This overview explains the different Colors options for Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes? ![30 Mazes 2D - Overview.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/61ZncrdL5X/30%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Overview.png) There are two different sets of options on the Colors tab: 1. Colors for the canvas, floors, walls and solution 2. Settings for the Start and End points. ## Color Settings ![31 Mazes 2D - Transparent Canvas.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/Yrs6RV7i10/31%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Transparent%20Canvas.png) ### Canvas The canvas is the background of the image, on which the maze will be drawn. For square or rectangular mazes this won't be visible. For other shape types, and with (future) add-ons like the Masks and the Crossings, it will have a major impact on your maze. To create a Transparent canvas, as shown in the screenshot, you will need to select Transparent PNG is the file type (Output Settings --> Puzzle Files --> Puzzle Output Format). Otherwise the transparent background will be shown as black. ### Floors The floors, the contents of each cell in the maze, can be any color, or you can make them transparent. In which case the canvas color will be shown instead. There is no limit to color combinations you can use. An example is the screenshot below, using black for the floors and white for the walls: ![32 Mazes 2D - Reverse Colors.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/0fOczbSr6x/32%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Reverse%20Colors.png) ### Walls and Solution Path The colors for the Walls and the Solution Path can also be set to any color. Depending on the colors you use, you may need to adjust the Wall Thickness or Solution Line Thickness on the Style tab. ## Start / End Point Settings In Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes you can fully customize the Start and End point indicators. By default these will be printed as Text ("S" for Start, "E" for End) in black, using the Arial Font style. You can change the font by clicking the font preview panel (which shows "Arial" in the screenshot below, or by clicking the small looking glass on top of the panel). ### Outside Passage Open ![33 Mazes 2D - Start End Points.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/TYNEdjuza9/33%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Start%20End%20Points.png) You can set the "Outside Passage Open" to enable make it possible to actually enter and leave the maze. ### Using Images You can also use images instead of text, to indicate the Start and End points for the maze. ![34 Mazes 2D - Start End Images.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/vcbdxwYKcP/34%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Start%20End%20Images.png) First click the option "Images". This will display the two white panels where you can select the images you want to use. You can either click each panel and select an image (on your computer), or drag and drop an image onto the panel. (You can also drag and drop two images at once, dropping them on the left panel). You can use images for any shape type, here's an example of a hexagons maze with the same images: ![35 Mazes 2D - Hex Start End Images.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/nJc1FBSaeB/35%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Hex%20Start%20End%20Images.png)

This overview explains the different Colors options for Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes? ![30 Mazes 2D - Overview.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/61ZncrdL5X/30%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Overview.png) There are two different sets of options on the Colors tab: 1. Colors for the canvas, floors, walls and solution 2. Settings for the Start and End points. ## Color Settings ![31 Mazes 2D - Transparent Canvas.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/Yrs6RV7i10/31%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Transparent%20Canvas.png) ### Canvas The canvas is the background of the image, on which the maze will be drawn. For square or rectangular mazes this won't be visible. For other shape types, and with (future) add-ons like the Masks and the Crossings, it will have a major impact on your maze. To create a Transparent canvas, as shown in the screenshot, you will need to select Transparent PNG is the file type (Output Settings --> Puzzle Files --> Puzzle Output Format). Otherwise the transparent background will be shown as black. ### Floors The floors, the contents of each cell in the maze, can be any color, or you can make them transparent. In which case the canvas color will be shown instead. There is no limit to color combinations you can use. An example is the screenshot below, using black for the floors and white for the walls: ![32 Mazes 2D - Reverse Colors.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/0fOczbSr6x/32%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Reverse%20Colors.png) ### Walls and Solution Path The colors for the Walls and the Solution Path can also be set to any color. Depending on the colors you use, you may need to adjust the Wall Thickness or Solution Line Thickness on the Style tab. ## Start / End Point Settings In Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes you can fully customize the Start and End point indicators. By default these will be printed as Text ("S" for Start, "E" for End) in black, using the Arial Font style. You can change the font by clicking the font preview panel (which shows "Arial" in the screenshot below, or by clicking the small looking glass on top of the panel). ### Outside Passage Open ![33 Mazes 2D - Start End Points.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/TYNEdjuza9/33%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Start%20End%20Points.png) You can set the "Outside Passage Open" to enable make it possible to actually enter and leave the maze. ### Using Images You can also use images instead of text, to indicate the Start and End points for the maze. ![34 Mazes 2D - Start End Images.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/vcbdxwYKcP/34%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Start%20End%20Images.png) First click the option "Images". This will display the two white panels where you can select the images you want to use. You can either click each panel and select an image (on your computer), or drag and drop an image onto the panel. (You can also drag and drop two images at once, dropping them on the left panel). You can use images for any shape type, here's an example of a hexagons maze with the same images: ![35 Mazes 2D - Hex Start End Images.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/nJc1FBSaeB/35%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Hex%20Start%20End%20Images.png)

This tutorial shows how to use the How do I use the Style options for Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes. ![20 Mazes 2D - Style.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/BRrfm2NtMl/20%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Style.png) There are three major ways to change the style of the maze: 1. Changing the passages (or 'doors') between the different maze cells 2. Changing the walls between the maze cells 3. Changing the solution path These Style settings will work closely together with the Colors settings. ## Passage Settings By default the passages are fully open. However, you can change that. Use the slider to set the passage to a percentage of the cell size. (A percentage instead of a fixed number of pixels will preserve settings when you use a different image size or resolution). ![21 Mazes 2D - Passage Width.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/kI3Ss9XXLE/21%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Passage%20Width.png) By setting the Passage Width to approx 50% you get a different type of maze, it will seem to be more complex, even though it has the same number of cells as the first screenshot on this page. Using very small values for Passage Width may interfere with the Wall Thickness and Colors settings - in some cases the passage will be drawn as closed because the walls are too thick. Always check the results of your settings visually before creating a large number of mazes. ### Randomize Passage Position ![22 Mazes 2D - Randomize Passage Position.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/B9kHdIV5Ca/22%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Randomize%20Passage%20Position.png) As you can see in the screenshot, randomizing the passage position will move it slightly to the left or right, creating a more complex maze. This option will have no effect when the passages are fully open. ### Randomize Passage Width and Position Randomizing the Passage Width will randomly add or subtract up to 50% of the Passage Width, creating a more chaotic maze. ![23 Mazes 2D - Randomize Passage Width and Position.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/gIo9ImI8LV/23%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Randomize%20Passage%20Width%20and%20Position.png) In the screenshot we've randomized both the Width and the Position, you can also randomize either of them separately. ## Wall Settings The Wall Thickness has a huge impact on the look and feel of a maze, even without changing the colors. ![24 Mazes 2D - Wall Thickness.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/0wAIJpwJCd/24%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Wall%20Thickness.png) Just like the Passage Width, the Wall Thickness is also set as a percentage of the cell size. ### Randomize Wall Thickness You can randomize the Wall Thickness, this add or subtract up to 50% of the Wall Thickness. This will make it look quite chaotic. ![25 Mazes 2D - Random Wall Thickness.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/CWMYcjulwL/25%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Random%20Wall%20Thickness.png) The randomization will be done on a cell by cell basis. This means that all walls of a cell will have the same weight (thickness), unless a neighboring cell has even thicker walls. You can see in the screenshot that this results in an organic look and feel of the maze. If you use a low value for the Wall Thickness, combined with randomization, the result may look a bit like a hand-drawn maze. ## Solution Line Settings The Solution Line is the line through the maze that connects the Start and End points. ![26 Mazes 2D - Solution Line.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/P43YQOdQ6J/26%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Solution%20Line.png) First of all, you can change the width (weight, thickness), again as a percentage of the average cell size. ### Curved Solution Path If you don't like the more angular style of the default solution line, you can change it to Curved: ![27 Mazes - Solution Line Curved.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/xCmQ9kZMIl/27%20Mazes%20-%20Solution%20Line%20Curved.png) Curved solution paths look more smooth and natural, the way someone would manually draw the path in a maze. ### Dashed Solution Path Finally you can change the continuous line into a dashed (dotted) path: ![28 Mazes 2D - Solution Line Curved Dotted.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/xifqUhEviK/28%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Solution%20Line%20Curved%20Dotted.png) This will make it look more like footsteps or breadcrumbs in your maze. ## Warning Especially at more extreme settings (small passage width, large wall thickness, large solution line thickness, and randomization) you'll have to really visually check if the mazes look good, using the colors you selected. There are many customization options allowing you to create beautiful mazes, but they will also allow you to create mazes that are less esthetically pleasing.

This tutorial shows how to use the How do I use the Style options for Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes. ![20 Mazes 2D - Style.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/BRrfm2NtMl/20%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Style.png) There are three major ways to change the style of the maze: 1. Changing the passages (or 'doors') between the different maze cells 2. Changing the walls between the maze cells 3. Changing the solution path These Style settings will work closely together with the Colors settings. ## Passage Settings By default the passages are fully open. However, you can change that. Use the slider to set the passage to a percentage of the cell size. (A percentage instead of a fixed number of pixels will preserve settings when you use a different image size or resolution). ![21 Mazes 2D - Passage Width.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/kI3Ss9XXLE/21%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Passage%20Width.png) By setting the Passage Width to approx 50% you get a different type of maze, it will seem to be more complex, even though it has the same number of cells as the first screenshot on this page. Using very small values for Passage Width may interfere with the Wall Thickness and Colors settings - in some cases the passage will be drawn as closed because the walls are too thick. Always check the results of your settings visually before creating a large number of mazes. ### Randomize Passage Position ![22 Mazes 2D - Randomize Passage Position.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/B9kHdIV5Ca/22%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Randomize%20Passage%20Position.png) As you can see in the screenshot, randomizing the passage position will move it slightly to the left or right, creating a more complex maze. This option will have no effect when the passages are fully open. ### Randomize Passage Width and Position Randomizing the Passage Width will randomly add or subtract up to 50% of the Passage Width, creating a more chaotic maze. ![23 Mazes 2D - Randomize Passage Width and Position.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/gIo9ImI8LV/23%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Randomize%20Passage%20Width%20and%20Position.png) In the screenshot we've randomized both the Width and the Position, you can also randomize either of them separately. ## Wall Settings The Wall Thickness has a huge impact on the look and feel of a maze, even without changing the colors. ![24 Mazes 2D - Wall Thickness.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/0wAIJpwJCd/24%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Wall%20Thickness.png) Just like the Passage Width, the Wall Thickness is also set as a percentage of the cell size. ### Randomize Wall Thickness You can randomize the Wall Thickness, this add or subtract up to 50% of the Wall Thickness. This will make it look quite chaotic. ![25 Mazes 2D - Random Wall Thickness.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/CWMYcjulwL/25%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Random%20Wall%20Thickness.png) The randomization will be done on a cell by cell basis. This means that all walls of a cell will have the same weight (thickness), unless a neighboring cell has even thicker walls. You can see in the screenshot that this results in an organic look and feel of the maze. If you use a low value for the Wall Thickness, combined with randomization, the result may look a bit like a hand-drawn maze. ## Solution Line Settings The Solution Line is the line through the maze that connects the Start and End points. ![26 Mazes 2D - Solution Line.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/P43YQOdQ6J/26%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Solution%20Line.png) First of all, you can change the width (weight, thickness), again as a percentage of the average cell size. ### Curved Solution Path If you don't like the more angular style of the default solution line, you can change it to Curved: ![27 Mazes - Solution Line Curved.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/xCmQ9kZMIl/27%20Mazes%20-%20Solution%20Line%20Curved.png) Curved solution paths look more smooth and natural, the way someone would manually draw the path in a maze. ### Dashed Solution Path Finally you can change the continuous line into a dashed (dotted) path: ![28 Mazes 2D - Solution Line Curved Dotted.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/xifqUhEviK/28%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Solution%20Line%20Curved%20Dotted.png) This will make it look more like footsteps or breadcrumbs in your maze. ## Warning Especially at more extreme settings (small passage width, large wall thickness, large solution line thickness, and randomization) you'll have to really visually check if the mazes look good, using the colors you selected. There are many customization options allowing you to create beautiful mazes, but they will also allow you to create mazes that are less esthetically pleasing.

This overview will explain the different Maze Generator options. Mazes are always constructed completely random. However, there two ways to control the randomness: * Controlling the algorithm * Controlling the type of path ##Controlling the algorithm ![10 Mazes 2D - Path Complexity.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/EA389U4UK4/10%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Path%20Complexity.png) Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes contains a combination of different algorithms (rules) to create the maze. It's always random, but some algorithms create longer, meandering paths, while other algorithms create more direct paths. In the screen shot you can see the slider for "Solution Complexity". When you slide it to the left, it will create straightforward paths, when you slide it to the right, the paths will be more complex. However, it's always random. ## Controlling the type of path In addition to the maze generator algorithm, you can also choose how you want the path to run through the maze, by setting the start and end points. By default it runs from top left to bottom right, or in the case of circles, from top to bottom. ### Random Path ![11 Mazes 2D - Solution Path Style Random.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/r8Le03N96R/11%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Solution%20Path%20Style%20Random.png) The "Random" Path option will randomly set the start and end points at opposite sides of the maze, as can be seen in the screenshot. ### Longest Path ![12 Mazes 2D - Longest Path.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/1mUrVzte4o/12%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Longest%20Path.png) The "Longest Path" option will look over the generated maze, and find two points that have the longest distance to each other (the highest number of intermediate cells to pass), and choose them as start and end points. In most cases the start and end points will be somewhere in the middle of the maze.

This overview will explain the different Maze Generator options. Mazes are always constructed completely random. However, there two ways to control the randomness: * Controlling the algorithm * Controlling the type of path ##Controlling the algorithm ![10 Mazes 2D - Path Complexity.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/EA389U4UK4/10%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Path%20Complexity.png) Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes contains a combination of different algorithms (rules) to create the maze. It's always random, but some algorithms create longer, meandering paths, while other algorithms create more direct paths. In the screen shot you can see the slider for "Solution Complexity". When you slide it to the left, it will create straightforward paths, when you slide it to the right, the paths will be more complex. However, it's always random. ## Controlling the type of path In addition to the maze generator algorithm, you can also choose how you want the path to run through the maze, by setting the start and end points. By default it runs from top left to bottom right, or in the case of circles, from top to bottom. ### Random Path ![11 Mazes 2D - Solution Path Style Random.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/r8Le03N96R/11%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Solution%20Path%20Style%20Random.png) The "Random" Path option will randomly set the start and end points at opposite sides of the maze, as can be seen in the screenshot. ### Longest Path ![12 Mazes 2D - Longest Path.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/1mUrVzte4o/12%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Longest%20Path.png) The "Longest Path" option will look over the generated maze, and find two points that have the longest distance to each other (the highest number of intermediate cells to pass), and choose them as start and end points. In most cases the start and end points will be somewhere in the middle of the maze.

This pages lists the different options for Geometric Mazes. At BookPublisherTools we work hard to preserve the value of your investment. Even though Geometric Mazes is a brand new module with new algorithms, the current owners of the Standard Mazes 2D module will be able to use the Squares option of Geometric Mazes without needing an additional purchase. ![Overview Geometric Mazes.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/k82wf3uELN/Overview%20Geometric%20Mazes.png) There are two new products to get started with Geometric Mazes: * "3 Shapes", as a sidegrade/upgrade for owners of Standard Mazes 2D (or Standard & Shaped Mazes 2D). You can also buy this module if you don't need the squares mazes at all. * "All Shapes" is for new customers, who haven't purchase our other Mazes products in the past. ## Differences between Standard Mazes 2D and Geometric Mazes In the (near) future, there will be two 2D mazes products in the product list in Puzzle Maker Pro: Standard Mazes 2D and Geometric Mazes. These modules use different algorithms to create the puzzles. While Geometric Mazes has some unique options (and will be getting additional add-on options), the Standard Mazes 2D product is more suitable for large mazes (100+ rows and columns) and is faster for batch creating lots of mazes. There's also a difference in the 'random wall thickness' option: Standard Mazes 2D randomizes for each wall, while Geometric Mazes will randomize for each cell, resulting in different, more natural looking patterns. ## (Future) Add-on's for Geometric Mazes Currently three different Add-on's are planned for Q4 2020: * Masks (for squares, triangles and hexagons) * Rooms and Crossings (Rooms are larger cells in a grid, only available for Squares. Crossings will be available for Squares, Triangles and Hexagons) * Breadcrumbs (text - words or phrases, or images, to add an additional challenge to the mazes)

This pages lists the different options for Geometric Mazes. At BookPublisherTools we work hard to preserve the value of your investment. Even though Geometric Mazes is a brand new module with new algorithms, the current owners of the Standard Mazes 2D module will be able to use the Squares option of Geometric Mazes without needing an additional purchase. ![Overview Geometric Mazes.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/k82wf3uELN/Overview%20Geometric%20Mazes.png) There are two new products to get started with Geometric Mazes: * "3 Shapes", as a sidegrade/upgrade for owners of Standard Mazes 2D (or Standard & Shaped Mazes 2D). You can also buy this module if you don't need the squares mazes at all. * "All Shapes" is for new customers, who haven't purchase our other Mazes products in the past. ## Differences between Standard Mazes 2D and Geometric Mazes In the (near) future, there will be two 2D mazes products in the product list in Puzzle Maker Pro: Standard Mazes 2D and Geometric Mazes. These modules use different algorithms to create the puzzles. While Geometric Mazes has some unique options (and will be getting additional add-on options), the Standard Mazes 2D product is more suitable for large mazes (100+ rows and columns) and is faster for batch creating lots of mazes. There's also a difference in the 'random wall thickness' option: Standard Mazes 2D randomizes for each wall, while Geometric Mazes will randomize for each cell, resulting in different, more natural looking patterns. ## (Future) Add-on's for Geometric Mazes Currently three different Add-on's are planned for Q4 2020: * Masks (for squares, triangles and hexagons) * Rooms and Crossings (Rooms are larger cells in a grid, only available for Squares. Crossings will be available for Squares, Triangles and Hexagons) * Breadcrumbs (text - words or phrases, or images, to add an additional challenge to the mazes)

This tutorial will show you how to get started with Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes. When you select the Geometric Mazes module in Puzzle Maker Pro (1), you'll see a window similar to this screenshot: ![01 Mazes 2D - Initial View (2).png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/WHaX9pO8oC/01%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Initial%20View.png) In this window you can: * Set the type of maze you want, and set the size for your maze (2), * Configure how your maze will be generated (4), * Set additional Maze properties such as style and Colors (3) * Use future add-ons for Geometric Mazes (3) * And finally - Create or Preview your maze (5). ## Different shape types Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes offers 4 different shape types, which are enabled depending on your license. (Read more about Geometric Mazes licenses [here](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-purchase-information)). ### Squares Mazes with squares are the most easy to understand: You can set the number of rows and the number of columns for the total maze grid, and the software will generate a nice meandering path using some of these squares. An example is the screenshot at the top of this page. ### Triangles Triangles mazes are made up from triangles, alternatingly pointing up and down. A triangle based maze can never be fully square in size (unless you do some advanced math). ![03 Mazes 2D - Triangles.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/qW45nPAk0J/03%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Triangles.png) You can see in this image that a triangles maze with 20x20 triangles is not exactly rectangular. ### Circle A circle maze consist of several concentric circles. The number of maze 'cells' in each larger circle will be larger than the smaller circles, to make sure all the cells are more or less the same size. ![02 Mazes 2D - Circle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/aJ5l2Ta3DI/02%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Circle.png) The number of rows and columns for circle mazes have a special logic: * Rows: The number of rings you encounter when you count from top to bottom or left to right. This setting is actually double the number of circles that are drawn. * Columns: This is the number of parts of the center circle, which can have a value ranging from 3 to 10. (This is a UNIQUE feature that you won't find in any other maze software). 4 or 6 are great values to work with, but you can experiment with the other numbers. (The math: The total circumference of a circle is 360 degrees. When you set the columns to 3, you get three parts of 120 degrees each. With 10 columns, you get 10 parts with 36 degrees each). ### Hexagons Hexagons are shapes with 6 sides. An example can be seen in this screenshot: ![04 Mazes 2D - Hexagons.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/iClafwvPIm/04%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Hexagons.png) The number of columns that are drawn for hexagons will always be odd, to add corner shapes for bether esthetics. Links to tutorials to configure all the different settings for Geometric Mazes can be found at the bottom of this page. ## Save and Preview For new Puzzle Maker Pro users: At the bottom of the window, you can see three buttons and an option (checkbox) * "Create" will create new mazes. This will use the quantity setting (Basic Options, at the top of the Puzzle Settings tab), to create 1, 2, 5 up to 1000's of maze puzzles. Each puzzle consists of a puzzle image and a solution image. WARNING: for large puzzle sizes (70-100) this may take a while for each puzzle. * "Next Preview" will generate a new maze that is shown in the preview panel (the big maze image at the right side of the Puzzle Maker Pro window). This is not saved to disk, but is an easy and interactive way to play with the settings and see what happens. * "Save Preview" will save the current preview. * "Preview Solution" can be used to toggle the preview panel from solution to puzzle. For mazes it's usually convenient to preview the solution (otherwise you won't see the solution path). ## More Tutorials * [Maze Generator Options](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-generator-options) * [Style Options](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-style) * [Color Options](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-colors) * Add-Ons: Masks, Rooms and Crossings, Breadcrumbs. (These tutorials will be added once the add-ons have been released).

This tutorial will show you how to get started with Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes. When you select the Geometric Mazes module in Puzzle Maker Pro (1), you'll see a window similar to this screenshot: ![01 Mazes 2D - Initial View (2).png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/WHaX9pO8oC/01%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Initial%20View.png) In this window you can: * Set the type of maze you want, and set the size for your maze (2), * Configure how your maze will be generated (4), * Set additional Maze properties such as style and Colors (3) * Use future add-ons for Geometric Mazes (3) * And finally - Create or Preview your maze (5). ## Different shape types Puzzle Maker Pro - Geometric Mazes offers 4 different shape types, which are enabled depending on your license. (Read more about Geometric Mazes licenses [here](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-purchase-information)). ### Squares Mazes with squares are the most easy to understand: You can set the number of rows and the number of columns for the total maze grid, and the software will generate a nice meandering path using some of these squares. An example is the screenshot at the top of this page. ### Triangles Triangles mazes are made up from triangles, alternatingly pointing up and down. A triangle based maze can never be fully square in size (unless you do some advanced math). ![03 Mazes 2D - Triangles.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/qW45nPAk0J/03%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Triangles.png) You can see in this image that a triangles maze with 20x20 triangles is not exactly rectangular. ### Circle A circle maze consist of several concentric circles. The number of maze 'cells' in each larger circle will be larger than the smaller circles, to make sure all the cells are more or less the same size. ![02 Mazes 2D - Circle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/aJ5l2Ta3DI/02%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Circle.png) The number of rows and columns for circle mazes have a special logic: * Rows: The number of rings you encounter when you count from top to bottom or left to right. This setting is actually double the number of circles that are drawn. * Columns: This is the number of parts of the center circle, which can have a value ranging from 3 to 10. (This is a UNIQUE feature that you won't find in any other maze software). 4 or 6 are great values to work with, but you can experiment with the other numbers. (The math: The total circumference of a circle is 360 degrees. When you set the columns to 3, you get three parts of 120 degrees each. With 10 columns, you get 10 parts with 36 degrees each). ### Hexagons Hexagons are shapes with 6 sides. An example can be seen in this screenshot: ![04 Mazes 2D - Hexagons.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/iClafwvPIm/04%20Mazes%202D%20-%20Hexagons.png) The number of columns that are drawn for hexagons will always be odd, to add corner shapes for bether esthetics. Links to tutorials to configure all the different settings for Geometric Mazes can be found at the bottom of this page. ## Save and Preview For new Puzzle Maker Pro users: At the bottom of the window, you can see three buttons and an option (checkbox) * "Create" will create new mazes. This will use the quantity setting (Basic Options, at the top of the Puzzle Settings tab), to create 1, 2, 5 up to 1000's of maze puzzles. Each puzzle consists of a puzzle image and a solution image. WARNING: for large puzzle sizes (70-100) this may take a while for each puzzle. * "Next Preview" will generate a new maze that is shown in the preview panel (the big maze image at the right side of the Puzzle Maker Pro window). This is not saved to disk, but is an easy and interactive way to play with the settings and see what happens. * "Save Preview" will save the current preview. * "Preview Solution" can be used to toggle the preview panel from solution to puzzle. For mazes it's usually convenient to preview the solution (otherwise you won't see the solution path). ## More Tutorials * [Maze Generator Options](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-generator-options) * [Style Options](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-style) * [Color Options](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/geometric-mazes-colors) * Add-Ons: Masks, Rooms and Crossings, Breadcrumbs. (These tutorials will be added once the add-ons have been released).

This short tutorial shows how to create nonogram puzzles with Puzzle Maker - Nonogram Standard. ## Activate the software When you start Puzzle Maker - Nonogram Standard, you'll see the this view: ![01 Nonogram Standard - Startup View.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/hDeH2BBTjm/01%20Nonogram%20Standard%20-%20Startup%20View.png) There's no image or puzzle loaded yet. The first thing you need to do is click the "About" button (1) to verify your license and enable the software. Next, you can select an image, using the "Select File" button (2). This must be a JPG or PNG image. ## Create Puzzles After you select a file, a preview of the puzzle/solution will be shown in the panel at the right. The original image is shown at the left. (The actual puzzle isn't shown, since this resembles the solution, but without the black squares.) ![02 Nonogram Standard - Puzzle Options.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/ORwHjCzmId/02%20Nonogram%20Standard%20-%20Puzzle%20Options.png) There are several ways to customize the puzzle: 1. Select the size in squares and drawing size (regular or small). The resulting maximum image size in inches is shown, based on your settings. 3. Remove the empty spaces (empty squares) at the borders of the image. 4. Show hints at the top and left or bottom and right of the puzzle 5. Choose the separator between the clues. By default a space (" ") is used, but you can also use dashes. This is only used for the row clues, not for the column clues 6. Remove zeroes as clues or display them 7. Nonogram puzzles are based on a foreground (the image) and a background. By default the background is anything white or transparent (depending on the image type). However, you can choose different colors. For example, by selecting black as the background color, you could create a puzzle with the current white background only. Finally, you can save (2) the puzzle. You can select where the puzzle and solution image files will be saved.

This short tutorial shows how to create nonogram puzzles with Puzzle Maker - Nonogram Standard. ## Activate the software When you start Puzzle Maker - Nonogram Standard, you'll see the this view: ![01 Nonogram Standard - Startup View.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/hDeH2BBTjm/01%20Nonogram%20Standard%20-%20Startup%20View.png) There's no image or puzzle loaded yet. The first thing you need to do is click the "About" button (1) to verify your license and enable the software. Next, you can select an image, using the "Select File" button (2). This must be a JPG or PNG image. ## Create Puzzles After you select a file, a preview of the puzzle/solution will be shown in the panel at the right. The original image is shown at the left. (The actual puzzle isn't shown, since this resembles the solution, but without the black squares.) ![02 Nonogram Standard - Puzzle Options.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/ORwHjCzmId/02%20Nonogram%20Standard%20-%20Puzzle%20Options.png) There are several ways to customize the puzzle: 1. Select the size in squares and drawing size (regular or small). The resulting maximum image size in inches is shown, based on your settings. 3. Remove the empty spaces (empty squares) at the borders of the image. 4. Show hints at the top and left or bottom and right of the puzzle 5. Choose the separator between the clues. By default a space (" ") is used, but you can also use dashes. This is only used for the row clues, not for the column clues 6. Remove zeroes as clues or display them 7. Nonogram puzzles are based on a foreground (the image) and a background. By default the background is anything white or transparent (depending on the image type). However, you can choose different colors. For example, by selecting black as the background color, you could create a puzzle with the current white background only. Finally, you can save (2) the puzzle. You can select where the puzzle and solution image files will be saved.

Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Circles supports most of the features of JigSaw Squares (for which there are a lot of tutorials). However, some things are very specific for Circles. ## Circles First of all, the JigSaw Circles will only create a circle (or oval), it will not fill out the empty space along the border of the image. That means a significant part of your image will be cut off - it makes sense to prepare images that have the actual image centered. ![Jigsaw 025 - Blank Circles Puzzle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/sOnRU71cz1/Jigsaw%20025%20-%20Blank%20Circles%20Puzzle.png) ## Number of concentric circles In general, the number of concentric "Circles" should be 2 or 3. Due to the nature of these puzzles, pieces will be quite small when you have 4, 5 or more concentric circles. ## Circles and Ovals The option "Perfect Circle" will enforce the resulting puzzle to be an actual circle. Without this option, it may be an oval. This can be used in some cases, but since it easily gets ugly (esthetically), Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Circles has not been optimized for extreme settings. The screenshot below illustrates the effects of using an oval where the height and width differ a lot: ![Jigsaw 036 - Circles - Oval Shapes.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/27rrCZUA1M/Jigsaw%20036%20-%20Circles%20-%20Oval%20Shapes.png) In addition to this esthetic effect, the puzzle page (showing the separate puzzle pieces) may show overlapping pieces, because the sizes of the pieces differ too much.

Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Circles supports most of the features of JigSaw Squares (for which there are a lot of tutorials). However, some things are very specific for Circles. ## Circles First of all, the JigSaw Circles will only create a circle (or oval), it will not fill out the empty space along the border of the image. That means a significant part of your image will be cut off - it makes sense to prepare images that have the actual image centered. ![Jigsaw 025 - Blank Circles Puzzle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/sOnRU71cz1/Jigsaw%20025%20-%20Blank%20Circles%20Puzzle.png) ## Number of concentric circles In general, the number of concentric "Circles" should be 2 or 3. Due to the nature of these puzzles, pieces will be quite small when you have 4, 5 or more concentric circles. ## Circles and Ovals The option "Perfect Circle" will enforce the resulting puzzle to be an actual circle. Without this option, it may be an oval. This can be used in some cases, but since it easily gets ugly (esthetically), Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Circles has not been optimized for extreme settings. The screenshot below illustrates the effects of using an oval where the height and width differ a lot: ![Jigsaw 036 - Circles - Oval Shapes.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/27rrCZUA1M/Jigsaw%20036%20-%20Circles%20-%20Oval%20Shapes.png) In addition to this esthetic effect, the puzzle page (showing the separate puzzle pieces) may show overlapping pieces, because the sizes of the pieces differ too much.

## Basics To use the Time Saver for JigSaw, you need to select the "Time Saver" tab, and then check the box "Use Time Saver to generate Puzzles" at the top. ![Jigsaw 040 - Time Saver Overview.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/nQFCAF35W4/Jigsaw%20040%20-%20Time%20Saver%20Overview.png) There are two ways to use this Time Saver, which can be combined: * Using Images (the "Fast" mode) * Using (JigSaw) Presets In addition to the "Use Time Saver" option, you'll need to check the options you want to use, e.g. the "Use Time Saver - Fast" option in the screenshot. ## Using Images In the Fast Mode you can just select a number of images and adjust some of the settings for each image. (All the other settings will be copied from the 'Puzzle Settings' tab. ![Jigsaw 041 - Time Saver Fast Mode.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/XL3HqEShIN/Jigsaw%20041%20-%20Time%20Saver%20Fast%20Mode.png) ### Add Images At the bottom of the window ([1] in the screenshot), you can see a button "Add Images". This will allow you to select a number of images on your computer, that will be used for puzzles. These images will be added to the table. Using the "Delete Rows" button you can remove rows that you have selected (by clicking on them), "Delete All" will remove all the rows from this table. ### Set default values You can set a couple of default values ([2] in the screenshot) for each set of images you import, such as the puzzle type, the number of rows and columns, "Perfect", and the connector type. This will allow you to very quickly create a list of puzzles to create. ### Editing the table For each image you can edit the settings in the table. Once you're done, click "Create" to create your puzzles and/or puzzle book. Note: "Next Preview" and "Save Preview" have no use for the Time Saver. ## Using Presets The other option for the Time Saver is using Presets. These are presets you have created for JigSaw. ![Jigsaw 042 - Puzzle Presets.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/EDacC7DyTl/Jigsaw%20042%20-%20Puzzle%20Presets.png) In the Time Saver you can see all the presets you have created, and select the ones you want to use to create puzzles (for your puzzle book). Everytime you use a preset, it will create a new randomized puzzle, based on the preset settings. ![Jigsaw 043 - Time Saver with Presets.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/Zm6scty1QK/Jigsaw%20043%20-%20Time%20Saver%20with%20Presets.png)

## Basics To use the Time Saver for JigSaw, you need to select the "Time Saver" tab, and then check the box "Use Time Saver to generate Puzzles" at the top. ![Jigsaw 040 - Time Saver Overview.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/nQFCAF35W4/Jigsaw%20040%20-%20Time%20Saver%20Overview.png) There are two ways to use this Time Saver, which can be combined: * Using Images (the "Fast" mode) * Using (JigSaw) Presets In addition to the "Use Time Saver" option, you'll need to check the options you want to use, e.g. the "Use Time Saver - Fast" option in the screenshot. ## Using Images In the Fast Mode you can just select a number of images and adjust some of the settings for each image. (All the other settings will be copied from the 'Puzzle Settings' tab. ![Jigsaw 041 - Time Saver Fast Mode.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/XL3HqEShIN/Jigsaw%20041%20-%20Time%20Saver%20Fast%20Mode.png) ### Add Images At the bottom of the window ([1] in the screenshot), you can see a button "Add Images". This will allow you to select a number of images on your computer, that will be used for puzzles. These images will be added to the table. Using the "Delete Rows" button you can remove rows that you have selected (by clicking on them), "Delete All" will remove all the rows from this table. ### Set default values You can set a couple of default values ([2] in the screenshot) for each set of images you import, such as the puzzle type, the number of rows and columns, "Perfect", and the connector type. This will allow you to very quickly create a list of puzzles to create. ### Editing the table For each image you can edit the settings in the table. Once you're done, click "Create" to create your puzzles and/or puzzle book. Note: "Next Preview" and "Save Preview" have no use for the Time Saver. ## Using Presets The other option for the Time Saver is using Presets. These are presets you have created for JigSaw. ![Jigsaw 042 - Puzzle Presets.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/EDacC7DyTl/Jigsaw%20042%20-%20Puzzle%20Presets.png) In the Time Saver you can see all the presets you have created, and select the ones you want to use to create puzzles (for your puzzle book). Everytime you use a preset, it will create a new randomized puzzle, based on the preset settings. ![Jigsaw 043 - Time Saver with Presets.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/Zm6scty1QK/Jigsaw%20043%20-%20Time%20Saver%20with%20Presets.png)

Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Triangles supports most of the features of JigSaw Squares, but of course some things are different because of the triangle shape. ## Triangle Shapes Unlike Squares, Triangle shapes can never perfectly fill a square or rectangular image. As you can see in this screenshot, there will always be some partial (half) triangles at the left and right edges. ![Jigsaw 024 - Blank Triangles Puzzle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/zDuptu3kaS/Jigsaw%20024%20-%20Blank%20Triangles%20Puzzle.png) ## Connector Types Triangles work best with Triangle or JigSaw connector types (or no connectors at all). With Square connectors you have to test and configure the length settings carefully, to make sure the connectors do not overlap. ![Jigsaw 039 - Triangles with Square Connectors.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/7OhLaL94uU/Jigsaw%20039%20-%20Triangles%20with%20Square%20Connectors.png) ## Perfect Triangles Most screenshots for JigSaw Triangles use the "Perfect Triangles" option, since this usually looks good. This will create equilateral triangles. If you switch it off, you'll get isosceles triangles. ![Jigsaw 038 - Non-perfect Triangles.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/AmrroinCDV/Jigsaw%20038%20-%20Non-perfect%20Triangles.png) ## Pyramid Only A special type of Triangles puzzle is the big triangle (called 'Pyramid' in this module). ![Jigsaw 033 - Triangles Pyramid Only.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/SUuD6VNKZh/Jigsaw%20033%20-%20Triangles%20Pyramid%20Only.png) As you can see in the screenshot, this will remove quite a few of the triangles (almost 50%), leaving a nice big pyramid in place. However, this will also leave a large part of your original image out of the puzzle. ![Jigsaw 037 - Triangle Pyramid Image Cut Off.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/OmW95kW73D/Jigsaw%20037%20-%20Triangle%20Pyramid%20Image%20Cut%20Off.png) ## Triangles Coordinates Using Coordinates for Triangles puzzles is almost as easy as for Squares puzzles. ![Jigsaw 032 - Triangle Coordinates.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/iNgphDtBtf/Jigsaw%20032%20-%20Triangle%20Coordinates.png) The Rows will be numbered A, B, C, ... Columns will be numbered 1, 2, 3, ... where 1 is the first column of half triangles. When you use the pyramid option, many of the coordinates (positions) will not be used: ![Jigsaw 034 - Triangles Pyramid Puzzle Page.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/DFhREZkYSZ/Jigsaw%20034%20-%20Triangles%20Pyramid%20Puzzle%20Page.png)

Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Triangles supports most of the features of JigSaw Squares, but of course some things are different because of the triangle shape. ## Triangle Shapes Unlike Squares, Triangle shapes can never perfectly fill a square or rectangular image. As you can see in this screenshot, there will always be some partial (half) triangles at the left and right edges. ![Jigsaw 024 - Blank Triangles Puzzle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/zDuptu3kaS/Jigsaw%20024%20-%20Blank%20Triangles%20Puzzle.png) ## Connector Types Triangles work best with Triangle or JigSaw connector types (or no connectors at all). With Square connectors you have to test and configure the length settings carefully, to make sure the connectors do not overlap. ![Jigsaw 039 - Triangles with Square Connectors.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/7OhLaL94uU/Jigsaw%20039%20-%20Triangles%20with%20Square%20Connectors.png) ## Perfect Triangles Most screenshots for JigSaw Triangles use the "Perfect Triangles" option, since this usually looks good. This will create equilateral triangles. If you switch it off, you'll get isosceles triangles. ![Jigsaw 038 - Non-perfect Triangles.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/AmrroinCDV/Jigsaw%20038%20-%20Non-perfect%20Triangles.png) ## Pyramid Only A special type of Triangles puzzle is the big triangle (called 'Pyramid' in this module). ![Jigsaw 033 - Triangles Pyramid Only.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/SUuD6VNKZh/Jigsaw%20033%20-%20Triangles%20Pyramid%20Only.png) As you can see in the screenshot, this will remove quite a few of the triangles (almost 50%), leaving a nice big pyramid in place. However, this will also leave a large part of your original image out of the puzzle. ![Jigsaw 037 - Triangle Pyramid Image Cut Off.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/OmW95kW73D/Jigsaw%20037%20-%20Triangle%20Pyramid%20Image%20Cut%20Off.png) ## Triangles Coordinates Using Coordinates for Triangles puzzles is almost as easy as for Squares puzzles. ![Jigsaw 032 - Triangle Coordinates.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/iNgphDtBtf/Jigsaw%20032%20-%20Triangle%20Coordinates.png) The Rows will be numbered A, B, C, ... Columns will be numbered 1, 2, 3, ... where 1 is the first column of half triangles. When you use the pyramid option, many of the coordinates (positions) will not be used: ![Jigsaw 034 - Triangles Pyramid Puzzle Page.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/DFhREZkYSZ/Jigsaw%20034%20-%20Triangles%20Pyramid%20Puzzle%20Page.png)

Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Hexagons supports most of the features of JigSaw Squares, but of course some things are different because of the hexagon shape. ## Hexagon Shapes ![Jigsaw 026 - Blank Hexagons Puzzle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/DQXLrglWHz/Jigsaw%20026%20-%20Blank%20Hexagons%20Puzzle.png) Unlike Squares, Hexagon shapes can never perfectly fill a square or rectangular image. As you can see in this screenshot, there will always be some partial hexagons at the edges. The puzzle page that's generated for JigSaw Hexagons, has the same layout as the puzzle pages for JigSaw Squares, as you can see in the screenshot below. ![Jigsaw 030 - Hexagon Puzzle Page.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/lEpZgN60or/Jigsaw%20030%20-%20Hexagon%20Puzzle%20Page.png) ## Perfect Hexagons vs Irregular Hexagons You can choose between Perfect Hexagons and irregular hexagons. With the Perfect Hexagons setting, used in most of the examples, you can choose the number of rows (the number of hexagons vertically). The software will calculate the number of columns (the number of hexagons horizontally). You can also choose for irregular hexagons (by switching off "Perfect Hexagons"), but in most cases this is graphically less appealing. If you switch off Perfect Hexagons, it will use the number of columns you set to create the image. ![Jigsaw 029 - Irregular Hexagons.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/usDHA33S3O/Jigsaw%20029%20-%20Irregular%20Hexagons.png) ## Hexagon Coordinates Hexagon Coordinates are a bit complex, because of the nature of hexagons. Puzzle Maker Pro - Hexagons has a specific way of numbering the rows and columns: ![Jigsaw 027 - Hexagon Coordinates.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/fhNsTxaOew/Jigsaw%20027%20-%20Hexagon%20Coordinates.png) The first full row is "B". The row with half hexagons at the top border is "A". Each row will zigzag a little bit. The second hexagon is a bit lower, the third is a bit up, and so on. The columns are easier to understand: Each column number points to the full hexagons or hexagon parts exactly below it. ## Hexagons - Only Full Shapes By filling the edges with hexagon parts adds a lot of additional puzzle pieces. There's an option to remove these, by selecting "Only Full Shapes". The result is shown in this screenshot: ![Jigsaw 031 - Hexagon Only Full Shapes.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/leMA199oCz/Jigsaw%20031%20-%20Hexagon%20Only%20Full%20Shapes.png) An unfortunate side-effect of this options is that you may lose part of the original image.

Puzzle Maker Pro - JigSaw Hexagons supports most of the features of JigSaw Squares, but of course some things are different because of the hexagon shape. ## Hexagon Shapes ![Jigsaw 026 - Blank Hexagons Puzzle.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/DQXLrglWHz/Jigsaw%20026%20-%20Blank%20Hexagons%20Puzzle.png) Unlike Squares, Hexagon shapes can never perfectly fill a square or rectangular image. As you can see in this screenshot, there will always be some partial hexagons at the edges. The puzzle page that's generated for JigSaw Hexagons, has the same layout as the puzzle pages for JigSaw Squares, as you can see in the screenshot below. ![Jigsaw 030 - Hexagon Puzzle Page.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/lEpZgN60or/Jigsaw%20030%20-%20Hexagon%20Puzzle%20Page.png) ## Perfect Hexagons vs Irregular Hexagons You can choose between Perfect Hexagons and irregular hexagons. With the Perfect Hexagons setting, used in most of the examples, you can choose the number of rows (the number of hexagons vertically). The software will calculate the number of columns (the number of hexagons horizontally). You can also choose for irregular hexagons (by switching off "Perfect Hexagons"), but in most cases this is graphically less appealing. If you switch off Perfect Hexagons, it will use the number of columns you set to create the image. ![Jigsaw 029 - Irregular Hexagons.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/usDHA33S3O/Jigsaw%20029%20-%20Irregular%20Hexagons.png) ## Hexagon Coordinates Hexagon Coordinates are a bit complex, because of the nature of hexagons. Puzzle Maker Pro - Hexagons has a specific way of numbering the rows and columns: ![Jigsaw 027 - Hexagon Coordinates.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/fhNsTxaOew/Jigsaw%20027%20-%20Hexagon%20Coordinates.png) The first full row is "B". The row with half hexagons at the top border is "A". Each row will zigzag a little bit. The second hexagon is a bit lower, the third is a bit up, and so on. The columns are easier to understand: Each column number points to the full hexagons or hexagon parts exactly below it. ## Hexagons - Only Full Shapes By filling the edges with hexagon parts adds a lot of additional puzzle pieces. There's an option to remove these, by selecting "Only Full Shapes". The result is shown in this screenshot: ![Jigsaw 031 - Hexagon Only Full Shapes.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/leMA199oCz/Jigsaw%20031%20-%20Hexagon%20Only%20Full%20Shapes.png) An unfortunate side-effect of this options is that you may lose part of the original image.