There is a mechanism in there, I just used the V-cube mech because of how easy it is and as a proof of concept (and maybe one day as an actual product

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If you were looking to mod a 4x4 into this you would need pillowing, and if I know the edge length I could easily make another design. I would recommend a Rubik's 4x4 because there is about 5-7 mm before you hit the mech and in my design the thinnest pieces were 4 mm thick with 2 mm before hitting the center.