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Bets way to sketch a honeycomb structure?
marty_smith037
Member Posts: 10 ✭
Hello, all!
Im trying to model an electric bike battery that is made of cylindrical cells held in place by interconnecting honeycomb cell-holders. Example below:
Anyhow, Id like to be able to quickly arrange these in different ways, but I can seem to find an easy way to do it. Each one is 20mm diameter.
Anyone have any ideas?
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luke_morales_324
Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 3
Hi Marty,
I would recommend creating a single hexagonal cell with the cylinder cut out in the middle, and then using the linear pattern feature to make a row of these cells. Next, use configuration variables to control the number of cells you want of that hexagonal piece -- in the link you added, it looks like there is one 4 cell row, one 5 cell row, and one 6 cell row. So you can make a variable for each of those counts. Then instance those pieces at different variables in the Assembly to create the honeycomb structure you're looking for. To make some quick arrangements, I would say use the configurations at the Assembly level to try out different fits and shapes quickly!5
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I would recommend creating a single hexagonal cell with the cylinder cut out in the middle, and then using the linear pattern feature to make a row of these cells. Next, use configuration variables to control the number of cells you want of that hexagonal piece -- in the link you added, it looks like there is one 4 cell row, one 5 cell row, and one 6 cell row. So you can make a variable for each of those counts. Then instance those pieces at different variables in the Assembly to create the honeycomb structure you're looking for. To make some quick arrangements, I would say use the configurations at the Assembly level to try out different fits and shapes quickly!