Hexalate

A Python library for generating hexagonal tessellations.

Features

• Generate coordinates for individual hexagons
• Create a tessellation that fills a specified area with hexagons of a specific size
• Supports customization of hexagon shape and size

Installation

To use this library, simply install it using pip:

pip install hexalate

Usage

Basic Usage

Import the hexalate module:

import hexalate as hx

Create and visualize a tessellation with the desired width, height, and hexagon size:

tessellation = hx.create_hexagonal_tessellation(width=10, height=5, hex_size=0.5)
hx.plot_hexagonal_tessellation(tessellation)

Generate Hexagon Coordinates

Get the vertices of a single hexagon centered at (x, y) with a given radius:

vertices = hx.hexagon(x_center=1.0, y_center=2.0, size=0.5)

Returns a list of (x, y) tuples for the 7 vertices (closed polygon).

Advanced Usage

Access the raw tessellation data to integrate with your own plotting library:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as patches

tessellation = hx.create_hexagonal_tessellation(width=10, height=8, hex_size=0.6)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8))
for hex_data in tessellation:
    ax.add_patch(patches.Polygon(hex_data['coords'], edgecolor='black', facecolor='lightblue'))
ax.autoscale_view()
ax.set_aspect('equal')
plt.axis('off')
plt.show()

Each element in the tessellation list is a dict with keys:

• x — center x coordinate
• y — center y coordinate
• coords — list of (x, y) vertex tuples

Command Line

hexalate --width 10 --height 8 --size 0.5

License

This library is released under the MIT License. For more information, see the LICENSE file.