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Garden & outdoor
Bee hotel nesting block insert
Solitary bees pollinate a garden all season and need only a block of tunnels to nest. This insert is a 100 x 100 x 120 mm block with 30 tunnels of 6 to 8 mm diameter and 110 mm depth, closed at the back, a 1 mm chamfer at each entrance so wings do not tear, and a rim so several blocks stack inside a wooden housing. Print it entrance-up in PETG or ASA at 0.16 mm layers, since smooth internal bores matter and stringing must be avoided. Open the ready-made model free, resize it on your phone or computer, then download a print-ready STL, 3MF or G-code sliced for your printer, free.Opening the ready-made model and downloading it as STL or 3MF are free, no card; AI changes use credits, from Maker at $7.99 a month.No printer? We print this part and ship it to your door. See its priceUpdated
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Change its numbers in the viewer for free, or ask the AI in the chat: wall thickness, hole size, the thing it clips onto. AI changes use 2 credits per request (1 for a quick edit, 3 for a redesign), paid with a plan from Maker at $7.99 a month.3Print
Download a watertight STL or 3MF free, with your numbers and hand edits, or G-code sliced for your printer at the same price. After an AI change the download is included in every plan (4 credits without one).
Dimensions of the ready-made model (editable)
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| width (X) | 100 mm |
| height (Z) | 120 mm |
| closed back wall thickness | 5 mm |
| tunnel depth | 110 mm |
| rim wall thickness inset | 3 mm |
| entrance chamfer depth | 1 mm |
Example prompt
Design a bee hotel nesting block 100 x 100 x 120 mm with 30 tunnels 110 mm deep in a staggered grid, diameters mixed between 6, 7 and 8 mm, a 1 mm entrance chamfer on each, a closed back wall 5 mm thick, and a 2 mm stacking rim.
Fit notes
SpeakCAD adjusts tunnel diameters for the bee species in your region and sizes the block to your existing bee house or a rain-proof enclosure it can generate for you. Ask for split halves so you can clean it each winter. Open the ready-made model free, change its numbers in the viewer and download the STL or 3MF free; AI changes use credits.
Questions people ask about a bee hotel nesting block insert
Solitary bees pollinate a garden all season and need only a block of tunnels to nest. This insert is a 100 x 100 x 120 mm block with 30 tunnels of 6 to 8 mm diameter and 110 mm depth, closed at the back, a 1 mm chamfer at each entrance so wings do not tear, and a rim so several blocks stack inside a wooden housing. Print it entrance-up in PETG or ASA at 0.16 mm layers, since smooth internal bores matter and stringing must be avoided.
Click Open it free on this page and create a free account (no card): the ready-made model opens in your browser, on your phone or computer, nothing to install. Change its numbers in the viewer for free and download a watertight STL or 3MF free, or G-code sliced for your printer at the same price. An AI change in the chat uses 2 credits per request (3 for a redesign), and the download after it is included in every plan (4 credits without one). Start with Maker: 50 credits a month for $7.99, cancel anytime.
On this page: open the ready-made model free in a SpeakCAD account (no card), change any dimension in the viewer, then download the STL or 3MF free, or G-code sliced for your printer at the same price.
A shared STL is modelled for someone else's measurements. Here you open the ready-made model free, change it to your measurements in the viewer, then download a file sized for the part you actually own, free as STL or 3MF.
Yes. SpeakCAD slices the part on its servers with OrcaSlicer and your printer's official profile (380+ printers, including Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality and Elegoo), and you download the G-code (a sliced .gcode.3mf for Bambu Lab printers). G-code sliced for your printer costs the same as the STL: included in every plan, free for a part you shaped by hand, 4 credits without a plan for a part with AI work in it. Pick your printer on the printers page to see its profile.
No. SpeakCAD runs in the browser on your phone or computer: the chat, the 3D engine and the live viewer load in the tab. The only file you download is the finished STL, 3MF or sliced G-code.
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