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Plus (+) quad configuration

Name: Plus (+) quad configuration dimension sheet
Creator: Xem Studio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What is a plus-configuration quadcopter? · Standard part · basis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio

Also called: plus quad, + configuration, plus frame, cross quad, quad plus, plus vs x quad, multiwii plus, + quadcopter

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

sizes: 1 in table

Notes

A plus quad has one motor at front, back and each side. Orientation is easier and it flies 'like an airplane', but props are more likely to appear in camera (Oscar Liang).
The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above (Reference 5-inch build: 220 mm diagonal within Grepow's 210-250 mm class for 5 in props.). Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle.

Plus (+) quad configuration size chart

parameter	value or range	source
Arms	4, on + axes	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
r/multicopter wiki (mirror)	Anatomy of a Multicopter	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

plus-frame-layout

plus frame layout: 220 mm motor-to-motor diagonal, 5 in props (discs show the swept area; arms and plate illustrative)

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=plus-frame