Identifying directions from a central hex

Copyright © 2006 Christopher Fuhrman

an z0 = -x0 - y0 an

-
hrm z1 = -x1 - y1 uhrm

+z
y r Fu F
he her
p top
+

sto

-
adx =risabs(x1-x0)
C h ri h
-20x06+ 0 6 C = abs(y1-y0)
ady
20 adz = abs(z1-z0)
t©
(nonhorthogonal axes) h t©
rig rig
py p y
Co Co
adx is min
-4

4
dy is neg
-4
4
n
-4 -2 0a 2 4 an
hrm m
-3

-4
r
3
4

h
-3 r Fu
-1 -3 1 3 rF
u

-4
-2
4

2
ady is min p he he
-4 to-2 0 2 topmin
adz4risis
-3

-4
-2

is
4

dx is neg 6 C-3hr 3 Ch
06dx 4is pos
-1 1
-1

-3
-2

-4
4

1
0
2-40 -2 0 2 20

-3
-1

-2

-4
0
3

1
4

0
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ht ht
rig -3 -1 1 ig 3
-1

-2

-3
yr
0
3

opy -4 -2 0 op 2 4
C C
-1

-2

-3
-1
1

0
3

1
2

-3 -1 1 3
-1

-2
-1

-2
2

0
2

-4 -2 0 2 4
an an
-1
-1

-2
1
2

0
1

-3 -1 h rm 1 3 h rm
-1
-1

-2

-3

Fu u
3

1
2

0
1

adz is -4min -2 her ady4is min rF

0 2 he
-1

-3

-4
-2
3

1
4

0
0

dx is neg -3 ristop -1 1 3dx is top

rispos
-1

-2

-3

-4
3

1
4

h h
-4 0 6C -2 0 2 06
C 4
-1

-3

-4
-2

3
4

1
2

20 203
t© -3 -1 1 t©
-2

-3

-4
3
4

gh gh
p yri adx is Cmin yri
op
-3

-4

3
4

Co
dy is pos
-3

-4

3
-4