I like the look of hex mesh, so I have started parameterizing them in Fusion 360 starting with cylinders. I have included 100 mm Diameter and 70 mm *.stls for:
Open both ends cylinder
Cylinder with a solid bottom
Cylinder with a hex mesh bottom
Cylinder with a slot in one side
Lid/end cap.
I also include little base with legs that works for 70 MM diameter model with the mesh bottom cylinder. Friction is enough to hold it in place.
The advantages of the hex mesh:
They use a lot less filament
I think they have a nice clean look.
The disadvantages are they are:
relatively large *.stls,
tend to print slower because all the retractions.
no good for storing small objects.
Other Notes:
The models can also be stringy but I just blow on them a couple of seconds with a heat gun set on high and they all dissolve. (Literally a couple of seconds, you don't want to melt your model itself)
These print fine for me with no supports, even the little base.
PLA works fine. I've used PETG for the little base because I generally use the legs where these might get wet like a bathroom sink. I have also printed the little base using FLEX for the legs and PETG for the top and it worked fine.
The 20 or 22 hex in the model name refers to the number of hexes around the circumference at the give height.
Diameter is the ID
If there is interest, I can upload the Fusion file. There a 4 parameters you can set a value for and the rest it calculates.
Be aware that:
Fusion can take a long time to run thru all the recalculations as you change parameters. (Fusion struggles with rectangular and circular patterns)
The model is also not bulletproof. Some seemingly valid values won't work (e.g. NumHexes = 25 and Diameter = 70 fails)
Jeeter
