# Honeycomb Hexagonal Pattern

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 25, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418 "2026-10-25T03:38:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/handshaper/32/35796_2.png) [@handshaper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418/1 "2026-10-25T03:38:04Z")

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Is there a simple way of creating a honeycomb pattern in Shapr3D?

I have been creating the patterns in a vector drawing app and then importing the shape as a DXF file. Seems like there must be an easier way within Shapr3D itself for this kind of geometry.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418/2 "2026-10-25T03:43:23Z")

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The pattern tool

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**Author:** ![handshaper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/handshaper/32/35796_2.png) [@handshaper](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/handshaper)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418/3 "2026-10-25T04:03:00Z")

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Yes, I can see a rough way of doing this with the Pattern tool, but it is not clear how the initial symmetry of the shapes can be established correctly. Once you have the shapes, this tool is great for propagating them across the surface.

I’ll keep experimenting with it and see if I can get a clean pattern using that method. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418/4 "2026-10-25T04:31:40Z")

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I got decent results using the move/copy. Depends on how large a pattern you need.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418/5 "2026-10-25T04:36:00Z")

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Happy accident trying it.

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-24 213423](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/3/93f989fac6950cf362e49006890adb1fd1218667.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/honeycomb-hexagonal-pattern/42418/6 "2026-10-25T07:46:23Z")

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Spacing need to be adjusted accordingly

Or this way