Plastic milk bag holder (with hexagon pattern)

myminifactory

Hello everyone, I'm excited to share my first modeling project using Blender software, a task I've chosen for this challenge. To be honest, it's not as complicated as you might think! The Goal: In my country, we use standard-sized plastic bags for milk, but there aren't any plastic (or other material) holders available, so I decided to create something practical first. The dimensions of this holder are 10cm in diameter and 17.5 cm tall. The Design: I designed the cup from a tube, created an hexagonal pattern wall, curved it into a circle, applied a Boolean modifier, exported it, and then printed it on my Anet A8. The Print: I printed it with ABS at 40mm speed for approximately 8 hours. To finish it off, I used an acetone vapor smoother for an hour and let it dry completely. The result is a holder that looks really great! I've uploaded the STL files, both with and without supports that I created in Meshmixer (they use much less material and time).