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I want to draw an incomplete cube, as in the following figure.



enter image description here



But, I can only draw a complete cube, see below.



enter image description here



documentclass[12pt]article
usepackagetikz
usepackageverbatim
usetikzlibrarypositioning
begindocument
begintikzpicture[on grid][scale=1.4]
shade[yslant=-0.5,right color=white, left color=white]
(0,0) rectangle +(3,3);
draw[yslant=-0.5] (0,0) grid (3,3);
shade[yslant=0.5,right color=white,left color=white]
(3,-3) rectangle +(3,3);
draw[yslant=0.5] (3,-3) grid (6,0);
shade[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1,bottom color=white,
top color=white] (6,3) rectangle +(-3,-3);
draw[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1] (3,0) grid (6,3);
endtikzpicture
enddocument









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    I want to draw an incomplete cube, as in the following figure.



    enter image description here



    But, I can only draw a complete cube, see below.



    enter image description here



    documentclass[12pt]article
    usepackagetikz
    usepackageverbatim
    usetikzlibrarypositioning
    begindocument
    begintikzpicture[on grid][scale=1.4]
    shade[yslant=-0.5,right color=white, left color=white]
    (0,0) rectangle +(3,3);
    draw[yslant=-0.5] (0,0) grid (3,3);
    shade[yslant=0.5,right color=white,left color=white]
    (3,-3) rectangle +(3,3);
    draw[yslant=0.5] (3,-3) grid (6,0);
    shade[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1,bottom color=white,
    top color=white] (6,3) rectangle +(-3,-3);
    draw[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1] (3,0) grid (6,3);
    endtikzpicture
    enddocument









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      I want to draw an incomplete cube, as in the following figure.



      enter image description here



      But, I can only draw a complete cube, see below.



      enter image description here



      documentclass[12pt]article
      usepackagetikz
      usepackageverbatim
      usetikzlibrarypositioning
      begindocument
      begintikzpicture[on grid][scale=1.4]
      shade[yslant=-0.5,right color=white, left color=white]
      (0,0) rectangle +(3,3);
      draw[yslant=-0.5] (0,0) grid (3,3);
      shade[yslant=0.5,right color=white,left color=white]
      (3,-3) rectangle +(3,3);
      draw[yslant=0.5] (3,-3) grid (6,0);
      shade[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1,bottom color=white,
      top color=white] (6,3) rectangle +(-3,-3);
      draw[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1] (3,0) grid (6,3);
      endtikzpicture
      enddocument









      share|improve this question
















      I want to draw an incomplete cube, as in the following figure.



      enter image description here



      But, I can only draw a complete cube, see below.



      enter image description here



      documentclass[12pt]article
      usepackagetikz
      usepackageverbatim
      usetikzlibrarypositioning
      begindocument
      begintikzpicture[on grid][scale=1.4]
      shade[yslant=-0.5,right color=white, left color=white]
      (0,0) rectangle +(3,3);
      draw[yslant=-0.5] (0,0) grid (3,3);
      shade[yslant=0.5,right color=white,left color=white]
      (3,-3) rectangle +(3,3);
      draw[yslant=0.5] (3,-3) grid (6,0);
      shade[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1,bottom color=white,
      top color=white] (6,3) rectangle +(-3,-3);
      draw[yslant=0.5,xslant=-1] (3,0) grid (6,3);
      endtikzpicture
      enddocument






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          Just for fun: everything is in 2D



          documentclass[tikz]standalone
          begindocument
          begintikzpicture
          draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
          draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
          draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
          draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
          draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
          endtikzpicture
          enddocument


          enter image description here



          With colors



          documentclass[tikz]standalone
          begindocument
          begintikzpicture
          fill[black!70] (3,0)--(3.6,.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(2.4,1.4)--(2,1)--(2,2)--cycle (1,2)--(1.4,2.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle;
          fill[black!30] (0,3)--(.6,3.6)-_(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(1.4,2.4)--(1,2)--(2,2)--cycle (2,1)--(2.4,1.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle;
          draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
          draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
          draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
          draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
          draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
          endtikzpicture
          enddocument


          enter image description here






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            You can define a single cube as pic and place it where you want (starting from bottom back to top front).



            documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone
            tikzset
            cube/.pic=
            draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
            draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
            draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0);


            begindocument
            tikz[z=(.4,.3)]pathpgfextradef~piccube % <--- to make the code shorter
            (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~
            (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~
            (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;
            enddocument


            enter image description here






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              ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

              – Werner
              Apr 1 at 19:22











            • @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

              – Kpym
              Apr 1 at 19:30











            • The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

              – marmot
              Apr 1 at 20:23











            • @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

              – Kpym
              Apr 1 at 20:49











            • If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

              – marmot
              Apr 1 at 20:59


















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            I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections and write it in such a way that one can change the view angle. There are already many posts on this, perhaps most impressingly this one. The idea to use pics for the unit cubes to draw 3d cubes with some little cubes missing is also not new, it has been used here, where the cubes are rotatable in 3d. I just recycled the code to get



            documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
            usepackagetikz-3dplot
            usetikzlibrarycalc
            tikzsetplane/.style n args=3insert path=%
            #1 -- ++ #2 -- ++ #3 -- ++ ($-1*#2$) -- cycle,
            unit xy plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,1,0),
            unit xz plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,0,1),
            unit yz plane/.style=plane=#1(0,1,0)(0,0,1),
            get projections/.style=insert path=%
            let p1=(1,0,0),p2=(0,1,0) in
            [/utils/exec=pgfmathtruncatemacroxprojsign(x1)xdefxprojxproj
            pgfmathtruncatemacroyprojsign(x2)xdefyprojyproj
            pgfmathtruncatemacrozprojsign(cos(tdplotmaintheta))xdefzprojzproj],
            pics/unit cube/.style=code=
            path[get projections];
            draw (0,0,0) -- (1,1,1);
            ifnumzproj=-1
            path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,0)];
            fi
            ifnumyproj=1
            path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(1,0,0)];
            else
            path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(0,0,0)];
            fi
            ifnumxproj=1
            path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,0,0)];
            else
            path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,1,0)];
            fi
            ifnumzproj>-1
            path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,1)];
            fi
            ,
            3d cube/.cd,
            xy face/.style=fill=gray!20,
            xz face/.style=fill=gray!50,
            yz face/.style=fill=gray!90,
            every face/.style=draw,very thick

            begindocument
            foreach Angle in 5,15,...,355
            tdplotsetmaincoords60Angle % the first argument cannot be larger than 90
            begintikzpicture[line join=round]
            pgfmathtruncatemacroNumCubes7
            path[use as bounding box] (-NumCubes/2-3,-NumCubes/2-2)
            rectangle (NumCubes/2+3,NumCubes/2+4);
            beginscope[tdplot_main_coords]
            pgfmathtruncatemacroNextToLastNumCubes-1
            path[get projections];
            ifnumyproj=1
            defLstX1,2,3
            else
            defLstX3,2,1
            fi
            ifnumxproj=-1
            defLstY1,2,3
            else
            defLstY3,2,1
            fi
            foreach X in LstX
            foreach Y in LstY
            ifnumY=3
            pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax5-max(X,2)
            else
            pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax4-X
            fi
            foreach Z in 1,...,Zmax
            path (X-2,Y-2,Z-1) picunit cube;

            endscope
            endtikzpicture
            enddocument


            enter image description here






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            • "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

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            Just for fun: everything is in 2D



            documentclass[tikz]standalone
            begindocument
            begintikzpicture
            draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
            draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
            draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
            draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
            draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
            endtikzpicture
            enddocument


            enter image description here



            With colors



            documentclass[tikz]standalone
            begindocument
            begintikzpicture
            fill[black!70] (3,0)--(3.6,.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(2.4,1.4)--(2,1)--(2,2)--cycle (1,2)--(1.4,2.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle;
            fill[black!30] (0,3)--(.6,3.6)-_(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(1.4,2.4)--(1,2)--(2,2)--cycle (2,1)--(2.4,1.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle;
            draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
            draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
            draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
            draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
            draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
            endtikzpicture
            enddocument


            enter image description here






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              documentclass[tikz]standalone
              begindocument
              begintikzpicture
              draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
              draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
              draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
              draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
              draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
              endtikzpicture
              enddocument


              enter image description here



              With colors



              documentclass[tikz]standalone
              begindocument
              begintikzpicture
              fill[black!70] (3,0)--(3.6,.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(2.4,1.4)--(2,1)--(2,2)--cycle (1,2)--(1.4,2.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle;
              fill[black!30] (0,3)--(.6,3.6)-_(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(1.4,2.4)--(1,2)--(2,2)--cycle (2,1)--(2.4,1.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle;
              draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
              draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
              draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
              draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
              draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
              endtikzpicture
              enddocument


              enter image description here






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                Just for fun: everything is in 2D



                documentclass[tikz]standalone
                begindocument
                begintikzpicture
                draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
                draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
                draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
                draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
                draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
                endtikzpicture
                enddocument


                enter image description here



                With colors



                documentclass[tikz]standalone
                begindocument
                begintikzpicture
                fill[black!70] (3,0)--(3.6,.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(2.4,1.4)--(2,1)--(2,2)--cycle (1,2)--(1.4,2.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle;
                fill[black!30] (0,3)--(.6,3.6)-_(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(1.4,2.4)--(1,2)--(2,2)--cycle (2,1)--(2.4,1.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle;
                draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
                draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
                draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
                draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
                draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
                endtikzpicture
                enddocument


                enter image description here






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                Just for fun: everything is in 2D



                documentclass[tikz]standalone
                begindocument
                begintikzpicture
                draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
                draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
                draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
                draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
                draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
                endtikzpicture
                enddocument


                enter image description here



                With colors



                documentclass[tikz]standalone
                begindocument
                begintikzpicture
                fill[black!70] (3,0)--(3.6,.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(2.4,1.4)--(2,1)--(2,2)--cycle (1,2)--(1.4,2.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle;
                fill[black!30] (0,3)--(.6,3.6)-_(2.6,3.6)--(2.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4)--(1,3)--cycle (2.4,2.4)--(2.6,2.6)--(3.6,2.6)--(3.4,2.4)--(1.4,2.4)--(1,2)--(2,2)--cycle (2,1)--(2.4,1.4)--(3.4,1.4)--(3,1)--cycle;
                draw (0,0) rectangle (1,1) (1,1) rectangle (2,2) (0,1) rectangle (1,2) (0,2) rectangle (1,3) (1,0) rectangle (2,1) (2,0) rectangle (3,1);
                draw (3.6,1.6)--(3.6,.6)--(3,0)--(3,1)--cycle--(3.6,2.6)--(2.6,2.6)--(2.6,3.6)--(.6,3.6)--(0,3);
                draw (2,1)--(2.4,1.4) (2,2)--(2.6,2.6) (1,2)--(1.4,2.4) (1,3)--(1.6,3.6) (2.4,3.4)--(2.6,3.6) (3.4,2.4)--(3.6,2.6);
                draw (2.4,1.4) rectangle (3.4,2.4) (1.4,2.4) rectangle (2.4,3.4);
                draw (.4,3.4)--(1.4,3.4) (3.4,1.4)--(3.4,.4) (.2,3.2)--(1.2,3.2)--(1.2,2.2)--(2.2,2.2)--(2.2,1.2)--(3.2,1.2)--(3.2,.2);
                endtikzpicture
                enddocument


                enter image description here







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                answered Apr 1 at 11:07









                JouleVJouleV

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                    You can define a single cube as pic and place it where you want (starting from bottom back to top front).



                    documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone
                    tikzset
                    cube/.pic=
                    draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0);


                    begindocument
                    tikz[z=(.4,.3)]pathpgfextradef~piccube % <--- to make the code shorter
                    (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~
                    (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~
                    (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here






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                      ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

                      – Werner
                      Apr 1 at 19:22











                    • @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 19:30











                    • The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:23











                    • @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 20:49











                    • If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:59















                    17














                    You can define a single cube as pic and place it where you want (starting from bottom back to top front).



                    documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone
                    tikzset
                    cube/.pic=
                    draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0);


                    begindocument
                    tikz[z=(.4,.3)]pathpgfextradef~piccube % <--- to make the code shorter
                    (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~
                    (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~
                    (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here






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                      ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

                      – Werner
                      Apr 1 at 19:22











                    • @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 19:30











                    • The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:23











                    • @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 20:49











                    • If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:59













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                    17







                    You can define a single cube as pic and place it where you want (starting from bottom back to top front).



                    documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone
                    tikzset
                    cube/.pic=
                    draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0);


                    begindocument
                    tikz[z=(.4,.3)]pathpgfextradef~piccube % <--- to make the code shorter
                    (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~
                    (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~
                    (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here






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                    You can define a single cube as pic and place it where you want (starting from bottom back to top front).



                    documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone
                    tikzset
                    cube/.pic=
                    draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0);
                    draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0);


                    begindocument
                    tikz[z=(.4,.3)]pathpgfextradef~piccube % <--- to make the code shorter
                    (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~
                    (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~
                    (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here







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                    edited Apr 1 at 19:30

























                    answered Apr 1 at 11:49









                    KpymKpym

                    17.9k24192




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                    • 1





                      ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

                      – Werner
                      Apr 1 at 19:22











                    • @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 19:30











                    • The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:23











                    • @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 20:49











                    • If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:59












                    • 1





                      ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

                      – Werner
                      Apr 1 at 19:22











                    • @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 19:30











                    • The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:23











                    • @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

                      – Kpym
                      Apr 1 at 20:49











                    • If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

                      – marmot
                      Apr 1 at 20:59







                    1




                    1





                    ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

                    – Werner
                    Apr 1 at 19:22





                    ...better to use the redefined ~ version inside a group, even if it's just to shorten your code. As in, begingroup def~piccode begintikzpicture ... endtikzpicture.

                    – Werner
                    Apr 1 at 19:22













                    @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

                    – Kpym
                    Apr 1 at 19:30





                    @Werner Agree, thanks. Done.

                    – Kpym
                    Apr 1 at 19:30













                    The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

                    – marmot
                    Apr 1 at 20:23





                    The pgfextra and ... only to avoid and ? ` tikz[z=(.4,.3)]def~piccube path (2,0,2)~(2,0,1)~(0,0,0)~(1,0,0)~(2,0,0)~ (2,1,2)~(1,1,1)~(0,1,0)~(1,1,0)~ (0,2,2)~(1,2,2)~(0,2,1)~(0,2,0)~;`

                    – marmot
                    Apr 1 at 20:23













                    @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

                    – Kpym
                    Apr 1 at 20:49





                    @marmot I never avoid shorter code in general ;) But here, as redefining ~ is not a good practice, I decided to follow the comment of @Werner and to make its definition as local as possible : so local to the path is better to local for the entire tikz.

                    – Kpym
                    Apr 1 at 20:49













                    If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

                    – marmot
                    Apr 1 at 20:59





                    If that's your aim:documentclass[tikz,border=7pt]standalone tikzset cube/.pic= draw[fill=black!20] (0,1,0) -- (0,1,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=black!50] (1,0,0) -- (1,0,1) -- (1,1,1) -- (1,1,0); draw[fill=white] (0,0,0) rectangle (1,1,0); ,icube/.style=insert path=#1 piccube begindocument tikz[z=(.4,.3)]path[icube/.list=(2,0,2),(2,0,1),(0,0,0),(1,0,0),(2,0,0), (2,1,2),(1,1,1),(0,1,0),(1,1,0), (0,2,2),(1,2,2),(0,2,1),(0,2,0)]; enddocument

                    – marmot
                    Apr 1 at 20:59











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                    I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections and write it in such a way that one can change the view angle. There are already many posts on this, perhaps most impressingly this one. The idea to use pics for the unit cubes to draw 3d cubes with some little cubes missing is also not new, it has been used here, where the cubes are rotatable in 3d. I just recycled the code to get



                    documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                    usepackagetikz-3dplot
                    usetikzlibrarycalc
                    tikzsetplane/.style n args=3insert path=%
                    #1 -- ++ #2 -- ++ #3 -- ++ ($-1*#2$) -- cycle,
                    unit xy plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,1,0),
                    unit xz plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,0,1),
                    unit yz plane/.style=plane=#1(0,1,0)(0,0,1),
                    get projections/.style=insert path=%
                    let p1=(1,0,0),p2=(0,1,0) in
                    [/utils/exec=pgfmathtruncatemacroxprojsign(x1)xdefxprojxproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroyprojsign(x2)xdefyprojyproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacrozprojsign(cos(tdplotmaintheta))xdefzprojzproj],
                    pics/unit cube/.style=code=
                    path[get projections];
                    draw (0,0,0) -- (1,1,1);
                    ifnumzproj=-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(1,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,1,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumzproj>-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,1)];
                    fi
                    ,
                    3d cube/.cd,
                    xy face/.style=fill=gray!20,
                    xz face/.style=fill=gray!50,
                    yz face/.style=fill=gray!90,
                    every face/.style=draw,very thick

                    begindocument
                    foreach Angle in 5,15,...,355
                    tdplotsetmaincoords60Angle % the first argument cannot be larger than 90
                    begintikzpicture[line join=round]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNumCubes7
                    path[use as bounding box] (-NumCubes/2-3,-NumCubes/2-2)
                    rectangle (NumCubes/2+3,NumCubes/2+4);
                    beginscope[tdplot_main_coords]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNextToLastNumCubes-1
                    path[get projections];
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    defLstX1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstX3,2,1
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=-1
                    defLstY1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstY3,2,1
                    fi
                    foreach X in LstX
                    foreach Y in LstY
                    ifnumY=3
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax5-max(X,2)
                    else
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax4-X
                    fi
                    foreach Z in 1,...,Zmax
                    path (X-2,Y-2,Z-1) picunit cube;

                    endscope
                    endtikzpicture
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here






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                    • "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

                      – Steven B. Segletes
                      Apr 1 at 14:13















                    10














                    I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections and write it in such a way that one can change the view angle. There are already many posts on this, perhaps most impressingly this one. The idea to use pics for the unit cubes to draw 3d cubes with some little cubes missing is also not new, it has been used here, where the cubes are rotatable in 3d. I just recycled the code to get



                    documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                    usepackagetikz-3dplot
                    usetikzlibrarycalc
                    tikzsetplane/.style n args=3insert path=%
                    #1 -- ++ #2 -- ++ #3 -- ++ ($-1*#2$) -- cycle,
                    unit xy plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,1,0),
                    unit xz plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,0,1),
                    unit yz plane/.style=plane=#1(0,1,0)(0,0,1),
                    get projections/.style=insert path=%
                    let p1=(1,0,0),p2=(0,1,0) in
                    [/utils/exec=pgfmathtruncatemacroxprojsign(x1)xdefxprojxproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroyprojsign(x2)xdefyprojyproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacrozprojsign(cos(tdplotmaintheta))xdefzprojzproj],
                    pics/unit cube/.style=code=
                    path[get projections];
                    draw (0,0,0) -- (1,1,1);
                    ifnumzproj=-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(1,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,1,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumzproj>-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,1)];
                    fi
                    ,
                    3d cube/.cd,
                    xy face/.style=fill=gray!20,
                    xz face/.style=fill=gray!50,
                    yz face/.style=fill=gray!90,
                    every face/.style=draw,very thick

                    begindocument
                    foreach Angle in 5,15,...,355
                    tdplotsetmaincoords60Angle % the first argument cannot be larger than 90
                    begintikzpicture[line join=round]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNumCubes7
                    path[use as bounding box] (-NumCubes/2-3,-NumCubes/2-2)
                    rectangle (NumCubes/2+3,NumCubes/2+4);
                    beginscope[tdplot_main_coords]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNextToLastNumCubes-1
                    path[get projections];
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    defLstX1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstX3,2,1
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=-1
                    defLstY1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstY3,2,1
                    fi
                    foreach X in LstX
                    foreach Y in LstY
                    ifnumY=3
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax5-max(X,2)
                    else
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax4-X
                    fi
                    foreach Z in 1,...,Zmax
                    path (X-2,Y-2,Z-1) picunit cube;

                    endscope
                    endtikzpicture
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here






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                    • "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

                      – Steven B. Segletes
                      Apr 1 at 14:13













                    10












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                    10







                    I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections and write it in such a way that one can change the view angle. There are already many posts on this, perhaps most impressingly this one. The idea to use pics for the unit cubes to draw 3d cubes with some little cubes missing is also not new, it has been used here, where the cubes are rotatable in 3d. I just recycled the code to get



                    documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                    usepackagetikz-3dplot
                    usetikzlibrarycalc
                    tikzsetplane/.style n args=3insert path=%
                    #1 -- ++ #2 -- ++ #3 -- ++ ($-1*#2$) -- cycle,
                    unit xy plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,1,0),
                    unit xz plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,0,1),
                    unit yz plane/.style=plane=#1(0,1,0)(0,0,1),
                    get projections/.style=insert path=%
                    let p1=(1,0,0),p2=(0,1,0) in
                    [/utils/exec=pgfmathtruncatemacroxprojsign(x1)xdefxprojxproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroyprojsign(x2)xdefyprojyproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacrozprojsign(cos(tdplotmaintheta))xdefzprojzproj],
                    pics/unit cube/.style=code=
                    path[get projections];
                    draw (0,0,0) -- (1,1,1);
                    ifnumzproj=-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(1,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,1,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumzproj>-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,1)];
                    fi
                    ,
                    3d cube/.cd,
                    xy face/.style=fill=gray!20,
                    xz face/.style=fill=gray!50,
                    yz face/.style=fill=gray!90,
                    every face/.style=draw,very thick

                    begindocument
                    foreach Angle in 5,15,...,355
                    tdplotsetmaincoords60Angle % the first argument cannot be larger than 90
                    begintikzpicture[line join=round]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNumCubes7
                    path[use as bounding box] (-NumCubes/2-3,-NumCubes/2-2)
                    rectangle (NumCubes/2+3,NumCubes/2+4);
                    beginscope[tdplot_main_coords]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNextToLastNumCubes-1
                    path[get projections];
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    defLstX1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstX3,2,1
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=-1
                    defLstY1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstY3,2,1
                    fi
                    foreach X in LstX
                    foreach Y in LstY
                    ifnumY=3
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax5-max(X,2)
                    else
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax4-X
                    fi
                    foreach Z in 1,...,Zmax
                    path (X-2,Y-2,Z-1) picunit cube;

                    endscope
                    endtikzpicture
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here






                    share|improve this answer













                    I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections and write it in such a way that one can change the view angle. There are already many posts on this, perhaps most impressingly this one. The idea to use pics for the unit cubes to draw 3d cubes with some little cubes missing is also not new, it has been used here, where the cubes are rotatable in 3d. I just recycled the code to get



                    documentclass[tikz,border=3.14mm]standalone
                    usepackagetikz-3dplot
                    usetikzlibrarycalc
                    tikzsetplane/.style n args=3insert path=%
                    #1 -- ++ #2 -- ++ #3 -- ++ ($-1*#2$) -- cycle,
                    unit xy plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,1,0),
                    unit xz plane/.style=plane=#1(1,0,0)(0,0,1),
                    unit yz plane/.style=plane=#1(0,1,0)(0,0,1),
                    get projections/.style=insert path=%
                    let p1=(1,0,0),p2=(0,1,0) in
                    [/utils/exec=pgfmathtruncatemacroxprojsign(x1)xdefxprojxproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroyprojsign(x2)xdefyprojyproj
                    pgfmathtruncatemacrozprojsign(cos(tdplotmaintheta))xdefzprojzproj],
                    pics/unit cube/.style=code=
                    path[get projections];
                    draw (0,0,0) -- (1,1,1);
                    ifnumzproj=-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(1,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/yz face,unit yz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,0,0)];
                    else
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xz face,unit xz plane=(0,1,0)];
                    fi
                    ifnumzproj>-1
                    path[3d cube/every face,3d cube/xy face,unit xy plane=(0,0,1)];
                    fi
                    ,
                    3d cube/.cd,
                    xy face/.style=fill=gray!20,
                    xz face/.style=fill=gray!50,
                    yz face/.style=fill=gray!90,
                    every face/.style=draw,very thick

                    begindocument
                    foreach Angle in 5,15,...,355
                    tdplotsetmaincoords60Angle % the first argument cannot be larger than 90
                    begintikzpicture[line join=round]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNumCubes7
                    path[use as bounding box] (-NumCubes/2-3,-NumCubes/2-2)
                    rectangle (NumCubes/2+3,NumCubes/2+4);
                    beginscope[tdplot_main_coords]
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroNextToLastNumCubes-1
                    path[get projections];
                    ifnumyproj=1
                    defLstX1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstX3,2,1
                    fi
                    ifnumxproj=-1
                    defLstY1,2,3
                    else
                    defLstY3,2,1
                    fi
                    foreach X in LstX
                    foreach Y in LstY
                    ifnumY=3
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax5-max(X,2)
                    else
                    pgfmathtruncatemacroZmax4-X
                    fi
                    foreach Z in 1,...,Zmax
                    path (X-2,Y-2,Z-1) picunit cube;

                    endscope
                    endtikzpicture
                    enddocument


                    enter image description here







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                    • "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

                      – Steven B. Segletes
                      Apr 1 at 14:13

















                    • "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

                      – Steven B. Segletes
                      Apr 1 at 14:13
















                    "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

                    – Steven B. Segletes
                    Apr 1 at 14:13





                    "I would like to argue that one should use orthographic projections". Spoken like a true engineer! +1

                    – Steven B. Segletes
                    Apr 1 at 14:13

















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