Limit a rectangular pattern between two lines

[glovatoQAKQY]

Hello,

i'm having  ¿silly? issue, i want to make a honeycomb pattern on an object but it has to fit betwwen two lines (i want a "stripe" of a honeycomb across the object).

If i simply grow the hexagon on a pattern(i want the pattern to be at 60 and 120°), it has to cover way more than the entire object and then i need to delete the excedents and manually trim every bit outside the construction and projected(tangential question, ¿is there a way to auto-trim everything between lines for example?, or you have to go click to every segment that you want to trim past something?) lines, it goes out of control and the computer slows to a crawl.

If i go the other way and try to pattern the feature by extruding the hexagon first i encounter the same issue, i can't find a way to constrain it between the lines.

Or do i need to make the sketch on an offset plane, create a solid object that's just that "stripe", then apply the pattern to the entire object (not on the sketch but on the body), and then use that "precut" as a negative somehow to cut the base body?(is there a way to make a negative of something in the first place in F360?).

OR also remove the entire strip from the base body and move/join the resulting honeycomb body, sound like a really hacky way of going about it

[wmhazzard]

This video might help you out. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV6ywohJAvs 

[glovatoQAKQY]

that's interesting, but doesn't solve the initial problem that i don't want to overfill the entire front with the pattern.
The video does just that, it fills the entire base area with the hexagons and that slows down the computer to a crawl, everytime i try something or have to cancel and go back it just stays processing for dozens of seconds.
I can't even windows select the pattern because the sketch is full of lines and projected geometry that breaks the selection(or i have to go selecting one hexagon at the time which is a no-go)

[g-andresen]

Hi,

follow the principle shown in the screencast

günther

[jeff_strater]

First, don't pattern in sketch - do your patterning in the solid environment.  The technique shown by @g-andresen is the way to go.  Here is another version of that, on a simpler model (I used holes instead of a hex grid out of laziness, but you get the idea...)