Playing with hexagons

[ivla]

another handy option using the Absolute Command->Move:
Replicating Patterns

Making honeycomb this way:

Here is a pattern. Make cylinder with radius=1 and sections=6 then "mirror" it on one of side faces.


Duplicate it by X (Absolute move [MMB]):



Select all and "weld".

Duplicate by Z:




Select and weld. Here is it: