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| (Compiled with Asymptote version 1.87svn-r4652) |
size(10cm,0);
picture pavehexagonal(int depth=1)
{
picture opic;
path hexa=polygon(6);
pair center;
real a,ap,r,rp,r_d=180/pi;
for(int j=0; j<depth; ++j)
{
for (int i=1; i<=6; ++i)
{
a=i*60-30;
r=j*sqrt(3);
center=r*(rotate(a)*(1,0));
filldraw(opic, shift(center)*hexa, j/depth*.8red+(1-j/depth)*.8*blue);
//Uncomment to see centers of hexagons
dot(opic, shift(center)*midpoint(point(hexa,0)--point(hexa,3)));
//Uncomment to see circles passing by centers
//draw(opic, scale(r)*unitcircle, j/depth*red+(1-j/depth)*blue);
rp=r;
ap=0;
for (real k=0; k<j-1; ++k)
{
r=sqrt((1.5*(j-1 - k))^2 + 3/4*(j+1 + k)^2);
ap+=r_d*acos((rp^2 + r^2 - 3)/(2*r*rp));
center=r*(rotate(a + ap)*(1,0));
filldraw(opic, shift(center)*hexa, j/depth*.8*red+(1-j/depth)*.8*blue);
//Uncomment to see the centers of hexagons
//dot(opic, shift(center)*midpoint(point(hexa,0)--point(hexa,3)));
rp=r;
//Uncomment to see circles passing by centers
//draw(opic, scale(r)*unitcircle, j/depth*red+(1-j/depth)*blue);
}
}
}
return opic;
}
add(pavehexagonal(7));







