Devlog #2 - Making a Cuboid

I started working on designing. After choosing the dimensions of the chessboard, I moved onto the pieces. I incorporated each piece’s traditional symbol, like the queen’s crown and bishop’s mitre, with a King-of-the-Hill-inspired theme. For example, the king is modelled after a flagpole, because people put flags on hills. The knight design has horns like a mountain goat. The rook… is still a castle. Boring, I know, sorry! (see the actual sketches below)
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Next thing I did was some basic research about CAD. I decided to work in Onshape as I heard it was beginner friendly, and I made my first design: a 5x5x2.5 cuboid - one square on the chessboard. My plan is to print out 64 of these in two different colors, then glue them together. I also designed an outside frame for the board, and split it into four pieces for printing. (see the screenshots below)
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Hopefully soon, I’ll head to my local library and see if I can print out the board.