Modify the Default Hexagonal Structure in Grasshopper

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Hi Everyone,

I am new to grasshopper and I am using the Hexagonal component to create a hexagonal structure. I post an image here regarding the structure that I am getting in grasshopper and the target structure.

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On the left side is the hexagonal structure that is created by default in grasshopper when using the HexGrid component. In target structure, on the right side, I want to fill the lower gaps by hexagons that I show by the arrow signs in the screenshot.

I also post the components I used in grasshopper. I know that the components that I used are trivial. I have tried to circumvent this problem through multiple ways but I wasn’t successful. So I will not post them here because they are useless. Is there a way I can add hexagons in the lower part while keeping the Extent X and Extent Y sliders? Your help is much appreciated.

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Hi,

I think it’s done that way so that each column actually has exactly the amount specified in Extent Y.
You can cheat by adding 1 to the extent Y input and removing the first hexagon on even columns.

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Hi @magicteddy,

Thanks a lot! That really helps. Could you please let me know why you inserted x+1 expression in Extent Y in the HexGrid component?

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This adds an extra row of hexagons so that after deleting one on every other two column, the amount is set to 11 as a minimum.
This gives alternating columns of 11 and 12 hexagons. If you don’t use the expression you’ll end up with 10 or 11.

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Hi @magicteddy,

Thank you once again for you help and for your explanations. Much appreciated!