Hexagon LED Light (Large)

BEFORE YOU PRINT- Istronglysuggest you use my new system instead! It’s modular, and does not require glue, plus the newest parts with a channel for wires will save even more time! I think this light is cool, and the write-up will still help you with the new project, but please know that I made a better project after this!-PaulI designed this big hexagon light to help brighten up my workshop/classroom in a cooler way than just buying more panels. I’ve designed tons of things but until now I haven’t posted any- apologies in advance but this is not as simple as ‘print and pop together’.That said, this is a pretty cool light fixture. I’ve uploaded all the files used for this and made a few changes prior to uploading to improve the rigidity and allow for printing on smaller machines.I’ve shared every file I made for this as STEP files, and plated them for an X1C to aim for a smaller volume. I did have to alter the biggest piece for that, but it’s still included in the diffusion covers STEP file. Enjoy!Printers and filaments used: Main frame parts: Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus with PETG-CF Diffusion covers: Creality Hi with Transparent PETG Support frame parts: Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus with PLA Matte Largest hexagon diffusion covers: Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus with Transparent PETG Frame braces and cable covers: Bambulab X1C with PETG-CF LED Strip clips: ¨C11C Power Supply Cage: ¨C12C with ¨C13CI used the Creality Hi for as many diffusion pieces as possible due to the surface finish of the resin-coated plate, and have found the quality of the prints excellent. I used a cold plate in the X1C when printing bracing pieces to get a flat surface on the bottom, but sliced it for an ‘engineering plate’ and used LAC glue. My 2 Ender 3 V3 Plus made layout easy, and enable me to print the biggest hexagon parts without needing to cut them. All prints on these machines were done on the reverse side of the textured PEI plate with glue, or a carbon-fiber pattern sheet. Without the extra spac