Compound of three cubes | |
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Type | Uniform compound |
Index | UC8 |
Convex hull | Nonuniform truncated octahedron |
Polyhedra | 3 cubes |
Faces | 6+12 squares |
Edges | 36 |
Vertices | 24 |
Symmetry group | octahedral (Oh) |
Subgroup restricting to one constituent | 4-fold prismatic (D4h) |
In geometry, the compound of three cubes is a uniform polyhedron compound formed from three cubes arranged with octahedral symmetry.[1] It has been depicted in works by Max Brückner and M.C. Escher.