Thanks for the amazing technique Buschi ! I tried the following: I created 2 parameters, one for the thickness and one for the width of one side of the hexagon. In sketch I created a hexagon and an offset hexagon distanced by (thickness parameter) and applied the side parameter. I added two axes as in Buschi’s method. I extruded the outer hexagon. then did the rectangular pattern. for the spacing I use sqrt(3) * side + thickness. it sounds complicated but all the design is controlled by the 2 parameters.

Instead of web tool, try Thin Extrude and set so the Sketch is along the centerline of the body. Extrude one hexagon then pattern the bodies as above. This makes it super easy to paramaterize the size of the hexagon and altering diameter or wall thickness does not impact the other.

This might be better for iterating new designs but it is slower for sure. Both methods have their place. Great channel! Thank you!

You should really use Construction lines for your two lines going out from the center point of the hex. Its a big QOL change. In fact, any line that isn't doing to be a wall once extruded, should be a construction line.

Thank you !

Excellent work man. Glad I intrugued you enough for an updated video!🤘It's time autodesk built a tool to automate all this with optomised processing but we can wish lol (EDIT: actually they do have a pattern tool thats part of the plastic package that might do this). You also figured out where I struggled with the web tool i think. There's always multiple ways in fusion! Thinking about it, there's another way in surface modelling that you could extrude the hexagon as a surface, then thicken it. then rectangular pattern it. I wonder if this makes a difference to process speed. Likely it will cause more work for the CPU to be honest but i will try 👍

The simplest method I use is: In sketch create hexagon. Add two expansion axes as in Buschi’s method. Use rectangular pattern with Spacing. Enclose in the required shape. Extrude. Done! Additional advantage of this method is easy calculations that happens instantaneously.

- BTW, to "trim away" unwanted geom, use 'extrude(INTERSECT)'. - This way, it doesn't matter how much "overage" there is, and you don't have to create an "outer" profile and use 'extrude(CUT)'.

The reason the gap was there at the middle was because you had hardcoded in the distances for the repeating pattern, which you didn’t adjust for when you changed the original thickness. If you had driven it via parameters, I don’t think those gaps would have appeared.

I personally find the thin exturde - pattern - combine workflow easier to use and manage

danke !

could also just draw a hex, extrude it and use the shell toll, instead of the web tool l

Use offset in sketch

i like the other way better