Hexacopter: 1 sizes, see table. Six motors (typically 60 deg apart) give more lift and can usually land after a motor failure (Oscar Liang), at the cost of size, cost and more failure points (ArduPilot). The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above (Illustrative large frame; no hex size table in sources.). Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle. Full sheet: https://xemstudio.com/objects/hexacopter/

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Hexacopter

Name: Hexacopter dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Why use six motors? · Standard part · basis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio

Also called: hex drone, six rotor, hexa x, hex frame, hexacopter redundancy, hexacopter vs quad, hexa motor failure

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes: 1 in table

Notes

Six motors (typically 60 deg apart) give more lift and can usually land after a motor failure (Oscar Liang), at the cost of size, cost and more failure points (ArduPilot).
The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above (Illustrative large frame; no hex size table in sources.). Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle.

Hexacopter size chart

parameter	value or range	source
Motor spacing	60 deg	Oscar Liang

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Oscar Liang	Types of multicopter	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts
ArduPilot	Archived: Advanced MultiCopter Design	web	Publisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

hexacopter-layout

hex frame layout: 550 mm motor-to-motor diagonal, 12 in props (discs show the swept area; arms and plate illustrative)

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=hexacopter