Create a honeycomb pattern in Illustrator

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Creating a honeycomb pattern in Illustrator can be very tedious, not to mention painful if edits need to be made later. This process can be automated by applying a series of effects to a single hexagon. Some methods are more efficient than others.


TIMELINE
0:00 - Introduction
How to create a hexagon in Illustrator
Hexagon used in this lesson...
Width: 92.376 px
Height: 80px


1:27 - Honeycomb built with 3 effects
Effect #1
Effect - Distort & Transform - Transform
Move Horizontal: 77px
Move Vertical: 45px
Copies: 1

Effect #2
Effect - Distort & Transform - Transform
Move Vertical: 90px
Copies: 8

Effect #3
Effect - Distort & Transform - Transform
Move Horizontal: 154px
Copies: 4


7:33 - Honeycomb built with 2 effects
Effect #1
Effect - Distort & Transform - Transform
Move Horizontal: 77px
Move Vertical: 45px
Reflect X: Yes
Copies: 17

Effect #2
Effect - Distort & Transform - Transform
Move Horizontal: 154px
Copies: 4


ILLUSTRATOR FILES
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hj318jdhgvo...