How to Make a Cube in Adobe Illustrator

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This tutorial will show you an easy way to make a cube in Adobe Illustrator.

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The manual way

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    Repeat with another square.
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    Add an anchor point to the top corner of your new square and click free transform tool. Click the top corner and move it down the vertical axis until it rests in the angle that the two adjacent squares make.
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    In the picture, light is coming from the left side. Number 1 should be the lightest, followed by number 2 and number 3 is the darker side.
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Method 2
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The hexagon way

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    This is found under the view tab.
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    Hold shift while drawing it to make sure it is regular.
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    Select it, then go to Object > Transform > Rotate.
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    The smart guides will help you to give you a perfect result. Your hexagons should be arranged as in the image.
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    By the direct selection tool, select both hexagons after arranging them and hit the divide option on the pathfinder panel (windows > pathfinder)
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    Select the upper one and delete it.
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    Since the other two parts are perfectly aligned, draw a line with the same thickness of your hexagons from the lower angle of the hexagon (the lower part) and go vertically upwards just above the middle angle (It should be longer than the part)
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    Make sure to do so by the direct selection tool .
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