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One of them was a spherical 3D puzzle. It has nine plastic pieces, and you have to slide pieces in and out to make room for other pieces to fit in properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca class=\"asset-img-link\" style=\"display: inline;\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F2\u002F6a00d83451706569e201676441051e970b.jpg\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e2016764410563970b-120wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42083\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Her first struggle came in simply taking the sphere apart. That was the first time I was called in for help. When she and I finally got the pieces separated, it was time for her to try to put it back together. She tried for about 30 minutes without success. There was a small instruction sheet but the images were tiny, black and white, and 2D. She never assembled the puzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20167644105f4970b-320wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42084\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20167644105f4970b-320wi.jpg.webp 320w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20167644105f4970b-320wi-300x148.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>When she moved on to another game, I decided to put my skills to the test. I modeled the nine parts in SolidWorks and made a short, interactive animation in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fdocumentation-software-3DVIA-Composer.htm?scid=sm_bl_joecomposer\" target=\"_self\">3DVIA Composer\u003C\u002Fa>. I added a “Play Next” button so viewers could advance one step at a time through the animation. Viewers can rotate the model to make sure they are putting the parts together in the proper orientation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I called my daughter back to my computer and asked her to give it another try. I gave her the animation in the free \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002F10400_ENU_HTML.htm?scid=sm_bl_joecomposer\" target=\"_self\">3DVIA Composer Player\u003C\u002Fa> and laid out the nine plastic pieces for her. She was able to complete the puzzle in under five minutes on her first try with the animation!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=6_JNndBzg-U?hl=en&fs=1\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002F6_JNndBzg-U?hl=en&fs=1\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>How many “puzzles” do you try to put together? I am sure you have bought equipment, toys, furniture and more with some assembly required. If you even bother with them, I imagine you look at the assembly instructions with dread. Let’s hope more companies embrace 3D and start replacing those hard-to-read, black and white instruction sheets with 3D interactive content with a tool like\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fdocumentation-software-3DVIA-Composer.htm?scid=sm_bl_joecomposer\" target=\"_self\"> 3DVIA Composer\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For more information on 3DVIA Composer, click on the images below to view 3DVIA Composer videos:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>1)     First Look at 3DVIA Composer Video\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>   \u003Ca style=\"display: inline;\" title=\"First Look 3DVIA Composer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=RfnzEpL_Q6M\" target=\"_self\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"174\" 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