | d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | d|u |u |u | d|u |u |u | u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | u | d|u |u |u |u |u |u |u | | u |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | |u |u |u |u |u |u | u |u | | |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u | | | | | u |u | | | d|u |u |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u | d| u |u |u | d| u |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | | d| | | | | | | | | | d| | |
+ +--+ + + + +--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +
|u | d |u |u | d|u |u | u |u | d|u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d | d| d| d | d| d| d | d| d|
+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| d| | d| d| d| | d| d| d | d|
+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| d | d| d| d| d| d| d| d| d | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | d| d| d| d| d| d | d| d| | |
+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| d| | | | | | d| d | | | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| d| d| d| d| | d| d| d | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+
| d | d| d | d| d | d| d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4
also: 4x9x20 by Helmut Postl
also: 4x9x25, 6x7x15
also: 8x8x10 by George Sicherman
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*2*
*
7x8x20 by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | u | u | |u | u |u |u | | u | |u |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | |u |u |u | | | | u | |u |u |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | u |u | | |u | | u |u | | u | |u |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | |u | u | | | | |u | | u |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
| u | | u | | | | |u | u | | |u | | |u |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u | | u | | u |u | |u | | | u | u | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| u |u | | u | | | |u | u |u | | |u | | u |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
|u | | u | |u |u | u |u | | u | u | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | d| |u | d| | ud| | d| ud|ud |u | d| | ud|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +
| d|u | d | d| d| |ud |u | | | d| | d| d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | d| | d|u | | d |u | d| d|u | u | d| | ud|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
|ud | d |u | d| | | d|u | u | d| | |u | d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | d|u | | | d| u |u | d| | | d|u | d | ud|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|ud | | d|u |u | d| d|u | d | |u | d| | d| | |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| | d| d | | d| | |u | ud| | d| d | d| u | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
|ud | | d|u | ud|ud | d| |ud | | d|u | | d| |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 2
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud |u | d |u | | d|u |u | | d| d| |ud |u | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
| | d| |u | | | u | | d| |ud | u | |u | u |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u |u | |ud | |u |ud | ud| | d|u | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+
| d| | | u |ud |u | | |ud | d| | | | ud|u |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
| u |ud | | | | d| ud| | |u | ud|u | | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| d| | |u | d| |ud | ud| u | | ud| |u |u |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| u |u | |u | ud| | d| |u | | |u | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| d| |u | ud| | d| d| |u |u | d| |u | d |u | ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d| ud| |u | d | ud|ud | u | d| |ud |u |
+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
| |u | |ud |u | | d|u | | | d|u | | d| ud| | d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| d | d|ud | d|u | | d|u | d|u | | d|u | ud|u | u |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | d| d| d |u | d| u |u |u | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | d| d| |u |u | u | d|u | d | d| d| |u |u | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u |u |ud |u | d| |u | d|u | d| |u | d| ud| d| d|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | d| |ud | d| |u | d| | |u | d| |u | ud| |u | |
+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
|u | ud| | d| u | ud|ud | d |u | |ud | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | d| ud| |u |u | | d| d|u | | d| u | d| ud|
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| d | d| | d | ud| |u | | d | | | d| |u | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | d|u | |ud | ud| d| | ud| | d| d | d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| d|ud | | | |u | ud| | | d| ud| d | | |u |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
|u | | | d|ud | d| | |ud |u | | | | ud| d |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+
| d| d| d| |ud | | d |ud | ud| |u | d| | |u |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | | d| | | d| |u | |ud | d| | d| d |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
|ud | d| u | d| |u | d| d| |u |u | |ud | d| |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 5
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud | |u | d| ud|ud |u | |ud | |u | d| |u | | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| |u |u | |u | | | d| ud| |u |u | u | d|u |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
|ud | |u | d | d|u |u | d| u | | d|u | |u | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | d| | |u | d | d|u | | |u | d| u | ud|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|ud | u | d|u | | |u | d| d |u | | | d|u | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | |u | |u | d| | u | d|u |u | d| d|u | | ud|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u | d |u | u |u | |ud | d| | |u | | u |u | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +
| d| |u | | d|u | | ud| |u | ud|ud | d|u | | ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 6
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d| | d | | d| d| d | d| | d | d | |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| d| d| | d | | | | d| d| d| | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| d| | d | | d| d | | d| | | d| d | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| d | | d| | | | | d | d| | | d| | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
| d| | | d| | | d | d| | | | | d | | d |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| | d | d | | | d| | d| d | | d | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| d | | d| | | d| d | d| | | | d | | d| d |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| | d | d | | d| d | d| d| | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 7
also: 6x8x25
also: 10x10x12 by George Sicherman
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Hexacubes
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*
*****
1x2x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x7x12, 1x8x15, 1x9x14, 1x9x16, 1x9x34, 1x10x15, 1x11x18
2x4x21, 2x7x9, 2x8x9, 2x9x9,
3x4x22, 3x4x23, 3x4x26, 3x4x27, 3x4x31, 3x5x8, 3x5x10, 3x7x8, 3x7x10,
3x8x8, 3x8x9, 3x9x10
also: 3x5x6 by Andrew Clarke
also: 2x5x9 by Keiichiro Ishino
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**
****
1x2x6 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
1x3x4 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x5x18, 1x6x11, 1x9x10, 3x3x10, 3x5x6
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* *
****
1x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
also: 2x5x12
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*
**
***
1x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+
also: 5x5x12
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*
* *
***
1x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ + +
| | | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+
also: 3x5x6, 3x6x7, 5x5x6
also: 3x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
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**
****
1x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x5x12,
2x5x18, 2x7x12, 2x7x18, 2x9x20, 2x9x22, 2x9x26, 2x9x28, 2x10x15, 2x10x21,
2x14x15, 2x14x21, 2x15x16,
3x4x4, 3x5x30, 3x9x18, 3x10x10, 3x11x18,
5x5x18, 5x6x9, 5x6x10, 5x6x11,
6x6x9, 6x6x10, 6x6x11, 6x7x7, 6x7x9, 6x7x10
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*
***
**
3x4x5 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | u u | | |ud u |ud d| | d d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
|u u |u | | | d ud|u ud| | | | d| d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 1x9x12 by David Klarner
also: 1x9x20, 1x9x28, 1x12x13, 1x12x14, 1x12x17, 1x12x19, 1x12x21,
1x12x24, 1x12x25, 1x12x29, 1x15x28, 1x15x32, 1x15x36, 1x15x40,
1x15x44, 1x15x48, 1x15x52, 1x16x18, 1x16x27, 1x16x30, 1x16x33,
1x16x39, 1x16x42, 1x20x21, 1x20x24
also: 3x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
also: 3x3x8, 3x3x12, 3x4x6, 3x4x7, 3x4x9, 3x5x10, 3x6x7, 3x6x9, 4x4x6, 4x4x9,
5x5x6, 5x6x6, 5x6x7
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*
*****
2x7x12 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | |u | u | | | d | d| |
+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u |u |u | |u | |u | u | | d| d| d| | d| d | d| |
+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | |u | |u |u | |u | | | | | | | d| | d| d| | d| | |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u | |u | |u |u |u | | | d| d | d| | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| u |u | | | | | | | | | d| d | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 1x23x24 (by T.W. Marlow and Karl A. Dahlke, independently)
also: 3x5x12 by Andrew Clarke
also: 4x5x9 by Keiichiro Ishino
also: 2x5x24, 2x5x60, 2x5x66, 2x5x78, 2x7x18, 2x8x15, 2x8x18, 2x8x21, 2x8x24,
2x8x27, 2x9x16, 2x9x18, 2x9x20, 2x9x22, 2x9x24, 2x9x26, 2x9x28, 2x9x30,
2x10x12, 2x10x15, 2x10x18, 2x10x21, 2x11x12, 2x11x18, 2x12x12, 2x12x13,
2x12x15, 2x12x16, 2x13x18, 2x14x15, 2x14x21,
3x5x16, 3x5x20, 3x6x16, 3x6x20, 3x6x22, 3x6x24, 3x6x26, 3x6x28, 3x6x30,
3x6x34, 3x7x16, 3x7x20, 3x7x24, 3x7x28, 3x8x10, 3x8x16, 3x8x17, 3x8x18,
3x8x19, 3x8x21, 3x8x22, 3x8x23, 3x8x24, 3x8x25, 3x9x16, 3x9x20, 3x9x24,
3x9x28, 3x11x12, 3x12x12, 3x12x13, 3x12x14,
4x5x12, 4x5x15, 4x6x10, 4x6x15, 4x6x16, 4x6x18, 4x6x19, 4x6x21, 4x6x22,
4x6x23, 4x6x24, 4x6x27, 4x7x15, 4x7x21, 4x8x12, 4x9x11, 4x9x12,
4x9x13, 4x9x14,
5x5x12, 5x6x6, 5x6x8, 5x6x10,
6x6x11, 6x6x12, 6x6x13, 6x6x14, 6x7x8, 6x7x10, 6x7x14, 6x8x8,
6x8x9, 6x8x11
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3x4x5 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | |u |ud| | | d| d | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | | | |ud| | | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | | | |ud| | | | | d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| | u | | |ud|u | | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 3x8x8, 3x10x106, 3x11x48, 4x4x6, 4x4x9, 4x6x9, 4x6x11, 4x7x9, 4x7x12, 5x6x26
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****
+--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x4x6 (confirmed co-minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | |u | | d d| |u u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
3x4x4 (confirmed co-minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+ +--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x5x6 by David Klarner and Frits Go"bel
also: 6x10x13, 6x10x14, 6x10x19, 6x11x18, 6x14x15
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3x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u u | | | u | d|u | d | | | d d| |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | | | d d|u u | | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | u | |u | |u u | d d| | d| | d | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| |u u | | | d|u | d|u | | | d d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 4x5x12, 5x6x12, 6x6x7, 6x6x9
also: 6x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
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3x4x5 minimal by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u u |u | | | d ud| d u u | | | d | d d|
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|u |u u | | |ud| d d u |u | | d| | d| d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
|u |u | |u | | d| d u u |ud| | | d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
|u u | u | | | d d u |ud u | | | d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also 3x4x6
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | u | | | d| | d |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | | d| | | |
+--+ + +--+ + + +--+--+ + +
| | |u | | | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
| |u | u | | | d| | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3
also: 3x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
also: 3x4x6, 3x4x7, 3x4x8, 3x4x9, 3x5x6, 3x6x7, 5x5x6
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****
+--+ +--+
|u | | d|
+--+ + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| |u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 level 3
3x4x7 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | |
+ + +--+--+--+ + +
| | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
also: 3x5x10, 3x5x22, 3x5x24, 3x5x26, 3x5x28,
3x6x8, 3x6x9, 3x6x10, 3x6x11, 3x6x12, 3x6x13, 3x6x14, 3x6x15,
3x7x10, 3x8x8, 3x8x9, 3x8x10, 3x8x11, 3x9x10,
4x4x9, 4x5x6, 4x5x9, 4x6x6,
5x5x6, 5x6x6, 5x6x7,
6x6x7, 6x7x7
also: 4x4x6 by Helmut Postl
also: 6x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
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3x5x6 minimal by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| x | |x | | |x | x | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
|x | |x |x | |x | | x | |x |
+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| |x | |x | | | |x | |x | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
|x | | x | |x | |x | |x |x |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |x | x | | | x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 level 2
also: 3x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
also: 3x6x7, 3x6x8, 3x6x9, 4x6x6, 5x6x7, 5x6x11, 6x8x8
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*
***
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+ + +--+ +
| | | |u | | |ud| | | d| |
+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+
|u | | |ud| | | d| | | | |
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
| u | | | u |ud| | | |ud| d | | | d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x4x21, 4x5x36, 4x5x39, 4x5x45, 4x6x6, 4x6x9, 4x6x11, 4x7x12, 4x9x20, ...
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4x6x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | u | | | | d u |ud| | | |ud| d u | | | | d | d| |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | |u | | | | d| |u | | | | d| | |
+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+
|u | | | | | |ud| | | |u | | d| | | |ud| | | | | | d|
+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ + +
| | | | |u | |u | | | |ud| |ud| | | | d| | d| | | | |
+--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+
|u | | | | d| | | | | |u | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
| |u |u | | | |ud|u d| | | |u d|ud| | | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 4x6x9, 4x6x10, 4x6x13, 4x6x14, 4x6x17
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3x6x8 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u | | |u d|u d| | | d| d| |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | | |u d| | | | d| | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | |u | |u | | | d| | d| | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | |u | | | d|u | | | d|u | | | d| | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ +
| |u | | |u | |u | d| | |u | d| | d| | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | | | | d| | |u | | | | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
| | u | | | | | d u | | | | | d | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u | u | | | | d u | d u | | | | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 3x6x10, 3x6x12, 3x6x13, 3x6x14, 3x6x15, 3x6x17, 3x6x19,
3x7x12, 3x7x18, 3x9x12, 3x9x18, 3x11x12, 3x11x18,
6x6x9, 6x6x11, 6x7x9, 6x7x15, 6x9x9, 6x9x11
also: 6x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
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2x6x8 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | |u | | d| | d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | u | | |u | | | | | d | | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | u | | | | | | | | d | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | u | | | | | | | | d | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+ +
|u | | u | | | | | d| | | d | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | |u | | d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x7x42, 2x7x72, 2x8x9, 2x9x14, 3x6x24, 3x6x30, ...
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5x5x6 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | |x |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5 level 3
also: 5x6x6, 5x6x7, 5x6x8, 5x6x9
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4x6x7 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u u | |u | | d d|u | |ud| |u u |ud| | d| d d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | |u | |ud| |u | |ud| | d| |ud| | d| | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| |u | | | | |ud| | | | | d| | | | | |
+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+
| | | | | |u | | | | |ud| | | | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |u | | |u | |ud| |u | |ud| | d| |ud| | d| | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u u |u | |ud| d d| |ud| | d|u u | | d| | d d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 4x6x13, 4x6x16, 4x6x19, 4x6x22, 4x6x25, 4x6x31, 4x8x12, 4x8x18,
4x9x30, 4x9x33, 4x9x36, 4x9x39, 4x9x42, 4x9x45, 4x10x12, 4x10x18,
4x11x24, 4x12x15, 6x6x10, 6x6x13, 6x6x16, 6x6x19, 6x6x22, 6x6x25
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3x8x8 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x |x |x |x | | | |x |x |x |x |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
| | | | |x | | | | | | x |
+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
| | | | |x | | | | | | x |
+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
|x | | | | |x | |x | | | | x |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x | | | | |x | |x | | | |x |
+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + +
|x | | | | | |x | | | | |
+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +
|x | | | | | |x | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +
| |x |x |x |x | | | x |x |x |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 level 2
also: 3x8x14, 3x8x17, 3x8x20, 3x8x21, ...
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6x6x8 minimal by Keiichiro Ishino
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | |u | | | ud| |ud | | | d| | d| | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |u | |u | | | ud| |ud | | | d| | d| | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | |u | |u |ud|ud|u |u |ud| |ud| d| d|ud|ud| d| | d| | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| |u | | | |ud |u | | | | d| ud| | | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | | | |u | ud| | | |ud | d| | | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | |u |u | | |ud|u |u |ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud| d| d|ud| | | d| d| | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
|u | | | | |ud | | |u | | d| | | ud| | | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | |ud | | |u | | d| | | ud| | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 level 3 level 4 levels 5, 6
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+
| | |x | | | | | x |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+
| | | |x | | | | | x |
+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |x | | |x | | x | x |
+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ + + + + + + +
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4 level 3
4x12x12
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+ + +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+ + +--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x7x30, 4x8x12, 6x6x10, 6x6x12
also: 4x8x18 by Helmut Postl
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6x6x8 minimal by Keiichiro Ishino
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | | | |u d| | | |ud|u | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | | |u | |u | | | d| |ud| | |u |
+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+
|u | | |u | | | d|u | | | d|u | |u |ud| | |u |ud|
+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
| |u | | | |u | |u | d| | |u | d| |ud|u | | |ud|u |
+--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | |u | | | d|u | | | d|u | |u |ud| | |u |ud|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
| |u | | |u | |u | d| | |u | d| |ud|u | | |ud|u |
+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+
|u | | | | | d| | |u | |u | | |ud|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | u | | | | d u | | | |u |ud| |
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level 4 level 5 level 6
also: 4x8x30 by Helmut Postl
also: 5x6x56, 5x6x66, 6x6x9, 6x6x10, 6x6x11, 6x6x12, 6x6x13, 6x6x14, 6x6x15
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4x12x14 by Keiichiro Ishino
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level 3
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level 4
also: 4x8x36 by Helmut Postl
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6x8x30
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level 1
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ + + +
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+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
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+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
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level 2
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+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
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+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
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+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
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level 3
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+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
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+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
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level 4
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+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
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+ + + +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ + + +
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
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level 5
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+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
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+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
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+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
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+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 6
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6x12x35 by Helmut Postl
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+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
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+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
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+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
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+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
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+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
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+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
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+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
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+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | |u | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | |u | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u | |u | | | | | | |u | | | | | | |u |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +
|u |u u | |u u | |u u | |u u | |u u | |u u | | |u u | |u u | |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d|u | ud d| | d ud |u u | ud d|u | d ud | ud d|u u | d ud |u | d ud | ud d| d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|ud|u | | | |u u | |u u | |u ud |u u | |u u | |u u | | ud u |ud|
+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| |u | | | | | | |u ud |u | | |u | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| | | |u | | | | | | | ud u |u u | | | | | | | | |u |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|ud| |u |u | | | | | |u u | | | | | | |u | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +
| d| | | | d|ud| | | | | |u u | | | | | | |ud|ud| |
+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+
| |ud|ud| | | | | | |u u | | | | | |ud| d| | | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | |u | | | | | | |u u | | | | | |u |u | |ud|
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +
|u | | | | | | | | |u u |u ud | | | | | | |u | | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | |u | | |u | ud u | | | | | | |u | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +
|ud|u ud | |u u | |u u | |u u | ud u | |u u | |u u | | | |u |ud|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| d| d ud | ud d|u | ud d|u u | d ud | ud d|u | d ud |u u | ud d| | d ud |u | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 2
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u ud | d| |u u | d| ud d|u | d| ud u | d|u u | d| ud d|u | d| ud u | d| | d|u u |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| d| d| | |u | ud d|u | d ud |u | d d| ud d|u | ud d|u | ud d| | d d| d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |ud| | | | |u u | |u u | d d| ud u | |u ud | | | | |u |u |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +
|u | | | | d| | | | |u | d d| d ud | | | | | |ud|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| d| |ud| d| | | | | | |u | d ud | | | | | | |u | d| | | |
+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | d| | | | | |u | d ud | | | | | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | d| d| | | | | | ud d|u | | | | | | d| | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+
| | | | d|u | | | | | | | ud d|u | | | | | | | d|ud| | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|ud| | | | | | ud d| d d|u | | | | | d| | | |u |
+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + +
|u |u | | | | | ud u | |u ud | d d|u u | |u u | | | | |ud|u |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
| d| d d| | d ud |u | d ud |u | d ud | d d|u | ud d|u | d ud |u | | | d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u u | d| | d|u ud | d|u | d ud | d|u u | d|u ud | d|u | d ud | d|u u | | d| ud u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d d|u | |u | d ud |u | d|u ud |u | d d|u | d ud |u | d|u ud |u | d d| |u | ud d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u u | |u ud | d|u ud | d|u ud |u u | d| ud u | d|u ud | d| | |u |u |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
| d| d| | | | | ud d| | d ud |u u | d d| | d d| | | | |ud| d|
+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + +
|ud| | | | | | ud u |u u | d| | | | |u | | | | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | |u | d| | | | | | | ud u | d| | | | | | |u |ud| |u |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+
| |u |u | | | | | | ud u | d| | | | | |u | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |u | | | | | | d|u ud | | | | | |u |u | |
+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |ud|u | | | | | | | d|u ud | | | | | | | d|u | | | |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| d| | | |u | | | | | d|u u |u ud | | | | | |ud|
+ + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +
| d|ud| | | | | d d| | d d|u u | ud d| | d ud | | | | | d| d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | | d| ud u | d|u ud | d|u u | ud u | d| ud u | d| ud u | |u u |u |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| d ud |u | | d d|u | ud u | d|u | ud d|u | d d|u | ud u | d|u | ud d|u | |u | d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u ud | ud u | d| ud u | d d|u ud | ud u | d|u ud | d d| ud u | |u ud | d|u |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
|ud| d ud | | d d| | d d| | d d| ud d| | d d| | d d| | | | d|ud|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +
| | | | | | d| | | d| ud d| | | | | | | d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| d| | | | | | | | | d d| d ud | | | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +
| | | d| | | | | | | d d| | | | | | d| d| |ud|
+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| |ud|ud| | | | | | | d d| | | | | |ud|u | | | |u |
+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+
|u | | | |u |ud| | | | | | d d| | | | | | |ud|ud| |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +
|ud| | d| d| | | | | | d d| | | | | | | d| | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | d| | | | | | | ud d| d d| | | | | | | | | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| | d| | | | | | | d ud | d| | | d| | | | | |
+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
|ud| d| | | | d d| | d d| | d ud | d d| | d d| | d d| | ud d|ud|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u | d| ud u | |u ud | d d| ud u | d|u ud | ud u | d d|u ud | d|u ud | ud u |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 5
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d| d d| | d d| | d d| | d d| | d d| | d d| | | d d| | d d| | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +
| d| | d| | | | | | | d| | | | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | d| | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | d| | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | d| d| | | | | | | | | | | | | d| d| | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| d| | | d| d| | | | | | | | | | | | | d| d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
| d| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | d| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | d| | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| d| | | | | | | d| | | | | | | d| | d|
+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| d| | d d| | d d| | | d d| | d d| | d d| | d d| | d d| | d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 6
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*
***
**
6x8x60 by Helmut Postl
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*
****
*
6x10x56 by Helmut Postl
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2*
***
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
**
**2
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+
| u | | | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x15, 2x7x9, 3x4x5, 3x5x10, 3x6x7, 5x5x6
allowing reflections: also 2x3x9, 3x3x8, 3x3x12, 3x3x14, 3x3x18, 3x5x6
...............................................................................
2*
*2
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
*2*
* *
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| u | | | d| |
+ +--+ + + +--+ +
| |u | | | d |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 3x5x8, 3x5x12
...............................................................................
22
**
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+ + + + + +
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x9, 6x7x7
...............................................................................
2*
*2
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u | u | | d | d|
+ +--+ + + +--+ +
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2
*3
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
**
2**
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+--+ + + +--+--+
| | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
same hexacube, allowing reflections
2x2x3 minimal
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +
|u | | d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
* *
**2
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2
*2*
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2
**2
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x5x12
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**
**2
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | u | | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2
**
**
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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*2
***
+--+ +--+
|u | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | d| |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+
| u u | | | d d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
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**
*2*
+--+ +--+
|u | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | d| |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| |u u | | d d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
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*
*2**
2x2x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | u | | d | d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +
| u |u | | | | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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2*
***
2x2x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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* 2
***
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| | |u | |ud| | d|
+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+
| u | | |ud| | d| | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x5x9
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2
2**
2x3x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| | | d|
+ +--+--+ + + + + + +
|u | u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u u |u u | | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
also: 2x6x17, 2x7x18, 2x9x22, 2x10x15, 3x5x12, 3x5x14, 3x5x16, 3x5x18,
3x5x20, 3x5x22, 3x6x9, 3x6x10, 3x6x11, 3x7x8, 3x7x10, 3x7x14, 3x9x10,
4x5x9, 5x5x6, 5x6x6, 5x6x7, 6x7x7
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2
****
+--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
also: 2x5x12
...............................................................................
2
2**
+--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
also: 2x5x12
...............................................................................
**
22
+--+--+ +--+--+
| | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u u |u u | | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
also: 2x5x12
...............................................................................
2
****
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
+--+--+ +--+--+
| u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
| u | | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
|u | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
also: 6x6x6 by Torsten Sillke
same hexacube, allowing reflections
2x3x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
***
3
3x4x4 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d| | | |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+
| |u |u | | | |ud|ud| | | | d| d |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | | |ud|ud| | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +
|u | u | | d | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 6x6x6 (allowing reflections) by Torsten Sillke
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_________
/ /\
/________/ \
\ \ /
_______\________\/
/ / /
/___________/ /
\ \ /
\___________\/
2x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | | | | | d| d |
+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | d| | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | | u | | d | | | d|
+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
| | |u |u | | d| d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2**
**
2x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | u | | | | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
| u | | |u | | | | d | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
|u | | |u | | d | d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
| |u |u | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
***2
*
allowing reflections
2x6x6 minimal by Torsten Sillke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u |u | | d | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | |u | | | | d| | d| | |
+--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +
| | | |u | | | | d| |
+ +--+ + +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | | | | | | d | |
+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +
| | |u | |u | | | | d| | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2**
*
*
4x4x6 minimal by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d| |u |u | | d| d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| |u | | |ud|u | | | | d|ud| | | d| |
+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +
| | |u | | |u |ud| | | |ud| d| | | d| | |
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
|u | | | | | d | | | | u | | | | | d|
+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + + + +--+
|u | | | | |ud| u | | d |ud| | | | | d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| u | u | |u |ud|u |ud| |ud| d|ud| d| | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
...............................................................................
3*
**
4x4x6 minimal by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | |ud| d|u | | d|u |ud| | d| d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | | | | d u |u | | | | d| d u | | | | d|
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+
| |u | | | d| | | | | |u | | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| |u | | | |u d| |u | | d| |u d| | | | d| |
+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +
| u | | | |u | d |u | | d| u | d| | | | d |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
|u |u | | d|u |u d| |u d| d|u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
same hexacube, allowing reflections
3x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u | |ud|ud|u d| | d| d| d| |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + +
| u | | | | d |u | | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+
| | | |u | | | d| | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | |u | | | d| | | |
+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u | | | | d| u | | | | d |
+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| |u |u |u | |u d|ud|ud| | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
...............................................................................
**2*
*
+--+ +--+
| | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | d| |u | | | | d |
+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+
|u | | u | |ud| | |ud| |ud| | |ud| | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d| |u |u | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | |ud| | |ud| |ud| | |ud| | d| | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u | | d| | | | | |u | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x5x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
...............................................................................
*2**
*
4x6x6 minimal by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u |u | |u | |ud |ud|ud| ud| |ud| ud|ud |ud| | d| | d| d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| u |u | | | d| | | d| | | |u | | |u | | | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u |u | |u | |ud| ud|ud |ud| |ud |ud|ud| ud| | d| | d| d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | |u |u | |u | |ud| ud|ud |ud| |ud |ud|ud| ud| | d| | d| d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u | u | | | d| | | d| | | |u | | |u | | | d| d |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | |u |u | |u | |ud |ud|ud| ud| |ud| ud|ud |ud| | d| | d| d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
...............................................................................
____
/ /\
____/___/ \
/ /\ \ \
/___/ \___\ \
\ \ / / /
\ \/___/ /
\ \ \
\____ \ \
\ \ /
\___\/
2x7x12 minimal by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u | u | u | u | | | d| d| | d | d | d |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | u | | u | | d| | d| | d | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | |u |u | u | | | | | | | d| d| | d | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u |u | | | |u |u | | d| d| | | | d| d|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | u | |u |u | | | | | | | d | d| d| | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | u | |u | |u | | d | | d | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| u | u | u | |u |u | | | d | d | d | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
**
*2*
4x4x12 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | u | |ud | d|u | | d|u | ud| | d | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | | | | d| |u | | | | | d| | |
+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | | d| d| | | |u |u | | | d| d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + + + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+
|u |u | | | d| d| | | |u |u | | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+ + +
|u |u | | | d| d| | | |u |u | | | d| d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + + + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | | | d| | | | | | | |u | | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
| u |u | |u | d| ud| |ud |u | d| | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
same hexacube, allowing reflections
4x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | u | |ud | d|u | | d|u | ud| | d | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | |u | | | | | d| |u | | | | | d| | |
+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | | d| d| | | |u |u | | | d| d|
+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + + + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | | | | d| | | | | | | |u | | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
| u |u | |u | d| ud| |ud |u | d| | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
...............................................................................
3
***
6x7x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | |u | u | |ud | ud| | d| | | d|u | | d| u |
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|u | u | u | |ud| | |ud| | | d| | d| |u | d|u |
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|u | | | u | | |ud| | |u | d| | | | d| | |ud| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | |u |u | | | |ud|ud|u | |u | | d| d|ud|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
| u |u |u | | |u |ud|ud| d| | |ud| d| d| |u |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | u | | |u | | | | d| | | |ud| | |u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+
|u |u | u | | d| | |ud| | |ud| | u | d|u | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+
| u |u | | |u | | | d| |ud | ud| | u | d| |u | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d |u | | d|u | | |u | |ud | ud| | d | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+
| d|u | d| |u | |u | | |ud| | |ud| | d | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+
| | d| | |u | | | |u | | | |ud| | | d | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud|u |u | | d| | d|ud|ud|u | | | d| d| d | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| d| |u |u |ud| | | |ud|ud| d| | | | d| d |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u | | |ud| | |ud| | | d|u | | | | d| | | d | |
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|u | | d|u | d | |ud| | |ud| | |u | | d | d| d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|u | d| |u | d | |ud | ud| |u | | | d| | | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
also: 4x8x12 by Helmut Postl
also: 4x9x14, 4x9x15, 4x9x22,
5x6x56, 5x6x58, 5x6x60, 5x6x64, 5x6x66, 5x6x68, 5x6x70, 5x6x72, 5x7x36, 5x8x18,
6x6x14, 6x6x15, 6x6x16, 6x6x18
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*2*
*
*
6x8x8 minimal by Helmut Postl
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | u | |ud|u |u | | |ud| | d|ud| |u |ud |u | d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u | | | | u | d| d| d| |u | |u | |ud| | |u | ud|
+ +--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
| |u | | | | | | d | |u | | | |u | | | |ud |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| u |u |u | u | |u | d| |ud|ud| | d| | |ud| d| d| u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u |u | u | | | d| |ud|ud| | d|u | |u | d| d |ud|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | |u | | | |u | | d | | ud| | | |u | |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u | | | |u | | d| d| d|u | |ud |u | | |ud| |u |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+
|u | | |u | |ud| | |u | u |ud| | d|u | ud|u | |ud| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | d| ud| d| |ud|u | |ud| | | d| d|ud| | d | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +
|ud | d| | |ud| | d| | d| |u |u |u | d | | | | d| d| d| | |
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ +
| ud| | | | d| | | | d| | u | | | | | | d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
| d |u |u |ud| | |u | |ud|ud| |u | d| | d | d| d| d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud| u |u | d| | d|u | |ud|ud| |u | | | d | d| d| d |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | d| | | |ud | | u | | d| | | | d| | | | |
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+ + + +--+--+ +
| d| |ud| | | d| ud| | d|u |u |u | | d| | | | d| d| d| | |
+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|u |ud| | d|ud | d|u | |ud| d | d| | |ud| | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
same hexacube, allowing reflections
4x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | | |ud| u | | d |ud| | | d|
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
| u |u | | |u |ud| d| |u |ud| d| | | d| d |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | | | | |ud| u | | d |ud| | | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
| |u | | |ud|u | | | | d|ud| | | d| |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
|u |u | |ud|ud|u |u | | d| d|ud|ud| | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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2*
2*
2x11x12 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
|u | | |u | | |u |u | | d| | | d| | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | |u |u |u | |u | | | d| | d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | u |u | |u |u | | | d | d| d| | d| d| | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | u |u | | | |u | u | | | | d| d | | | d | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | u |u | u | u | |u | | | d | d| d | d | d | d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |u | |u |u |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u |u | | | |u |u | | | d| d| | | d| d| | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | u |u | | u |u |u | | | | d| d | | d| d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | |u |u | u | | u | | | d | d| d | d | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| u |u | | | u | | | u | | | d| d | | | d | | | d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
|u |u | u | u | u | u | | | d| d | d | d | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 2x12x12 by George Sicherman
also: 4x10x42 by Helmut Postl
same hexacube, allowing reflections
2x8x9 co-minimal by George Sicherman
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | | | | |u |u | | d| | | | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | u | |u |u | |u | | d | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | u |u | | | | | d| d| | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
|u | |u |u | |u |u | | d | d| d | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u |u | u | | | | | d| d | d | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u |u | | | | | u | | d| d | | | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
|u | u | u | u | | | d | d | d | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
4x6x6 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u | | u | | d u | d |u | d| |u | d| u | d u | | d | | d | d|
+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +
| | | u | | |u | | | d| u | | d |u | | | d| | | d | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
| u |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| d| |u |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| d |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | u |u |u | | d | d| d| d| | | |u |u |u | u | | d| d| d | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| |u | | | |u | d| | |u | | d| | |u | d| | | | d| |
+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+
|u | |u |u | | d|u | d|u d| |u d|u | d|u | | d| d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 2x7x12
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/ /\
/ / \
/ / /
/___/ /
/\ \ \
____/ \ \ \
/ /\ \ /
/_______/ \___\/
\ \ /
\_______\/
allowing reflections
6x8x8 minimal by George Sicherman
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | u |u | u | | | u |u | d| d u | d | | | d| d u |u | d| |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u | u | |u | | | d| | d| | d |u | | |u | |u | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u | |u | | |u | d| | d| | d|u | | d|u | | | u | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | | |u | |u | | d| |u |u d| d| |u | d| d| | |u |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
|u | |u | | | u | | d | d u |u | | d| |u | | | d| d | u |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |u | |u | u | | |u | d | | d| | d|u | | d|u | | |u | d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+
| |u | |u |u | |u | d| | d| | d| | d| u | |u | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| |u |u |u | | | d|u d| d|u |u | | | d|u |u d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | d| d u |u | | | u | d u |u | d| d | | | d | d| d | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u | d| | d| | | d| u | |u | |u | | | d| | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
|u | d | | | d|u | | d|u | |u | |u | d| | | d| | d| d| |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| d| | |u |u | d| |u |u d| d| |u | | d| | d| | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| d | u |u | | | d| |u | | d| d u | u | | d | | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
|u | d| | | d|u | | d|u | |u | | u | d| | | d | d| | d| |
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+
| | d| | d |u | |u | |u | |u | d| | d| d| | d| |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| |u |u d| d|u | | | d| d|u |u d|u | | | d| d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
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**2*
*
allowing reflections
4x12x12 by George Sicherman
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u |u | | u |u |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | | u | | |u | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
|u | | u | |u |u | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| |u |u | | | | | |u |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +
| |u | | | |u |u | | |u | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | | |u |u | | |u |u | |
+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| |u |u | | |u |u | | |u |
+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | |u |u | | | |u | |
+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
|u | | | | | |u |u | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| |u |u | | u | |u |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| |u | | | u | | |u | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u | u | |u | u |u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud | d| d | | | d| |ud|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +
| d | | d| | | d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| d| | | |u | d| |u | d| d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+
| | d| d| | | | | | | d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| | d| | | d| d| | d| |
+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| d| | | | d| d| | | d| d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | d| d| | | d| d| | | | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +
| | d| | d| d| | | d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
| d| | | | | | | d| d| |
+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| | d| d|u | | d|u | | | | d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
| | d| | | d| | d |
+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|ud| | d| | | d | d| ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 2
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud| |u | | | u |u | ud|
+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |u | | |u | | u |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
| |u |u | d| |u | d| | | |u |
+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u | | | | | | |u |u | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
| |u | |u |u | | |u | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +
| |u |u | | |u |u | | | |u |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
|u | | | |u |u | | |u |u | |
+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| |u | | |u |u | |u | |
+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| |u |u | | | | | | |u |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+
|u | | | | d|u | | d|u |u | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| u | |u | | |u | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +
|ud |u | u | | |u | |ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d| d | | d| d | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | d| | | d | | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | d| d| | d | | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| d| | | | | | d| d| |
+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | d| | | d| d| | | | d| |
+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| | d| d| | | d| d| | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| d| | | d| d| | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
| | d| | | | d| d| | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +
| | d| d| | | | | | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| d| | d | | d| d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | d| | | d | | | d| |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| d| d | d| | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4
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*2*
*
*
10x10x36 by Helmut Postl
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2
***
*
10x10x48 by Helmut Postl
same hexacube, with reflections allowed
4x6x6 minimal, by George Sicherman
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | |u | | d| ud|u | d| |u | d|ud |u | | d| | d| | d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| |u |u |u | |u | | d| d| |ud| |ud| |u |u | | d| | d| d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
|u | u |u | | |ud| | d| d| |u | | d| |u |u | |ud| | | d| d | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | u | |u | | d |u |ud | d| |u | ud| d| u | | d| | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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2*
*
**
10x10x72 by Helmut Postl
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*2
*
**
10x10x72 by Helmut Postl
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**2
*
*
10x10x72 by Helmut Postl
same hexacube, allowing reflections
4x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u |u | |u |u | d|ud| |ud|ud| d| | d| d |
+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | |u |u | | d|ud| | | d|
+ + +--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
| | |u | | | |ud| | | |u | d| | | | d |
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| |u | | | | |ud| | | | d|u | | | d| |
+ +--+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
| | | | |u |u | | | |ud| d | | d | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | |ud| d|u |u | | d |ud|ud| | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x6x6
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | | |ud|u | | | | d|ud| | | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| |u | u | | |u |ud| |u |ud| | |ud| d| |ud| d| | | d| | | d |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+
|u | |u |u | | |ud|u | d| d | | d|ud|u |u | | | d| d| d| |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u |u | |u | | d| d|u |ud| | u |u |ud| d| | | d| d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
| |u |u | | | |ud|u | |ud|u | | | d|ud| | d|ud| | d| | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
| u | | | | |u |ud| | | |ud| d| | | | d | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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2**
*
*
10x10x72 by Helmut Postl
same hexacube, with reflections allowed
4x4x6 minimal, by George Sicherman
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | |ud|u | d| |u | d|ud| | | d| d |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
|u | | | | d| | | |u | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| |u | | |u |ud|u |u | | d| d|ud| d| | | d| |
+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +
|u | |u | | |ud|u |ud|u | | d|ud| d|ud| | | d| | d|
+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | |u | |u | ud| |ud | d| | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 3x7x8 by George Sicherman
also: 3x4x10, 3x7x20, 3x8x8, 3x8x11, 3x8x12, 3x8x13, 3x9x16,
4x5x30, 4x5x33, 4x5x36, 4x5x39, 4x5x42, 4x5x45, 4x5x48, 4x5x51,
4x5x54, 4x5x57, 4x6x6, 4x6x9, 4x6x11, 5x6x8, 5x6x12, 6x6x6
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/ /\
/ / \
/ / /
____/___/ /
/ \ \ \
/ ___\ \ \
/ /\ \ /
/___/ \_______\/
\ \ /
\___\/
12x12x72 by Helmut Postl
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*
***
2
with reflections allowed
6x8x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | |u |u | | | ud|u | ud| d u | | | d|ud | d|u | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | u | | |u | | |u | | d|u |ud| | ud|u | | ud|u | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | |u | | |u | d| |u d | | | d u | d| | |u | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +
|u |u |u | |u |u |u | |ud| d| d| | d| d|ud| | d| | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | | |u | | u | | |u | d|u |u | d| |u |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | | | | | |u | |u | | |u | | d|u |u | d| u |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u |u |u | | u |u |u | |ud| d| d| | d| d|ud| | d| | | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | |u | | | | d u | | d|u | | |u | | | d| u d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | |ud| u | d| | u | | | d|u |ud | |u |ud |
+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| |u | u | | u | | |u d |ud |u |ud | | d| u | d| ud| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | d|u | ud|u | | | d u |ud | d|ud | | | d| d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +
|u | d|ud | | d|ud | |ud| d|u | | d| | | d| | | d | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| | d| | |u | d u | | | u d| |u | d| | | d| | d| |
+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
|u | | | |u | |ud|u |u | |u |u |ud| | d| d| d| | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
| d| |u | d| d|u | d| | | d | | d| | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| d |u | d| d|u | | d| | | d| | d| | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | |u | |ud|u |u | |u |u |ud| | d| d| d | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u d |u | | | d| | | d|u | | d u | | | | d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| ud| d| | ud| d|u | | | d | |u | d |ud| | | d| | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +
| |u |ud |u | d |u | | ud| d| ud| u d| | | d | | d | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
also: 5x8x15
also: 5x8x18 by George Sicherman
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Heptacubes
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*
******
1x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x9x21, 3x7x7
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**
*****
1x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x11x49, 1x13x35, 1x19x21, 3x5x7
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***
****
1x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x9x63, 1x11x21, 3x5x7
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***
***
*
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u u | |u u | | d d ud| |ud ud| | | | d| d d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
|u | | |ud| | | d| |
+ + + + + + + + +
|u | | |ud| | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
3x3x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
also: 1x14x14 by David Klarner
also: 1x11x35, 1x11x42, 1x11x49, 1x11x56, 1x11x63, 1x12x21, 1x12x28, 1x12x35,
1x14x19, 1x14x20, 1x14x22, 1x14x23, 1x14x24, 1x14x25, 1x14x26, 1x14x27,
1x14x29, 1x14x30, 1x14x31, 1x14x32, 1x14x35, 1x15x21, 1x15x28, 1x15x35,
1x16x21, 1x16x28, 1x16x35, 1x17x21, 1x17x28, 1x17x35, 1x18x21, 1x18x28,
1x18x35, 1x19x21, 1x20x21, 1x21x21, 1x21x22, 1x21x23, 1x21x25, 1x21x26
also: 3x4x7, 3x5x7, 4x4x7, 4x5x7, 5x5x7
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**
*****
2x7x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u u | u u | | d d | d d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |u u | u u | | d d | d d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u u |u u | | | | d d| d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u u |u u | | | | d d| d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+
| |x | | | x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5 levels 2, 3
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5 levels 2, 3
5x5x7
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ + +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
3x5x14
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 1x19x28 (by T.W. Marlow and Karl A. Dahlke, independently), many others
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* *
*****
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x5x7 minimal by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
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* **
****
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|x | | |x | |
+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|x |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4 level 3
4x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x6x14
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*
**
****
4x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u u | | |u |ud d| |u ud| d| | | d d |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| u u | | |u |ud d| |u ud| d| | | d d |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+ + + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + +--+
|u | |u |u | |ud|u |ud|ud| |ud|ud| d|ud| | d| d| | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u u | |u | |ud d |ud| |ud| u ud| | d| | d d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u u | |u | |ud d |ud| |ud| u ud| | d| | d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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* *
*****
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| |x |x | | | x |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4 levels 2, 5
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
|x | |x |x | | |x | x |x | |
+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +
|x |x | |x | |x |x | |x |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
levels 1, 3, 4 levels 2, 5
5x5x7 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 5x6x7, 5x8x14, 5x9x14
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* *
*****
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+
| |x | | | | | | x |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
|x |x | |x | |x | |x |x | x | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4 levels 3, 5
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4 levels 3, 5
3x5x14 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
5x6x7 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+
| |
+ +
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
...............................................................................
* *
*****
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | | |x |x |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5 levels 2, 4
3x5x14 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
5x6x7 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u u | |ud| | d| | d| | |ud| u u | |ud| | d| | d| | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | |u | | |ud| |ud| |ud| | |ud| |ud| |ud| | |ud| |ud| |ud| | | d| | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | d| | | | | | |u | | | d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | |u | | ud| ud| ud| | |ud| |ud| |ud| | ud| ud| ud| | | d| | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | d| | | | | | |u | | | d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | |u | | |ud| |ud| |ud| | |ud| |ud| |ud| | |ud| |ud| |ud| | | d| | d| | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | |ud| |u | |u | | |ud| d d | |ud| |u | |u | | | d| d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5
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*****
5x6x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u |u | | d | | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
| | |u | | | d| | | |
+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u | | | | d| d |
+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u | | | | | | d| d |
+ +--+--+--+ + + + + + +--+--+--+
| |u | | | | | | | d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+
|u |u | |u | | d| d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 4 level 5
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******
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x | | |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 level 2
3x6x14 by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
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+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
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******
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | | | x | |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
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+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 level 4
6x6x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + +
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+ +--+ +
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+ +--+ +
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+ + +
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+ + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
also: 6x7x10, 6x8x14
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****
**
3x7x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u | |u | |ud|ud|ud| u ud| | d| d| d| | d d|
+ + + +--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u |u | | |u | | d| d| d| u ud| | | | d d|
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+
| | | |u u | | | | | d ud| | | | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
| | | |u u | | | | | d ud| | | | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+
|u | | | | |ud u | | | | | d d| | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+ +
|u | | | | |ud u | | | | | d d| | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+
|u u | | | |ud d |u |u |u | | d| | | d| d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+ + + +
|u u | |u |u |u | |ud d |ud|ud|ud| | d| | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
6x6x7
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | | | |ud| | |u |u |u ud| |u |u |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +
|u | |u | |u | |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud|u |u ud| |u |ud|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | |u | |ud| | | |ud| | d|u u | | d|
+ + +--+ + + + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | | |u | | d| |ud| | | d| | |u ud| | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| u u | |u u | | |ud d| | d ud| | |u |ud|u u |ud|u |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| u u | |u u | | |ud d| | d ud| | |u |ud|u u |ud|u |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| d|ud| d d |ud| d| | |ud u | |u ud| | | d d| | d d |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| d|ud| d d |ud| d| | |ud u | |u ud| | | d d| | d d |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | d ud| | | |u | |ud| | |u | | d| | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ + + + + + +--+ + + +
|u | d d | |u | |ud| | | |ud| | d| | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|ud| d| d ud| | d|ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| | d| | d| | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
| d| d| d ud| | d| d| | |ud| | | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
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**
2x10x14 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | | | | d | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
|u |u |u |u | |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| | d| d| d| d|
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | u | | | | | | | d |
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | u | | | | | | | | | | | d |
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | u | | | | | | | | | | | d |
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + + +
| |u |u |u |u |u | | | | | | | d| d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | | | | | | d| d| d| d| d| |
+ + + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
| u | | | | | | | | | | | d | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
| u | | | | | | | | | | | d | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
| u | | | | | | | d | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
|u |u |u |u | |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| | d| d| d| d|
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | u | | | | | | | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |u | | |u d|u | | d|u d| | | d| |
+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +
| |u | | |u d|u | | d|u d| | | d| |
+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +
| |u | | |u d|u | | d|u d| | | d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | |u d|u d| | d|u | d|u | | | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+
| | | |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| | | |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
|u | |u | | | d u | d u | |u | d|u | d| | d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 4 level 5 level 6 levels 7, 8, 9, 10
6x7x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + +
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+ + +
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+ +--+ +
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+ + +
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+ + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(10 levels deep)
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2****
2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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2*
****
2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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**
2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | | | d| d |
+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +
| |u | u | | d | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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**
2***
2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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2**
***
2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | | u | | d | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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2*
*2*
2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | u |u | | d| d | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u | u |u | u | | d | d| d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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/___/ \/ \ ____\/
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2x2x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u | u | u | | d | d | d | d|
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+
|u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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2
*****
5x5x28 by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | | d| | | | | | |
+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| |u |u |u | | |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | | d | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d|ud|ud|ud|ud| |u |ud|ud|ud|ud| | d|ud|ud|ud|ud| | d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | |u | | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| | | d| d| d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | u | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
|u |u |u |u | |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | |ud|ud|ud|ud| d| |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | |u | | d| | | | | | |
+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u | | |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | |ud|ud|ud|ud| d| |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | | d| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| u |u |u | | |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d|ud|ud|ud|ud| |u |ud|ud|ud|ud| | d|ud|ud|ud|ud| | d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | |u | | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| | | d| d| d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +
| | | | | | | | | u | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u | |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | |ud|ud|ud|ud| d| |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u | |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | |ud|ud|ud|ud| d| |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | | d| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| u |u |u | | |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d|ud|ud|ud|ud| |u |ud|ud|ud|ud| | d|ud|ud|ud|ud| | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | |u | | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| |u |ud|ud|ud|u | | d|ud|ud|ud| d| | | d| d| d |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+
|u |u |u |u | |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | |ud|ud|ud|ud| d| |ud|ud|ud|ud|u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5
same heptacube, allowing reflections
2x3x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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22
***
4x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u u |u | | d d| d| |u |u u | | d| d d|
+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+
| |u | | | d| |u | | | d| |
+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+
|u |u u | | |ud| d d|u | | d|u u |ud| | | d d| d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u u |u u | | d d| d d| |u u |u u | | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
| |u u |u | |u | d d|ud| |ud|u u | d| | d| d d| |
+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +
|u | | | d | | | | u | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+ +
|u | u u | | d | d d| |u u | u | | d d | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
same heptacube, allowing reflections
2x3x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
also: 4x4x7
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2**
2 *
+--+--+ +--+--+
|u u | | d d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u | | | d| d|
+ + +--+ + +--+ + + +
|u | u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u u |u u | | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
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****
2*
2x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u | u |u | | d| d | d| d| |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +
| u |u |u |u | | | | d| d| d| d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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*2*
***
2x4x7 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u u |u u u |u | | d d d| d d d| d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
|u | |u | |u | | d| d | | d|
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
|u | | u |u | | d| | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u |u u u |u u u | | d| d d d| d d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u u | |ud|ud ud| | d| d d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+ + + +--+--+
|u | | |ud | | | d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u |u |u | |ud| d|u |ud| | d| d| d|
+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +
|u | |u | |ud | ud| | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
3x4x7
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
also: 3x6x14
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2**
***
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | |u | | d|
+ + + +--+ + +
| u | | | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |u | u | | d|u |ud| | d| d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +
|u u u |u | | d d d|ud| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
3x4x7 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
same heptacube, allowing reflections
2x3x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u u u | | d| d| d d d|
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u u u |u |u | | d d d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
22*
**
2x6x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u u | u | | d| d| d d | d|
+ + +--+--+ + + + + +--+ +
|u |u | | u | | d| d| | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| |u | u u |u | | | d| | d d| d |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
| |u |u u |u | | | d| d d| | d |
+ +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u | |u | u | | d| | | d | d|
+ +--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
|u |u u |u | u | | d| d d| d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
2**
*2
allowing reflections
2x3x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u u |u u | u | | | d d| d d | d|
+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+ +
|u | | | | |u | | d| | | | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|u | u u |u u | | | d | d d| d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
****
3
allowing reflections
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
|u | | | d | | u | | | d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +
| |u |u |u | |u |ud|ud|ud| |ud|ud|ud| d| | d| d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
...............................................................................
2**
2*
4x6x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u u |u u | | d|u | d d|ud d| |u ud|u u | d|u | | d d| d d| d|
+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
|u | | | |ud|u u |u u |u | | d| d d| d d|ud| | | | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| u u | | u | |u | d d| |ud| |ud| |u u | d| | d | | d d |
+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+
|u |u |u | u | | d| | d| d| | d| |u | |u |u | |u | | d | d| d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +
|u | |u u | |ud| | d d|u | | d|u u | |ud| | d d| | d|
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
| | | u | |u |u u |u u |ud| |ud| d d| d d| d| | d | | |
+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +
|u u |u u | u | | d ud| d d|u | d| |u | d|u u |ud u | | d | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
same heptacube, allowing reflections
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u |u u | |ud| d d| | d |u | | d|
+--+ + + +--+--+ + + + +--+ +
| | | |u | | | d |u | | | d|
+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+
|u | | u | | d|u u |ud| |u |ud d| d| | d| d| |
+ +--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +
|u u | u | | d d|u | d| |u u |ud ud| | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 3x4x14, 3x4x21, 3x6x14, 3x6x21, 4x5x7, 5x6x7
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***2
**
allowing reflections
4x4x7 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u u | | d d| | | |u u | | d d|
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | |u | | d| |u | | d| | | |
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | |u | | d | d| |u | u | | d| | | d|
+--+ + + + + +--+ + + +--+ + + + + +--+
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+ + +--+ + +--+ + + + + +--+ + +--+ + +
| u |u | | | d| d| | | |u |u | | | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | | |ud|ud| | | |ud|ud| | | | d| d |
+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
|u |u |u u | |ud| d| d ud| |ud u |u |ud| | d d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
...............................................................................
*2
*2*
4x4x7 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u u |u | | d d| d| |u |u u | | d| d d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + + + +--+ + +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | |u | d| ud| |ud |u | d| | d| | d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
|u u |u u | | d d| d d| |u u |u u | | d d| d d|
+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +
|u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
|u u |u u | | d d| d d| |u u |u u | | d d| d d|
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | |u | | |ud | d|u | | d|u | ud| | | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +
|u | u u | | d | d d| |u u | u | | d d | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
same heptacube, allowing reflections
2x6x7 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u | |u u |u | | d d | d d| d|
+--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
|u |u |u u |u |u u | | d| d| d d| d| d d|
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u u |u | |u u | | | d d| d| d d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
| |u u | |u |u u | | | d d | d| d d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u u |u |u u |u |u | | d d| d| d d| d| d|
+ +--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|u |u u | |u u | | d| d d | d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
...............................................................................
Octacubes
...............................................................................
*
*******
1x2x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x9x16, 1x12x44, 1x20x20
also: 3x7x8 by Andrew Clarke
...............................................................................
**
******
1x2x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
...............................................................................
***
*****
1x2x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
...............................................................................
***
*
****
1x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+--+--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
...............................................................................
* *
* *
****
1x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ + + + +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
...............................................................................
*
* **
****
1x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+ + +--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +
| |
+--+--+--+--+
...............................................................................
**
**
****
1x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
also: 1x5x16, 1x6x8, 1x7x16 by David Klarner
also: 4x6x6
...............................................................................
*
***
****
1x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+
| |
+--+--+--+--+
...............................................................................
*
***
****
1x12x16 co-minimal by David Klarner
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ + +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
4x6x8 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | u u u | | d| d|u |ud d d| |u u ud| d|u |u | | d d d | d| d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
|u |u | u u u | | d| d|u |ud d d| |u u ud| d|u |u | | d d d | d| d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
|u |u | | | | |ud|ud| |u |u | | d| d| |ud|ud| | | | | d| d|
+ + + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + + +
| | | |u |u | |u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d| | d| d| | | |
+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + +--+--+
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | u u u | | |u |ud d d| |u u ud| d| | | d d d | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| | u u u | | |u |ud d d| |u u ud| d| | | d d d | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
...............................................................................
*
****
***
4x7x8 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | |u u u | u u ud| |ud d d | d d d| | d| | |
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u | | | |ud u u |u u u | | d d d| d d ud| | | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+
|u | | | | |ud u u |u u u | | d d d| d d ud| | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
|u | | | | |ud u u |u u u | | d d d| d d ud| | | | | d|
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | | | |ud u u |u u u | | d d d| d d ud| | | | | d|
+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+
| | | |u | |u u u | u u ud| |ud d d | d d d| | d| | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | |u | |u u u | u u ud| |ud d d | d d d| | d| | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | |u | |u u u | u u ud| |ud d d | d d d| | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 1x36x40, 8x8x9, many others
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****
5x8x12
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u u |u |u | |u |u |u | ud ud|ud|ud| |ud|ud|ud u | d ud|ud|ud|
+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
|u | |u u |u |u | | d| |u | ud ud|ud|ud| |u |u |ud u | d ud| d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | |u u | | |ud|ud|u | ud ud| | | | d| d|ud u | d ud|u |u |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u |u | | | | | d|ud| |u |u | |u |ud| |ud| d|
+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | |u | | | |u | |ud| | | |ud|
+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ + + + + +--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | | | | |u | |u | | | | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | | | | |u | | | | | | d| | | |u |
+ +--+--+ + +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | |u | | | |u | |ud| | | |ud|
+ +--+ + +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |u |u | |u |u | |ud| d| | d|ud| |ud|u |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| |u u | | |u |u | | | |ud ud |u |ud|ud| |u |u |ud d|u ud| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u u | |u | |ud|ud|ud ud |u | | d| | d| d|ud d|u ud|u |u |
+ + +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
|u |u |u u | | |ud|ud|ud ud |u |u |u | |ud|ud|ud d|u ud|ud|ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud|ud|ud ud | d| d| d| | d| d| d d| |
+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+
|ud|ud|ud ud | d| |u | | d| d| d d| | d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | |ud ud | d|ud|ud| | | d d| | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+ + +
| d| d| |ud|u | | | | | d| d|
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+ +
| d| | | | d| | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+
| d| | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+
| | | | | d| | | | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| d| | | | d| | | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +
|u |ud| | d| d| | d| d| | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ +
|ud|ud| d| ud ud| | | | d| d| | | d d| |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | d| ud ud|ud|ud| | d| | d d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+ + +
| d| d| d| ud ud|ud|ud| | | d d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5
also: 1x41x48, others
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****
**
4x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |x | | | x | |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | | | |
+ + + + +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x | |x |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| |x | | | x | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4 levels 2, 3
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****
***
4x4x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| |u |u | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+ + + + + +--+
|u | |u | | d| | d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u |u | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3 level 4
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* *
******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+
|u u | | d| | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+
|u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
2x6x8 minimal by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(2 levels deep)
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* *
******
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| |x | | |x | | x | | x |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5 levels 3, 6
4x6x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+
| |
+ +
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
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**
***
***
4x5x8 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u | | | | d d | |u |u | | | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|u u | | | | d d | |u |u | | | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | |u u | |u |u | | d d| | d| d| | |
+ + +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + + + + +
| | |u u | |u |u | | d d| | d| d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3 level 4
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*
* **
****
4x6x8 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u u u | | d| d|ud|u | d d| |u u | d|ud|u |u | | d d d| d| d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
|u |u |u u u | | d| d|ud|u | d d| |u u | d|ud|u |u | | d d d| d| d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | |u |u | |u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d| | d| d| | | |
+ + + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + + +
|u |u | | | | |ud|ud| |u |u | | d| d| |ud|ud| | | | | d| d|
+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |u u u | | |ud|u | d d| |u u | d|ud| | | d d d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u u u | | |ud|u | d d| |u u | d|ud| | | d d d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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**
* *
****
4x6x8 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u u | | d| d|ud|u | d| |u | d|ud|u |u | | d d| d| d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |u u | | | |ud|u | d| |u | d|ud| | | | d d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | |u |u | |u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d| | d| d| | | |
+ + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + +
|u |u | | | | | |ud|ud| | |u |u | | d| d| | |ud|ud| | | | | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |u u | | | |ud|u | d| |u | d|ud| | | | d d| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |u u | | |ud|u | d| |u | d|ud| | | d d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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***
*
****
4x6x8 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | | |u |u | |u |u | | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | | d| d| | d| d| | | | |
+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + + + + +
|u |u | | | | | |ud|ud| | |u |u | | d| d| | |ud|ud| | | | | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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*
***
*
***
4x6x8 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u | | d| d|ud|u d| |u d|ud|u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u | | | |ud|u d| |u d|ud| | | | d| d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | |u |u | |u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d| | d| d| | | |
+ + + +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+ + + +
|u |u | | | | | |ud|ud| | |u |u | | d| d| | |ud|ud| | | | | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |u |u | | | |ud|u d| |u d|ud| | | | d| d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| |u |u | | |ud|u d| |u d|ud| | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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**
***
*
**
4x6x8 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u u | | d| d|ud|u d d| |u u d|ud|u |u | | d d| d| d| d|
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
|u |u |u |u u | | d| d|ud|u d d| |u u d|ud|u |u | | d d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |u |u | |u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d| | d| d| | | |
+ + + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + + +
|u |u | | | | |ud|ud| |u |u | | d| d| |ud|ud| | | | | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| |u |u | | | | d| d| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| |u |u u | | |ud|u d d| |u u d|ud| | | d d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
| |u |u u | | |ud|u d d| |u u d|ud| | | d d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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*****
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x |x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
|x | | |x | |
+--+ + +--+--+--+
|x | | |x | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
|x | |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 4 levels 2, 3, 5
+--+--+ +--+--+
| |x | | x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | | |x | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
|x | |x | |x |x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4 levels 2, 3, 5
5x5x8 minimal by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 5x6x8, 5x8x8
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*
******
4x7x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | | | |
+ + +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +
| | | | | | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | | | | | |
+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+
|u | | | | | |ud| u | | d |ud| | | | | | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+
| | |u | |u |ud| |ud| d| | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 6x6x8
...............................................................................
* *
****
* *
4x7x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x |x |x | | x | x | x | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|x | |x |x |x | |x | x | x | |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| |x | |x |x | | | |x | x | |x | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+ + +--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| |x | |x |x | | | |x | x | |x | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|x | |x |x |x | |x | x | x | |x |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| |x |x |x | | x | x | x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 levels 2, 4
...............................................................................
* * *
*****
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| x | x | x | | |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5 levels 2, 4
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| x | x | x | | |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | | x | | |x |
+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5 levels 2, 4
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
| x | x | | | |x | |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5 levels 2, 4
3x5x16 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
5x6x8 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 5x8x8
...............................................................................
** *
*****
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | |x |x | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 levels 2, 4, 5
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | |x |x | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | | | | | | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+
|x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 levels 2, 4, 5
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
|x | |x | | |x |x | |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3 levels 2, 4, 5
3x5x16 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
5x6x8 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 5x8x8
...............................................................................
* **
*****
4x6x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u u u | | d| d d|u |u | d| |u |u u | d| d|u | | d| d d d|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | d|u u | | |u | |u | d d d| | d| |
+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |u u | | |u | | | d d d| | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
| |u | | |u |u |u |u | d| | | d| d| d| d|u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | d|u |u |u |u | | |u | d| d| d| d| | | d| |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | |u | | |u u | | | d d d| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+
| |u | |u | | |u u | d| | d d d|u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u u u |u | | d|u |u | d d| d| |u | d| d|u u |u | | d d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 3x5x16, 4x5x12, 5x6x8, 5x8x8, 5x8x10
...............................................................................
* *
******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5 levels 4, 6
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | | | | | | x |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x | |x | |x |x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|x | | |x | | | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x |x | |x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+
| |x | | | | | | | x |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x | | |x |x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5 levels 4, 6
3x6x16
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
6x6x8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
...............................................................................
**
******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 5, 6 levels 3, 4
6x6x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
also: 6x8x8
...............................................................................
* *
******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | | |x |x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6 levels 2, 4
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | | x | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6 levels 2, 4
3x6x16
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
6x6x8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
...............................................................................
* *
******
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | |u | |ud |ud| ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud |ud| ud| | d| | d| | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | | | d| |u | | | d| | |u | |u | | d| | d| |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | | ud| ud| | |ud| |ud| | |ud| |ud| | ud| ud| | | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | | ud| ud| | |ud| |ud| | |ud| |ud| | ud| ud| | | d| | d|
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | | | d| |u | | | d| | |u | |u | | d| | d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | |u | |ud |ud| ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud |ud| ud| | d| | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5 level 6
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |x |x | | | x |x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 6 levels 2, 5
6x6x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
...............................................................................
***
*****
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +
|x | | |x | | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 5 levels 2, 3, 4
5x8x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
...............................................................................
*
*******
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x | | |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 level 2
3x7x16 by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
...............................................................................
**
******
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +
|x |x | | |x |x | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +
|x | |x |x |x | |x | |x |x |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5, 6 levels 2, 3
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
|x | | |x | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5, 6 levels 2, 3
6x6x8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + +--+--+ + +
| | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
6x8x8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+ + +
| | | |
+ + +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ + +
| | | |
+ + +--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
also: 4x6x16
...............................................................................
*
*******
7x7x8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | |x | | x | |x |x |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x | x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | |x | | x | x | x | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 level 3
...............................................................................
*
*
*
*****
6x6x8 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | |u | |ud| |ud| |ud|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |u | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | | | | |ud|ud|u | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + +
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | | | | |ud|ud| | |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + +
| | |u | | | |ud|u | | | | | |ud|ud| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + +
| |u |u | | |ud|ud|u | | | | |ud|ud|ud| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+
| | u | | | |ud| | | |ud|
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | | |ud| |u |ud|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|ud| d| |ud| | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|ud| | | |ud| | | | d | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | |ud|ud|ud| | | | | d|ud|ud| | | d| d| |
+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | |ud|ud| | | | | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+ + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | |ud|ud| | | | | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+ + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | d|ud|ud| | | | | | d|ud| | | | d| | |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | d| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|ud| |ud| |ud| | d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 4 level 5 level 6
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +
| |u | | | d| | | |
+ +--+ + + + + + +
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+ + + + + + + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | |u | |ud| | |ud| | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | |u | |ud| d | |ud| | d | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3 level 4 level 5
5x8x10
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+ + + +--+--+--+--+ +
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+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +
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+ + + + +
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+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 5x6x12 by Patrick Hamlyn
also: 5x8x12, 5x8x14
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*******
7x7x16
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| | | | | |u | | | | | d | | | | |u | | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
|u |u |u | |u |u |u | | d| d| d|u | d| d| d| |u |u |u |ud|u |u |u | | d| d| d|ud| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| d | | | | |u | | | | | d | | | | |u | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
|u |u | ud|u |u |u | | d| d|u |ud| d| d| d| |u |u | d|ud|u |u |u | | d| d|u | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 5 level 6 level 7 level 8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| d | | | | |u | | | | | d | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|u |u | d|u |u |u |u | | d| d|u |ud| d| d| d| |u |u | d|ud|u |u |u | | d| d|u |ud| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 9 level 10 level 11 level 12
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
|u |u | d|ud|u |u |u | | d| d|u |ud| d| d| d| |u |u | d| d|u |u |u | | d| d| | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + +
| u | | | | | d| | | | | u | | | | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 13 level 14 level 15 level 16
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******
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x | | |x | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+
|x | |x |x |x | | |x |x |x |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|x | | |x | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + + +
|x | |x |x |x | |x | |x |x |x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|x | | |x | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + + +--+
|x | |x |x |x | | |x |x |x |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5 levels 2, 6
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| |x |x |x | | |x |x |x |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + +
|x |x | |x |x |x | |x |x | |x |x |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5 levels 2, 6
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| |x | | |x | | x | | x |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5 levels 2, 6
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | | | | | | | x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+
|x | |x |x |x | |x | |x |x |x |x | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5 levels 2, 6
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| |x | | | | | | | x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+
|x | |x |x |x | |x | |x | x |x |x | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5 levels 2, 6
6x6x8
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+ +
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+ +--+ +
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+ + +
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+ + +
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+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
6x8x8 by Robert Reid
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
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+--+ +--+ + +
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+ +--+ + +
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+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
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+ + +--+ +
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+ + +--+ +--+
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+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
6x10x16
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + +
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+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
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+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +
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+ + + + +
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+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
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+ + + + +
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+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+
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+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
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+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
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***
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u u | | d ud| |u | d| | d |
+--+ + +--+ + + + + + +
|u |u | | d|ud| |u | d| | d |
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+
|u | | | d |u u | | |ud ud| | | d d|
+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
|u | u u | | d | d d| |u u u |u | | d d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x4x6 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + +
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+ +--+--+ +
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+ + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
same octacube, allowing reflections
2x3x4 minimal by Andrew Clarke
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u u u | | d| d d d|
+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+
|u | | | d| |
+ +--+--+ + + +
|u |u u | | d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
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2 2
****
2x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
|u u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+
|u u | | d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
| u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2
4x4x4 which can be physically assembled in 3d
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u | u | | d|u | d| |u | d|u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | | | |u u | | d| | | d| | |
+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | d d| | | | | | | |
+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +
|u | u | | d|u | d| |u | d|u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 4x4x5, 4x4x6, 4x4x7 which are physically constructible
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**
**
4x8x11 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u u | | |u | |u |ud ud| |u u |ud| |ud| d d| |ud ud| d| | d| | | d d |
+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| |u u | |u | |u |ud ud| |u u |ud| |ud| d d| |ud ud| d| | d| | d d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| d| |u |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| | d |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | |u | | | |u |ud| | | |ud| d| | | | d| | |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
| | |u | | | |u |ud| | | |ud| d| | | | d| | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | u |u | | d| d|u | |u | d| d| |u |u | d| | d|u |u | | d| d | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |u | | | | |ud|u | | | | d|ud| | | | | d| |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
| |u | | | | |ud|u | | | | d|ud| | | | | d| |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d|ud|u | d| | | |u | d|ud|u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| d|
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|u | | u u | | |ud|u u |u |u |ud ud|u | | d|ud ud| d| d| d d|ud| | | d d | | d|
+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +
|u | | |u u | |ud|u u |u |u |ud ud|u | | d|ud ud| d| d| d d|ud| | d d| | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
same octacube, allowing reflections
3x4x8 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u u |u |u |u u | | d|ud ud|ud| d|ud ud|u | | d d| d | d d| d|
+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | | | | | d|u | | | | | d| |
+ + + +--+ + + + + + +--+ + + +
| |u | | | | | d|u | | | | | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +
|u |u u | u |u u | | d|ud ud|u |ud|ud ud|u | | d d| d| d| d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
4x4x6 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u |u | |u | d|ud| |ud|u | d| | d| d |
+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +
| |u |u | | u |ud| d| |u |ud| d | | d| d| |
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+--+--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+
| |u |u | | | d| d| |u |u | | | d| d| |
+ +--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ +
| |u |u | | d| d| |u |u | | d| d| |
+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+ +
| u |u | |u | d|ud| |ud|u | d| | d| d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
also: 3x4x12
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Nonacubes
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*
****
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | x | | |x |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| | x | | |x |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|x | |x |
+--+ +--+
levels 1, 3 level 2
3x4x6 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
also: 4x5x9
...............................................................................
*
*
*******
3x7x9 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | d |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | | | d |
+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | | | | | d |
+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | | | | | d |
+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | | | | | d |
+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | | | | | d |
+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | | | | | d |
+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |u | | d|
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | | d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 level 3
...............................................................................
***
******
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+ + + + +
| | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 5, 6 levels 2, 3, 4
6x6x9
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
...............................................................................
** **
*****
+--+ +--+
|u | | d|
+ + + +
|u | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u u u u | | d d| | d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u | | d|
+ + + +
|u | | d|
+--+ +--+
level 1 level 2
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|x | |x | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5 level 3
5x9x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(10 levels deep)
...............................................................................
*** *
*****
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+ + + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | | | | | |x | | | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ +
|x |x |x | | |x |x |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5 level 4
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x |x |x |
+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |x | | |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5 level 4
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x |x |x |
+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |x | x | | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| | | | | x | | |x |
+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x | |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5 level 4
4x5x18
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + +--+ + +
| | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | |
+ + +--+ + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
5x9x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
...............................................................................
* *
*******
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x | |x |x | | |x | |x | |x | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
|x |x |x |x | |x | |x | |x | | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
|x |x |x |x | |x | |x | |x | | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
|x |x |x |x | |x | |x | |x | | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
|x | |x |x | | |x | |x | |x | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 6 levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | x | | |x |
+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+
|x |x |x |x |x | x | |x | |x |x |x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 6 levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| x | |x | | |x | |x | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
|x | | | | | | | |x | |
+--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 6 levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
7x7x9
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
7x8x9
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
+ + + + +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ + +
| | | | |
+ + + + +
| | | | |
+ + +--+ + +
| | | | |
+ + + + +
| | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ + + + +
| | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
...............................................................................
**
*******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | | | | | | | | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 levels 2, 3
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 levels 2, 3
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +
|x |x |x |x | | |x |x |x |x | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +
|x |x |x | |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 levels 2, 3
3x7x24
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
7x12x12
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + +--+--+--+ +
| | | | |
+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + + +
| | | | |
+ +--+--+--+ + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
also: 7x12x15, 7x12x18, 7x12x21
...............................................................................
* *
*******
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | x | |x |x |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+
| |x | | | | | | | | x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 levels 3, 7
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+
|x | | |x | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
|x | |x |x |x | |x |x | |x |x |x |x | x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 levels 3, 7
+--+--+ +--+--+
| |x | | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | x |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+
| |x | | | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
|x | | |x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+
| |x | | x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|x | | | | |x |x | |x | | | |x |x |
+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 levels 3, 7
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| |x | | |x | | x | | x |
+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 levels 3, 7
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|x |x | |x |x |x | | |x |x | x |x |x | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+ + +--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +
|x |x | |x | |x |x | |x |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 levels 3, 7
6x7x15
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +
| | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | |
+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
7x9x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+--+--+ + +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ + + + +--+ + +
| | | | | | |
+ + +--+ + + + +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
+ + +--+--+--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
7x12x12
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ + +
| | | |
+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
...............................................................................
22*
22
4x6x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u |u u |u u | | d d|ud d| d d| |u u | d| |u u | | d d | d d|
+ + + + + + + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+ +
|u u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d| |u u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| |u u |u u | | |u | d d| d d | |ud u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| |u u |u u | | | d d| d d|u | |u u |u u |u ud| | d d| d d| d d|
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d| |u u |u u |u u | | d d| d d| d d|
+ + + + + + + + + + +--+ + + +--+--+ +
|u u |u u |u u | | d d| d ud| d d| |u u | | d|u u | | d d | d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
...............................................................................
*2**
****
allowing reflections
3x4x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | |u u u u | | d d d d|
+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+
| u | |u | d| |u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + + +
| | |u |u | u | | d| d | d|
+ + + +--+--+ + + + + +
| u | |u | d|u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + + +
| u | |u | | d|u | | d| | d|
+ + +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | |u u u u | | d d d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
...............................................................................
* *
*******
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+
|x |x | |x | |x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +
|x |x | |x |x | |x | |x |x | x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+ +--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 levels 3, 6
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| |x |x | | | x |x |
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 levels 3, 6
7x7x9
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
also: 4x7x27
...............................................................................
* *
*******
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| x | | x | |x | | |x | | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 levels 4, 7
7x8x9
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ + +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | |
+ +--+ + +
| | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
also: 4x7x27, 6x7x18
...............................................................................
* *
*******
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x | | |x | |x |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + +--+
|x |x | |x |x |x | |x |x | |x |x |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 levels 2, 6
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|x | | | |x | |x | | x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 levels 2, 6
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+
|x | | |x | |x | |x | | |x |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + +--+
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 levels 2, 6
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|x | | |x | | |x | |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 levels 2, 6
7x10x18
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + +
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+ + +
| | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(7 levels deep)
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Dekacubes
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***
***
***
*
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+ +--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+
| |u | |u |u |u |ud| | d| d| d| d|
+ +--+ + + + + + + + + + +
| | |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|u u u | | d d d|u | | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3 level 4
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d | d|
+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
+ + + + + +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+ + + + +
|u |u |u | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3, 4
4x4x10 (confirmed minimal by Patrick Hamlyn)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x7x10
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*
*****
****
4x5x9 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | u u |u | u u | | |ud u |ud d|ud u |ud d| | d d| d| d d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u |u |u u |u | | | d ud|u ud| d ud|u ud| | | | d| d d | d| d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3, 4 level 5
also 1x30x46 by William Rex Marshall, many others
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**
**
******
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
|u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d| |u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d|
+ + + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + +
| | | | | | |u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d| | | |
+ + +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + +--+
| | |u | | | |ud| | d| | u | | | |ud| | | | d|
+--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+
| u | |u |u |ud| |ud|ud| d| | d| d|u | | | |ud| | d|
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 levels 3, 4 levels 5, 6 levels 7, 8 levels 9, 10 levels 11, 12
4x5x12 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
(12 levels deep)
4x6x10 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u |u | |u u | d| d| d| d| | d d |
+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u |u |u |u | |u u | d| d| d| d| | d d |
+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |u u | | d d|
+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |u u | | d d|
+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | | | | | d| d| | |u |u | | | | | | d| d|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|u |u | | | | | | d| d| | |u |u | | | | | | d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + + + + +
|u u | | d d| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + + + + + +
|u u | | d d| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
| u u | |u |u |u |u | d d| | d| d| d| d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +
| u u | |u |u |u |u | d d| | d| d| d| d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3 level 4
5x6x8 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | |ud|u | | | d|ud| | | | d| |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ +
|u | | | |ud|u | | | d|ud| | | | d| |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ +
| u |u | | |u |u |ud|ud| | |ud|ud| d| d| | | d| d | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
|u |u | | |ud|ud|u |u | | | d| d|ud|ud| | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +
| |u | | |u |ud| | |ud| d | | | d | | |
+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +
| |u | | |u |ud| | |ud| d | | | d | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 levels 3, 4 levels 5, 6 levels 7, 8
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**
****
**
**
+--+--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+ + + + + +
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +
|x |x | |x | | |x |x | |x | | |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
|x |x | |x | | |x |x | |x | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + + + + + + + +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+ + +
| |x | |x |x | | | |x | |x |x |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
| |x | |x |x | | | |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + +--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x |x |
+ + + + + +
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4 level 3
4x6x10 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +
| |
+ +
| |
+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x | |x x | |x |x |x |x | x x |
+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x | |x x | |x |x |x |x | x x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
| | |x x | | | | | | x x |
+ +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+
| | |x x | | | | | | x x |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
+ + + + +
| | | | |
+--+--+ + + +
|x |x | |x |x |
+ + + + + +
|x |x | |x |x |
+--+--+ +--+--+
levels 1, 2, 4 level 3
4x8x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 1x30x32 by William Rex Marshall
also: 6x6x10, many others
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* * *
*******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |
+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | x | | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+
| x |x |x |x | x | | |x |x | |x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 4, 7 levels 2, 3, 5, 6
5x7x8 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |
+ +
| |
+--+--+--+--+ +
| | |
+ +--+--+--+--+
| |
+ +
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
7 levels deep
also: 4x7x15
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2**2
****
4x5x6 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u |u u |u u | |ud ud|ud ud|ud ud| |ud ud|ud ud|ud ud| | d d| d d| d d|
+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+
|u | | | | |u | |ud|u u u u |ud| |ud| d d d d|ud| | d| | | | | d|
+ +--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +--+ +
|u |u u | u | |ud| |ud ud| |ud| |ud| |ud ud| |ud| | d | d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | | u | |ud|u u u u |ud| |ud| d d d d|ud| | d | | | d|
+ +--+ + +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +
|u |u u |u u |u | |ud|ud ud|ud ud|ud| |ud|ud ud|ud ud|ud| | d| d d| d d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
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*22*
****
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|u | |u | |ud| |ud| |ud| |ud| | d| | d|
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
|u | |u | |ud u |u ud| |ud d| d ud| | d| | d|
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|u u u u | | d d d d| |u u u u | | d d d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u u |u u | |ud ud|ud ud| |ud ud|ud ud| | d d| d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | u u |u | |ud|u | d d|u |ud| |ud| d|u u | d|ud| | d| d d | d|
+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
|u | |u | |ud u | |u ud| |ud d| | d ud| | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u u u u | | d d d d| |u u u u | | d d d d|
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x4x10 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + + +
| | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(4 levels deep)
also: 4x6x10
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2**
2**
2
3x8x10 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | u |u |u u u | |u u u |ud|ud| d d d| | d d d| d| d | |
+ + + +--+--+--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+--+--+ + + +
|u | u |u | |u | |ud| |ud|ud| |ud| | d| | d| d | d|
+ + +--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+ + +
|u | |u | |u | |ud| |u | d| |ud| | d| | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+--+--+
| | u |u u u | |u u u |u | d| d d d| | d d d| d | |
+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +
| | u |u u u | |u u u |u | d| d d d| | d d d| d | |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +
|u u u |u | | | d d d| d|u |u u u | | | d| d d d|
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+
|u u u |u | | | d d d| d|u |u u u | | | d| d d d|
+--+ + +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+
|u | |u | | u | |ud| | d|u | |ud| | d | | d| | d|
+ + +--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+ + +
|u | |u |u | u | |ud| |ud|ud| |ud| | d | d| d| | d|
+--+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+--+
|u u u |u |u | | | d d d|ud|ud|u u u | | | d| d| d d d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
same dekacube, allowing reflections
+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+ +--+--+--+
|u u u | | u | | | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + + +
|u |u |u | |u | |u | | d | d|
+ + +--+ + + +--+ + +--+
|u |u | |u | | | d |
+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+
|u u | |u u | | d d|
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
3x4x5 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ +--+ +
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
(3 levels deep)
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* * **
******
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+
|x |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|x | | |x | |
+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|x |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+ + +--+ +--+
|x | | |x | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
|x | x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6 levels 2, 4
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | | x | | |x | |x | |x |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
| | | | | | x | | |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x |
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6 levels 2, 4
6x6x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | |
+ + +
| | |
+ + +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +
| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(6 levels deep)
...............................................................................
* ** *
******
6x8x10
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x | x | x |x | |x |x | |x | |x | |x |x |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
|x | | x | | |x | |x | |x | | |x | |x | | |x |
+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+
| | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+
|x | | x | | |x | |x | |x | | |x | |x | | |x |
+--+ +--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+
|x |x |x | x | x |x | |x |x | |x | |x | |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 4, 6 levels 2, 5
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11-cubes
...............................................................................
***
****
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4x6x11 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
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+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + +--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3 level 4
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| | |u |u |u | |ud|ud|ud| | d| d| d|
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| | |u |u | |ud|ud| | d| d|
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+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|u |u | |ud|ud| |ud|ud| | d| d|
+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4
4x10x11
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(4 levels deep)
also: 1x22x25 (by William Rex Marshall and Ingo Wrede, independently)
also: 4x7x22, many others
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5x6x11 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| |
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| | | |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| |
+ +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+
| |u |u | | | |ud|ud| | | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| |u |u |u |u | | | |ud|ud| d| d| | | | d| d| |
+--+ + + + + + +--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ +
| |u |u |u |u | | | | d| d| d| d| | | | |
+ + + + + +--+ + + + + + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| |u |u |u |u | | | | d| d|ud|ud| | | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | | |ud|ud| | | | d| d| |
+ +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+ + +--+
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
| | | | |u |u |u | | | d| d| d|
+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
|u u u | | | d d d |u | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 level 3 levels 4, 5
also: 1x54x55, many others
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3x10x11 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | | |u | | |u | | d | d| | | | | d|
+--+ + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
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+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
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+--+ +--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|u | |u |u |u |u | | | d | | d| d| d| d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3
5x6x11 co-minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| d| d|u | | | d|
+ + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + + + + + + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + + + + + +--+ + +--+ + + +
| | | | | |u | |u | | | d| | d| |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +
| | u | |u | | | d| | d | |
+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |u | |u | | | d| | d| | | | | |
+ + + +--+ + +--+ + + + + + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + + + + + + +
|u | | | d| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + +
|u | | | d|u |u |u |u |u | | | d| d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 level 3 levels 4, 5
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12-cubes
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3x8x10 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | | d| d| | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ + + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + +
|u |u | | | | d| d| | | | | | | |
+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + +
|u |u | | |u |u | |ud|ud| | |ud|ud| | d| d| | | d| d|
+ + + +--+--+ + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + +
|u |u | | |u |u | |ud|ud| | |ud|ud| | d| d| | | d| d|
+ + + + +--+--+ +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + +
| | | | | | | |u |u | | |u |u | | d| d| | | d| d|
+ + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + + +
| | | | | | | |u |u | | |u |u | | d| d| | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+
|u |u | | |u |u | |ud|ud| | |ud|ud| | d| d| | | d| d|
+ + +--+--+ + + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + +--+--+ + +
|u |u | | |u |u | |ud|ud| | |ud|ud| | d| d| | | d| d|
+--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+
| | |u |u | | | | d| d| | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+--+ +
| |u |u | | | d| d| | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
also: 1x45x48, many others
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3x4x4 minimal
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|u |u u |u | | d|ud ud| d| | d d |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +
|u |u | | d| d| | |
+ + + + + + +--+--+--+--+
|u |u | | d| d| | |
+ +--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +
|u |u u |u | | d|ud ud| d| | d d |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
level 1 level 2 level 3
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13-cubes
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*****
6x6x13 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u |u |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| d| d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + +
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
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+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +
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+ + + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+ +
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+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + +--+ +--+
| |u |u |u |u | | |u | d| d| d| d|u | | d| | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
| |u | |u | d| | d| |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
|u | |u | | d|u |u |u |u | d| | | d| d| d| d| |
+--+ +--+ + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+ +
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+ +--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + + +
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+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + +
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
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+ + + + + + + + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |u |u |u |u |u |u | | d| d| d| d| d| d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3, 4, 5 level 6
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14-cubes
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*****
*****
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
|x x | | |x x |
+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+
|x x | | |x x |
+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + + + + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2, 5 levels 3, 4
5x6x14 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
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+ + + +
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+ +--+ +--+--+ +
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+ + + + +
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+ +--+--+ +--+ +
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+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
(5 levels deep)
also: 1x63x80, many others
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4x7x12 minimal by Patrick Hamlyn
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u u u u |u | |u | | d d d d| d| | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
| u u u u |u | |u | | d d d d| d| | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + + + +
| | |u |u |u | |u | | d| d| d| | d| | |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
| | |u |u |u | |u | | d| d| d| | d| | |
+ + + + + + +--+ + + +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+--+
|u | |u |u | | | d| | d| d|u | | | | | | | | d|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|u | |u |u | | | d| | d| d|u | | | | | | | | d|
+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + +--+--+ + +
|u | | | | | | | | d|u |u | |u | | | d| d| | d|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|u | | | | | | | | d|u |u | |u | | | d| d| | d|
+--+--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + + +--+ + + + + + +
| | |u | |u |u |u | | d| | d| d| d| | |
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
| | |u | |u |u |u | | d| | d| d| d| | |
+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | |u |u u u u | | d| | d| d d d d |
+ + + + + +--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+
| | |u | |u |u u u u | | d| | d| d d d d |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
level 1 levels 2, 3 level 4
also: 1x66x84
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15-cubes
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3x7x15 minimal
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| u | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + +--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + +
|u | | d| | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +
|u | | d| | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+ +--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + +--+
| u | | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ +--+
| u | | | | d|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 2 level 3
also: 1x30x30 by William Rex Marshall
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16-cubes
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
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+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| |x | |x | |x |x | |x | | | x | x | x |x |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 levels 2, 4, 7, 9, 11
+--+ +--+
|x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +
|x | |x | |x |x | |x | |x | | |x | x | x |x |x |x | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ + + + + + + + +--+ +
|x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 levels 2, 4, 7, 9, 11
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
| |x | |x | |x |x | |x | |x | | |x | x | x |x |x | |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ + + + + + +--+ +--+
|x | |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x | |x | |x |x |x |x |x |x | |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 levels 2, 4, 7, 9, 11
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +
|x | |x | |x |x | |x | |x | | |x | |x | x |x |x | |x | |
+--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +--+ +
|x | |x |x |x |x | |x | |x | |x | |x |x |x |x | |x | |x |
+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
levels 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 levels 2, 4, 7, 9, 11
+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+
|x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x | |x |
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+ +--+
| |x | |x | |x |x | |x | |x | | |x | |x | x |x | |x | |x |
+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+--+ +--+ +--+ +
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+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+
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also: 11x12x16
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