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When creating [[hex]] diagrams for printed media you can use raster graphics (not suitable if not with high resolution) or use a vector graphics application. Some aids specific for Hex has been created:
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There are several options for creating [[Hex]] diagrams for printed media. One option is to use raster graphics, as long as the resolution is high enough. Another option is to use a vector graphics application.
  
* Meron Brouwer's [http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hexgame/ hexgame] is a package for [[Wikipedia:LaTeX|LaTeX]]
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There are also several tools specific to Hex that have been created:
* Tom Ace's [http://www.minortriad.com/golem2eps.html golem2eps] is an excellent still-improving EPS creator from a [[Smart Game Format|SGF]] file.
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* [[Cameron Browne]] has a tool for setting Hex diagrams, which he used in his [[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections|book]].
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=== LaTeX packages: ===
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* Meron Brouwer's hexgame package: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/hexgame/
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* Matthew Seymour's LaTeX code for drawing diagrams with TikZ: https://github.com/matthewseymour/hex_latex
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* Peter Selinger's LaTeX package for drawing diagrams with TikZ: https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~selinger/hexboard/
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=== Other resources: ===
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* Tom Ace's golem2eps tool for creating EPS files from a [[Smart Game Format|SGF]] file: http://www.minortriad.com/golem2eps.html
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* Matthew Seymour's website for drawing diagrams and exporting them in SVG format: http://www.mseymour.ca/hex_draw/hexdraw.html
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* Cameron Browne has a tool for setting Hex diagrams, which he used in his book "[[Hex Strategy Making the Right Connections]]".
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* You can type Hex boards directly into text by using one of the [[Unicode and ASCII boards]].
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For information on creating Hex diagrams on this wiki, see the page [[New board diagrams]].
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[[Category: Computer Hex]]
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Latest revision as of 02:04, 23 January 2023

There are several options for creating Hex diagrams for printed media. One option is to use raster graphics, as long as the resolution is high enough. Another option is to use a vector graphics application.

There are also several tools specific to Hex that have been created:

LaTeX packages:

Other resources:

For information on creating Hex diagrams on this wiki, see the page New board diagrams.