Parametric Hex Box - WabenBox

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<p>This is an abstraction from a series of boxes with honeycomb meshes I made (<a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4572320">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4572320</a>). Those boxes were handcrafted to fit a specific set of dimensions.<br>Here are FreeCAD files which are parametric so you can enter the exact length, width height of the box you want to create and it wil render the thing.</p><p><br>I included two versions here, one is limited to maximal 200 x 80 x 94 mm (length, width, height) while the other goes up to 250 x 250 x 250.<br>Ok, I lied: there is a 3. version based on the smaller dimensioned generator with 2mm-connectors instead of 3mm. Prints faster at the price of stability so its better suited for smaller containers.</p><p><strong>Update:</strong> wabenBox_param_2_und_3mm.FCSTD supplies a sturdy base with lighter sides, this version has got several updates and is the one I'd recommend.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The problem is that with the included large or huge meshes recomputing the new box takes a lot of cpu time, and the larger those meshes, the more. &nbsp;Hit <strong>ESC</strong> to stop the recompute after every change.<br>Thus the small versions, it is much more usable and as long as you don't need a larger box there is no use to wait for all the invisible parts to get recomputed.<br>The big model takes ages and unfortunately freeCAD recomputes after every single edit in the spreadsheet where the parameters are kept.</p><p>Update: added a version optimized for stable boxes with 3mm bottom and param thickness of walls which has a few less bugs</p><p>I included 2 exported stl with the respective maximal dimensions, I never printed the big one as my printer is limited to less than it's size.</p><p>Category: Containers</p><p>Created: 09-09-2020 - 24-10-2021</p><p>Printing these takes rather long as there is so much travel involved. And it's a stress test for your stringing - settings.&nbsp;</p>