cad files for hives?

[user 6228]

Before I reinvent a wheel has anyone got cad files for a hive in dxf or stl formats?

 

[REDWOOD]

This question was asked a few years ago, I don't know what the outcome was.
Try https://grabcad.com/library/beehive-1

 

[nantmoel]

This question was asked a few years ago, I don't know what the outcome was.
Try https://grabcad.com/library/beehive-1

Its a Hive made of flooring panels!

 

[user 6228]

Its a Hive made of flooring panels!

That's solid works format you have to part with real money to use that. I'm a cheap skate. I.e.

Freecad, Salome and openfoam.

 

[user 6228]

Created my own in the in FreeCad...

 

[user 6228]

and now virtual comb

STL file created in FreeCad using a Python script. Mesh generated by snappyHexMesh. Visualised using Paraview

 

[beeboybee]

can possibly help out with Standard National & 14x12 - in Both Cad & Sketchup Files..
More that 100% Accurate Also some various Stand designs..
Took Me a few evening so will pass for the right reason... EG not commercial.

 

[user 6228]

a much better honeycomb the radius got swapped with diameter on the previous apart from the cell wall thickness was out by a factor of 5

 

[user 6228]

can possibly help out with Standard National & 14x12 - in Both Cad & Sketchup Files..
More that 100% Accurate Also some various Stand designs..
Took Me a few evening so will pass for the right reason... EG not commercial.

its for research purposes i.e. not commercial

 

[user 6228]

Added

250 micron radius round on the entrance each cell
rounded out each internal edge with 200 radius fillet
1/2 cell vertical comb offset on either side of rib
10 degree cell dip to central rib.

 

[BKF Admin]

I convert from a PDF file in Aspire and then output the g-code to Mach 3.